Understanding Your Health Through Touch

Hands can reveal a lot about a person's health. During a handshake, the temperature and moisture of someone’s hand may offer clues. If you're interested, take a look at the patterns below.

1. Cold Hands

If you notice the other person's hands are very cold during a handshake, it may indicate a deficiency of spleen and kidney yang, general frailty, and sensitivity to cold. Digestive function may be weak, with symptoms such as indigestion, anemia, and constipation. In women, it may also suggest menstrual irregularities or increased vaginal discharge.

2. Hot Hands

If the other person's hands feel warm during a handshake, it may suggest a deficiency of heart and kidney yin, a tendency toward internal heat, and possible irritability or even insomnia with vivid dreams. If their hands grow hotter the longer you shake, it indicates excess heat in the body, possibly accompanied by inflammation. Elevated triglycerides or blood pressure may present similarly, and the person may feel especially fatigued.

3. Alternating Cold and Hot Hands

If the person's fingers are warm while their palms are cold, or vice versa, or if one hand is cold and the other hot, it indicates an imbalance of yin and yang. This person may experience irritability, dream-disturbed sleep, and may be prone to throat inflammation and endocrine disorders.

4. Moist Hands

If the other person's hands are very moist during a handshake, it may suggest deficiencies of both the heart and spleen, a tendency toward fatigue, excess heat in the digestive system, and heightened psychological stress.

5. Dry Hands

If the other person's hands are very dry, it generally indicates deficiencies of both the lung and spleen, making them more susceptible to colds and fevers.

6. Sticky Hands

If the other person's hands feel sticky during a handshake, it may suggest endocrine disorders and is commonly seen in people with diabetes.

7. Warm, Soft, and Moist Hands

This is the ideal condition, indicating well-balanced organ function and overall good health.