Hi All,
Reynauds is a reaction to cold.  I was diagnosed when I was 15 and had very 
colorful (red-purple-yellow-white) and painfully freezing fingers and toes. 
The doctor watched how my hands reacted to cold and made the diagnosis 
(perhaps there was further testing but I can't remember).  I was working at 
an ice cream shop then, sticking my hands in the freezers, and had to quit . 
He also said to avoid cigarette smoke, which is a vasoconstrictor and I am 
very uncomfortable holding my hands above my head, like to change a light 
bulb.  Obviously these are symptoms and cold isn't the cause of renaulds but 
I would say that cold weather explains the increase in incidences during the 
winter.
We now use the color of my hands as an indication if the house is warm 
enough or if we need to light a fire.
All the best,
Chayn
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From: "Margo T." <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: reynaud's


> <<I have come to the conclusion that the reason women have greater 
> frequency of Reynaud's in the winter is vitamin D deficiency.>>
>
> I am a Raynaud's suffered and I live in the high desert of Southern 
> California where it is sunny year-round.  Even in the "dead of winter", we 
> have a lot of sunny days.  I would imagine the Vit D deficiency you refer 
> to is b/c in many parts of North America (and other parts of the world 
> too) it is dark in winter, cloudy, no sunshine.  I definitely get plenty 
> of sunshine in the wintertime.  I thought it was the cold temps that 
> affected Raynauds - for me it starts when the nights start to get down 
> below freezing (even when our winter days can still be a high if 7o*F in 
> early winter).  All these theories are interesting.  There's no real 
> absolute cause known for Raynauds, is there?  I've done some researching 
> but don't recall finding anything that could say for sure.
>
> -- 
>
> Margo T.
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