--- title: A Doctor Explains Why You're Always Cold description: It could be related to your sleep patterns. canonical: https://time.com/4263351/always-cold/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-18T11:45:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:02:03.060Z og:title: A Doctor Explains Why You're Always Cold og:description: It could be related to your sleep patterns og:url: https://time.com/4263351/always-cold/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5853085e04468fee/69888b7e3c16399f4d45c7af/always-cold-ice-cubes-health-doctor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4849 og:image:height: 2728 og:image:alt: 100377733 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Doctor Explains Why You're Always Cold twitter:description: It could be related to your sleep patterns twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5853085e04468fee/69888b7e3c16399f4d45c7af/always-cold-ice-cubes-health-doctor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Doctor Explains Why You're Always Cold > Sponsored content. 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If you have relatively low body fat, you may feel colder than other people because you’re less insulated. Or you may [not be getting enough sleep](http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20407230,00.html?xid=motto); when you’re fatigued, your metabolism and circulation can slow down. [Dehydration](http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20815262,00.html?xid=motto) is another possible cause: Water helps your body retain heat and release it more slowly to maintain a comfortable temperature—so drink up. **_Health.com_** **:** [_Best and Worst Foods for Sleep_](http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20628881,00.html?xid=motto) Other potential reasons for frequent shivering include low levels of iron or [vitamin B12](http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20924065,00.html?xid=motto), which play a role in your body’s ability to regulate temperature, or an underactive thyroid. Do you mostly freeze up in your hands and feet? It may be due to a circulation problem. Cardiovascular disease is one possible culprit, as is [Raynaud’s disease](http://news.health.com/2016/02/17/why-are-my-hands-always-cold/?xid=motto), in which blood vessels in your extremities temporarily narrow when your body senses cold. **_Health.com_** **:** [_10 Reasons Why You Might Feel Cold All the Time_](http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20932713,00.html?xid=motto) If your chilliness is making you uncomfortable every day, it’s worth a visit to your doctor. She can determine whether there’s a simple fix—such as putting on a bit more muscle or [eating more iron-rich foods](http://www.health.com/health/video/0,,20970348,00.html?xid=motto)—or if it’s a sign of a health issue that needs treatment. Health’_s medical editor, Roshini Rajapaksa, MD, is assistant professor of medicine at the NYU School of Medicine._ _This_[ _article_](http://news.health.com/2016/03/15/this-is-why-youre-always-freezing-according-to-a-doctor/) _originally appeared on_ [_Health.com_](http://Health.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4263351/always-cold/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4263351/always-cold/"},"headline":"A Doctor Explains Why You're Always Cold","datePublished":"2016-03-18T11:45:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:02:03.060Z","description":"It could be related to your sleep patterns","url":"https://time.com/4263351/always-cold/","keywords":["motto","cold","health","Vitamins"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5853085e04468fee/69888b7e3c16399f4d45c7af/always-cold-ice-cubes-health-doctor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dr. Roshini Raj / Health.com"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5853085e04468fee/69888b7e3c16399f4d45c7af/always-cold-ice-cubes-health-doctor.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"100377733","caption":"100377733","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4263351/always-cold/","name":"A Doctor Explains Why You're Always Cold"}}]}] ```