Are you struggling with blue lips, a frozen nose and icy toes? That’s because cold winter weather affects your circulation, which can impact your overall health. Don’t worry though, your trusty coMra device can help you stimulate circulation and look after your wellbeing during the winter months.

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HOW WINTER AFFECTS YOUR CIRCULATION

In the cold, your body responds by constricting or narrowing your blood vessels to conserve heat. (This is known as vasoconstriction.) When your blood vessels narrow, less warm blood reaches your extremities. This is why your fingers, toes, nose and ears get cold before other areas.¹

When your blood vessels narrow, it takes more force to push blood through your body, which increases your blood pressure. This can be risky for people with hypertension or heart conditions.¹

Cold weather also makes your blood thicker or denser, which increases the risk of clotting. This can be a problem for people with existing vascular conditions.¹

WATCH OUT FOR THESE SIGNS OF REDUCED CIRCULATION

These symptoms could mean your circulation is slower than normal:^2,3

• Cold hands and feet
• Stiff, sore joints
• Muscle cramps or weakness
• Bulging veins
• Numbness or tingling (“pins and needles”) in your hands and feet
• Pale or blueish skin tone on your hands, feet, lips, nose and ears.

On top of cold weather, certain health conditions and lifestyle factors, like diabetes, smoking, lack of exercise and being overweight can also contribute to poor circulation.²

TREATING SLOW CIRCULATION WITH coMra

Use these coMra protocols to boost your circulation and take care of yourself this winter.⁴

Universal protocols:

• UNIVERSAL 2 (HEART):
  • Improves coronary blood flow.
  • Strengthens the immune system.
• UNIVERSAL 3 (BLOOD):
  • By working on key points on your major arteries, you are enhancing properties in the blood.
• UNIVERSAL 5 (SOMATIC BIOSTIMULATION 2):
  • Strengthens a weak heart.
  • Relieves breathing difficulties, useful for cold and ‘flu season.
  • Treats emotional exhaustion, lethargy and depression, which is good for people struggling with seasonal affective disorder.
• UNIVERSAL 7 (NERVOUS SYSTEM):
  • Supports heart health.
  • Treats breathing difficulties, suitable for helping with colds and ‘flu.
  • Relieves stress and emotional exhaustion, to help with seasonal affective disorder.

Other protocols:

• CARDIOLOGY 1 and 2:
  • Strengthen the heart muscle and manage a range of cardiovascular issues.
• NEUROLOGY 1:
  • Treats cerebral blood circulation disorders and strokes.
  • Use together with CARDIOLOGY 2 to treat ischemia (lack of blood supply to the brain)
• ENDOCRINOLOGY 1:
  • Treats and manages diabetes.
  • Improves glucose tolerance and treats insulin resistance.
• NEUROLOGY 15:
  • Treats diabetic polyneuropathy.

MORE TIPS FOR BOOSTING CIRCULATION

While using your chosen coMra protocols, look at making lifestyle modifications for healthy circulation, like eating a healthy diet and getting regular exercise. Remember to dress warmly too, to reduce heat loss.

Wishing all our readers a warm, cosy and healthy winter!

NOTE: coMra is a powerful modality. The uses described above are those recommended by the coMra User Guide. Experience over 10 years has shown that in the case of most chronic conditions, treatments can also be spread out to once or twice per week, without taking the breaks outlined in the guide.

References:

¹  How cold weather affects blood flow. The Vascular Care Group. October 14, 2024²  Harmonizing physical & emotional wellness with coMra therapy: A ground-breaking approach to whole-person well-being.³  Poor circulation: Symptoms, causes and treatment. Cleveland Clinic⁴  coMra Therapy. User Guide