We're excited to announce two new Sponsors: Warm Skin® and Heat Holders® - both great products for Raynaud's sufferers. We're also sharing an additional discovery that may be of interest to fellow Frosties. Warm Skin® - This cream is different from others we’ve featured, in that it doesn’t offer immediate warmth or relief. Instead, it’s
Carole (Canada) posted on Facebook about Thermohair socks (www.thermohair.ca). These are mohair socks made by a small company in Ontario. She says she's been using them to warm her cold feet for 10 years and they really help! Quite pricey ($35-$35 Cdn), but worth it. (Editors note: For Frosties with wool issues, give Heat Holders® socks
We found an excellent article on Raynaud's published by Molly's Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public and medical community about Lupus. It's very comprehensive, including symptoms, causes, treatments, and prevention strategies. For anyone looking for a good overview on Raynaud's, this is a good resource that's a quick read: Molly's Fund Article
More recent research has shown promise in using ED drugs such as sildenafil (Viagra®), vardenafil (Levitra®), and talkalafil (Cialis®) in treating Raynaud’s symptoms, particularly when traditional treatments such as vasodilators and topical nitroglycerine-based creams provide insufficient relief or aren’t well tolerated. These drugs, while typically prescribed for ED in males, act as vasodilators which work
We've probably all experienced situations when others don't understand the pain associated with triggering a Raynaud's attack. But we'd like to believe that our families will be supportive. Recently we saw a question to a physician on About.com where a brother accuses his sister of lying about not being able to walk down the freezer aisle