Hi Sharon, thanks for this, I’ve been waiting for someone to react so I can understand and explain why they or rather mine work for me.
My circulation doesn’t suffer, it is improved: My feet are warm if I wear 5 pairs, if I wear less they get cold and I get a sore throat.
I had to add the 4th pair when fibro started and the 5th after the jabs triggering MCAS. So not somehow progressing apart from these conditions.
The main reason why the socks don’t constrict anything is because the first 3 are 100% pure organic cotton, the last 2 are 100% pure wool, i.e. 0% Lycra, altogether leaving hardly any marks. This is a good side effect from not tolerating anything else than pure cotton on my skin (not even “stretchy” cotton which claims to be 100%).
Secondly my shoes seem pretty flexible - organic cotton sneakers in the summer and leather barefoot shoes in the winter which are a bit roomy already, but also stretch a bit without wearing out.
But as I am indoors most of the day, my old worn out pseudo-Birkenstock’s or just socks are fine.
Additionally of course I do a lot to keep my circulation checked & trained, as I have genetically high lipids / CVD threat:
- My cardio checks and praises my blood flow, and is aware of my Raynauld’s & 5 pairs of socks,
- my main posture twist-stretched on the floor in various positions, so legs usually at the height of my buttocks (rather than )
- cold showers now up to 3x a night (improves sleep stints and depth),
- several supps that amongst other things also improve blood flow: (R-)ALA, pine bark, PEA, rhodiola, resveratrol, soon huperzia.
- sometimes creams to improve blood flow.
So of course whilst this is brilliant for me, I can’t just recommend it one to one for anyone else who can’t do it in the same way, it’s just as ever showing with my weird body what can be a possible solution. And actually mainly just showing what Raynauld’s is like.