Cold weather worsens respiratory diseases, and has a particularly negative effect on people with problems related to the functioning of the cardiovascular system. Doctors explain that every drop in temperature has a negative effect on heart patients, because in the cold peripheral blood vessels contract and their volume decreases. In order to 'pump' enough blood for the body's needs, the heart accelerates its work. In this way, it is additionally burdened, that is why it is mandatory to control hypertension. Heart patients these days are especially bothered by temperature differences between rooms, as well as differences in temperatures between night and day.
The cold not only adversely affects chronic patients with respiratory problems and heart diseases, but also brings joint pain to rheumatic patients. Namely, with cooling, atmospheric pressure drops, which creates pressure on the fluid responsible for lubrication and normal functioning of the joints. The pressure inside the joints increases and this causes pain, writes Oslobođenje.
Cloudy weather that precedes storms and rain has a negative effect on mood, but also on scars. A sudden drop in pressure causes tightening and relaxation of the damaged tissue, and since it is not elastic, it does not adapt to the change in pressure, which causes skin tightening and itching.
Although meteoropaths do not have to be chronically ill, but medically healthy people, sensitivity to weather changes indicates a certain weakness of the organism or a latent disease. The weaker our immunity, the more intensively we will react to the weather and vice versa. The healthier and stronger we are, the easier we will adapt to climatic conditions.
Sleep expert James Wilson said that as the nights get longer and the days get shorter, more people are feeling lethargic during the day and as if they haven't had enough sleep. The issues that affect sleep and how energetic we feel during the day change as we move into true fall and winter. The biggest influence on our mood is the amount of light. Daylight helps raise mood, energy and stops our body from producing melatonin, the hormone that helps us fall asleep. So it's not just laziness, but being sleepy can be scientifically justified.
The most common reactions of healthy people to changes in climatic conditions are dizziness, headaches, and malaise and sleepiness may also occur. For adaptation, the most important thing is a healthy diet, sufficient fluid intake and as often as possible staying in the fresh air.
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