feeling cold

1. Introduction and Direct Answer A persistent feeling of being cold despite warm ambient temperatures is most commonly caused by hypothyroidism, which decelerates the basal metabolic rate, or iron deficiency anemia, which impairs oxygen delivery and subsequent heat production. Other potential etiologies include peripheral artery disease restricting warm blood flow to the extremities, Raynaud phenomenon … Read more

1. Introduction A continuous feeling of being freezing cold, medically termed cold intolerance, typically means that the body is failing to generate sufficient internal metabolic heat or is inappropriately restricting warm blood flow to the extremities. When the basal metabolic rate slows down, usually due to an underactive thyroid gland, the body’s internal furnace fails … Read more