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Overview of Raynaud's Disease

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and ears constrict after exposure to cold (Geriatrics, 1996). The result is a discoloration, which varies from white to red to blue, technically termed pallor, cyanosis, and hypermia (Geriatrics,  1996). The cause of the condition is unknown and, in all, it is only a minor inconvenience (Lehman, 2001). When combined with another disease, however, Raynauds syndrome can  be quite painful and under these conditions would become a public health concern. A number of measures can be taken to reduce the impact of the disease, however.  These measures include certain lifestyle changes as well as the use of homeopathic remedies and, in particular, nutritional supplements (Healthnotes.com, 2001).  Raynauds disease, also known as primary Raynauds, affects primarily women and most often manifests itself before the age of forty (Oakley, 2001). Although the terms Raynauds disease, Raynauds syndrome,  and Raynauds phenomenon are often used interchangeably, they are distinctive conditions (Lehman, 2001). The conditions were first noted in the 1800s by the French medical student after whom they  would eventually be named, Maurice Raunaud (Lehman, 2001). Raynaud constructed his thesis around the color changes he had noted in womens hands while waiting for the streetcar during cold  weather (Lehman, 2001). The color progression which he noted among some women was one which proceeded from pale white as the hands reach their coldest temperature and there was  little or no blood circulation, to red as the hands began to warm up and blood flow was restored, and back to a bluish tint when they are cold but  have poor but some circulation (Lehman, 2001). At the extreme of this progression the subject loses all sensitivity in their extremities and it becomes difficult to perform even routine