Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Raynaud's Check-Up

Despite the lack of posts I'm doing my submersion technique pretty regularly. And the results have been fantastic! Raynaud's really hasn't been a problem for me at all this winter. In addition to the submersion I've been taking Ginkgo Biloba twice a day, and I've been trying to run and exercise a lot more to improve my circulation. I still wear gloves and boots outside if it's cold just incase, but even if I forget them my symptoms have been very limited.

I thought this was an interesting video feature on the Philadelphia news. http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/01/24/health-watch-cold-hands-treatment/.  I had heard of using Botox and Viagra to treat Raynaud's, but I hadn't seen such good results. I try to use medications as little as possible, so drugs and injections are not quite my style. But I was wondering if any of you have tried them. Do they work?