Thursday January 14, 2010
Is the weather making you ill?
Jeremy Laurance
Independent
If you feel weak in the winter and sick in the summer, you are not imagining it. The weather really does affect our health – and can be lethal
For a weather-conscious nation we are comically bad at coping with snow and ice. Traffic jams, grit shortages and school closures are part of the British winter landscape.
But it is not only our routine that suffers. So does our health. Cold temperatures lower immunity and thicken the blood, increasing the risk of infection and heart attacks. Grey skies depress mood, icy conditions increase injuries.
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