Meteoropaths do not like winter because frost constricts blood vessels and makes it difficult to oxygenate the body. They suffer in summer because high temperatures increase the heart rate. Autumn wouldn't be bad if it weren't for depression… Where does meteoropathy come from? How to deal with it?

Meteoropathyis considered by some to be delusional, butmeteoropathdoes suffer for real. Sunny, but not hot, the sky decorated with clouds rather than completely cloudless, gentle light, high pressure - then most of us feel best. You just want to live! But such weather in Poland is surprisingly rare. For more than half of the year, the sky is covered with clouds. Clear days (i.e. those when the clouds cover no more than 20% of the sky) would gather in the entire year only 28-50 (their number depends on the region of the country). The greatest number of sunny days is in south-eastern Poland: in Roztocze (Zamość, Przemyśl) and on the border of the Sandomierz Basin and Nidziańska Basin (e.g. in Busko Zdrój). On the fingers of one hand, you can count how many completely cloudless days we have. Should we take offense at the weather? What are the English to do - with constant fog, rain, wind? The weather is a strong topic of conversation there, but don't complain!

Meteoropathy - hypochondriac or sick with the weather?

Some people may think that dismissing malaise, poor shape, sleep problems, concentration, failures due to bad weather is a smart excuse. But when the biomet is unfavorable, it happens 20 percent. more accidents at work and road accidents than on biometeorologically neutral days. Meteoropathy, i.e. sensitivity to the effects of weather conditions, especially weather changes, is an indisputable fact. It is de alt with by specialists - biometeorologists who study the influence of weather on living organisms, including humans.

Meteoropathy - this is what you don't like in the forecast

»movement of atmospheric fronts, especially cold fronts» changes in the type of air masses (inflow of arctic or subtropics) »storms, strong winds (including halny winds)» changes in atmospheric pressure - it is assumed that the daily change in value by 8 hPa is unfavorable, but pressure changes can be as much as 30 hPa.

Meteoropathy is a women's speci alty

Factorshigh intensity meteorological conditions - sudden pressure changes, temperature fluctuations, strong winds, storms - affecting the circulatory and nervous systems, cause certain ailments in completely he althy people, but most of all intensify disease symptoms in some with chronic diseases. In Europe, 50 years ago, 30-40 percent were classified as meteoropaths. he althy people. But over time, we have become more sensitive to weather stimuli. Now it is estimated that even 50-70 percent. adult Europeans are meteoropaths. Central Europe is a region where people most often react poorly to changes in the weather, which may be due to the extreme variability of weather in this region. In Poland, studies have shown that as much as 70 percent. women and less than half of men are sensitive to the weather. Interestingly, ladies dominate among young meteoropaths, with more and more of them with age, the majority of weather-sensitive women aged 41-45 are. It is most likely related to fluctuating hormone levels. However, among the elderly, the meteorite population is decreasing, men are in the majority. The severity of meteoropathy increases as he alth deteriorates. It turns out that there are more meteoropaths among overweight people than among slim people. Moreover, we althier people are more sensitive to the weather, and people with low financial status are more resistant.

Meteoropathy - the effect of living away from mother nature?

But people who are completely he althy are also allergic to the weather. It is known that this is the result of the evolution of our species: the more developed civilization, the greater the ailments caused by atmospheric phenomena. The weather did not spoil our ancestors' well-being, although they were more connected with nature and more dependent on the vagaries of the weather. We live in a shelter, away from the natural environment, we have less and less opportunity to expose ourselves to various stimuli, such as heat and cold. Most meteoropaths live in cities. Perhaps the theory that meteoropathy is a remnant of a defensive reflex is correct - an organism warned against a dangerous atmospheric phenomenon had a chance to survive. Or maybe it is so that the inhabitants of rich Europe pay attention to ailments that no one in other parts of the world pays attention to?

According to an expertdr Magdalena Kuchcik, Department of Geoecology and Climatology, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Let's not complain!

If you are he althy and you want to reduce your sensitivity to the weather, take care of your physical condition, diet, exercise, because flexible and strong blood vessels and a generally he althy, slim body will adapt to changes in weather conditions more easily. Harden yourself, engage in various forms of physical activity in the air.Also change the climatic conditions - if you can afford it, go to the seaside in summer, and in winter to places with warmer climates and more sunshine. If, in autumn and winter, short days and a reduced inflow of solar radiation lower your mood and immunity, take advantage of phototherapy, i.e. exposure to bright light. If you are sick - avoid leaving the house during extreme weather conditions, but also take care of exercise and physical condition. And don't complain! Serenity of spirit, acceptance of the forces of nature and their impact on us is half the battle!

Enjoy the knee barometer

The mechanism of how weather influences well-being has not been finally researched and clarified. So there are no medications for meteoropaths other than to treat the symptoms themselves. It is definitely worth getting the body used to atmospheric changes - walk regardless of the weather, harden the body at low temperatures (e.g. in a cryogenic chamber) and high temperatures (sauna). However, before that, make sure you have no medical contraindications. Follow the news about the biometeorological situation. Meteoropaths (both completely he althy and sick) react to unfavorable weather phenomena well in advance, even 48 hours. It often happens that at the site of a scar after a previous operation or the fusion of a broken bone, they feel the so-called weather pains.

Meteorotropic diseases

People with heart conditions are the most sensitive to biomet. However, the weather does not make the disease worse, it only exacerbates its symptoms. Why is this happening? Most likely, as a result of the disease, human adaptation mechanisms to the environmental conditions are impaired.

  • Cardiacs, especially those with ischemic disease, are extremely sensitive to weather changes. Most collapses occur during the passage of atmospheric fronts and in extreme thermal conditions. The most unfavorable for the heart is the sudden inflow of cold air - under the influence of cold, blood pressure rises, coronary vessels spasm, and as a result, a heart attack may occur. Conversely, in hot weather, the viscosity of the red blood cells increases and there is a risk of a blood clot that can block the blood flow. Hot and humid air contains less oxygen, and the heart is then less supplied with oxygen.
  • High blood pressure people hardly endure periods with high variability of atmospheric pressure and air temperature, in which blood vessels burdened with atherosclerosis cannot keep up with the adaptation. They are also burdened by extremely cold air. Very low air temperature causes contraction of blood vessels and an increase in blood pressure.
  • Low pressureers do not tolerate drops wellatmospheric pressure, hot and stuffy air. They experience dizziness, fainting, they feel cold, they turn pale. When it is muggy and it is difficult to dissipate heat from the surface of the skin and from the respiratory tract, the respiratory efficiency of the lungs decreases and blood pressure decreases.
  • Rheumatics suffer more in warm seasons than in cold ones, pains intensify when the cold front moves and the pressure drops and the air humidity rises.
  • Asthmatics - respiratory system ailments (including asthma) worsen in the colder half of the year, especially in the period of dynamic changes in the masses of warm and cool air and in wet and foggy weather. Extremely cold and dry aura is also unfavorable - breathing such air can lead to bronchospasm and asthma attack. The intensity of attacks is also observed during a storm, when the air quickly cools down and the ozone concentration increases. Asthmatics feel better in slightly windy weather, as strong winds make it difficult for them to breathe.
  • Migraines - Half of people with severe headaches cite the weather as a trigger for an attack. Adverse weather phenomena include: change of warm and cool fronts, shifting of the low pressure area, halny, storm and smog. Unfortunately, the mechanisms of the influence of weather on migraines have not yet been elucidated.

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