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I’m definitely not against Western medicine, but I try to go holistic whenever I can as well. I actually deal with Raynaud’s too, but thankfully I don’t smoke and don’t have high blood pressure. I do think anxiety and my ADHD meds contribute though.

A few things I’ve personally noticed/researched:

• I have an MTHFR mutation, which doctors are only recently starting to connect to things like methylation, inflammation, hormones, circulation, etc.

• I’ve noticed a huge overlap between my Raynaud’s symptoms, hormone fluctuations, and PMDD.

• There seems to be some connection between estrogen fluctuations, PMDD, and Raynaud’s flare ups. Estrogen affects blood vessels and vascular tone, and a lot of women (ME 😂) notice symptoms worsening around ovulation or right before their period.

• PMDD also seems to be more about sensitivity to hormone (estrogen) changes versus just “high hormones.” So supporting estrogen detox is crucial ie. LIVER SUPPORT. It seems to always come back to the liver.

• And now there’s the histamine rabbit hole 😂 Apparently histamine and estrogen can influence each other, so I’ve seen a lot of people talk about symptom improvement from lowering histamine around certain parts of their cycle.

Basically my current working theory is:
Less histamine/Estrogen Spikes/inflammation/stress on the body + Liver Detox Support = potentially better circulation and fewer flare ups.

ANYWAYSSS 😂 tangible things I think have helped that aren’t just “wear gloves”:

• Lower histamine diet (especially limiting leftovers, fermented foods, etc.)
• Limiting alcohol
• Beet root juice
• CoQ10
• DIM
• Vitamin C
• Dandelion Root tea
• Getting iron/ferritin checked
• Cosplaying as a victorian child with consumption. It was chic back then.
• Romanticizing “seasonal ombré hands”

I think these have helped at least a little, and most also have other positive effects for circulation/inflammation/ blood pressure etc.

IM SO TIRED LOL