Specialist diagnoses negative effects of high temperatures in winter

Follow-up - INA

Russian neurologist Ekaterina Demyanovskaya reported that abnormally high temperatures in winter can have negative effects on the health of the body in general and on mental health.

Demyanovskaya said that sudden and frequent changes in temperature and weather conditions cause fatigue to the body, weaken the immune system, and a feeling of constant fatigue. The cold in winter makes the body adapt to cold temperatures by improving the heart's function and pumping blood to the organs, and the abnormal temperature in winter reduces these adaptive mechanisms of the body, and thus the body's resistance to cold and diseases decreases.

The doctor pointed out that cloudy weather and the absence of sun during the winter lead to a decrease in the body's production of serotonin and vitamin D, which leads to a decrease in immunity in general and seasonal depression.

Some health experts believe that low temperatures in winter help reduce the spread of some types of viruses and bacteria that cause respiratory diseases, and some experts indicate that exposure to cold sometimes enhances the secretion of immune cells that fight diseases in the body.

Experts note that frequent temperature fluctuations in winter affect the state of atmospheric pressure, and thus the nervous system, and also affect blood pressure rates, especially in the elderly or those who suffer from chronic heart and arterial diseases.