Chilling out

Constricted blood vessels is the body’s natural response to the cold, but in Raynaud’s, this response is exaggerated, and leaves many body parts numb and tingling at the slightest change in temperature, writes MARLENE CIMONS. 

DURING the summer, even on the steamiest of days, Carol Viens wears gloves every time she goes outside to exercise. In the winter, she switches to mittens – her fingers stay warmer when they are closer together – and tucks chemical heater packs inside. And she wears wool socks on her feet all year round.