RE: [Paddlewise] Freezing Hands

From: Black Coffee 2002 <black-coffee2002_at_karavshin.org>
Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 19:49:20 +0800
> Some people, no matter what they do, have a condition called 
> Reynaulds  
> syndrome/disease that prevents their hands and feet from 
> becoming warm.  I  am not 
> a doctor so I'll stop there, but you may want to do some 
> research and  talk to 
> your doctor as I believe there may be some treatment available.

Yep! This is what I was referring to in my earlier post about military
treatments for cold hands in artic conditions.  I think the trick was to
coax the capillaries into dilating to let some more blood in.  At least now
you have some search terms for Google. ;-)
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