Meteosensitivity: the impact of climate on human life and health

Official medicine not so long ago was peculiar with irony to treat the very fact of meteosensitivity. The doctors wrote off the whole complex of mood swings and state of health on the unstable nervous system. For example, I saw a granny in the news that a thunderstorm was expected, and her head began to ache for fear. Now, the same experts have recognized that the dependence of well-being on weather conditions exists. So, meteosensitivity: the impact of climate on life and health of people is the topic of conversation for today.

It is proved that sensitivity can indeed be extremely high - people have the opportunity to perceive the slightest changes in the atmosphere. They may even get sick from weather instability. So there was a special term - meteopaths. By the way, these most meteopaths are mostly vulnerable and impressionable. If someone just before the rain just yawns once again, then the meteopath can load, or even cry without reason.

Scientists note that the meteozavisimost in women and men is different - women are beginning to feel the approach of a thunderstorm or the cessation of bad weather and react more acutely to all changes. This once again confirms that the female nature is initially thinner and closer to nature ... But, most likely, the main role is played by the hormonal status, which in women differs significantly from the male. But children under 3 years - both boys and girls - are all very sensitive to weather change, because the formation of their nervous system and receptor apparatus is not yet complete. Therefore, they literally absorb and reproduce all the phenomena of nature: they can become noisy and manifest aggression before the storm, feel sad and offended during the rain, have fun and naughty in the bright sun and suddenly become unusually affectionate during the first snow. This hypersensitivity is typical again in the adolescence and old age.

Life in a metropolis or in a rural area also affects the level of meteosensitivity. At first glance, village residents are closer to nature and must feel it more strongly, but townspeople are more likely to complain about meteorology. The fact is that "children of nature", catching weather changes, experience them mostly painlessly. And "children of asphalt" if they really react to changes, then with full return - suffering and complaining. If we have decided not to dump all our sins into suspiciousness and impressionability, we will try to find a rational explanation for the influence of climate on the life and health of people.

Everything in nature is charged with electricity: the surface of the earth is positive, and the base of the clouds is negative. Between the sky and the earth, molecules and atoms that also carry a certain charge ("plus" or "minus") freely circulate. It has been proved by medicine that particles with a minus sign (anions) have a positive effect on the human body, and with a plus sign (cations) - a negative. Anions stimulate gas exchange, that is, accelerate the withdrawal of metabolic products from the body. They also activate the work of the respiratory center and central nervous system, increase the production of serotonin (the "joy hormone"), improve blood counts. Cations, on the contrary, depress respiration - as a result, cells experience oxygen starvation, hemoglobin decreases and blood coagulability increases. The body signals these failures with a headache, weakness, drowsiness. In addition to electrical charges, our state of health may be affected by changes in atmospheric pressure. And about such an obvious thing, as the reaction of the body to the change of air temperature, and it is not worth talking about.

Now, having a general idea of ​​what is happening in nature, we will be able to understand what exactly affects our state of health in each specific case.

Storm

N. Ostrovsky's textbook "Thunderstorm" can be considered a classic example, since the most inadequate actions people make precisely in anticipation of a thunderstorm. But what is a thunderstorm in terms of physics? This is the occurrence of electrical discharges between clouds or between clouds and the earth's surface. As a result, charged particles are accumulated in the air. With an excess of "plus" ions (and they accumulate on the earth's surface), the synthesis of special proteins responsible for the mood is slowing down in the brain, so on the eve of a thunderstorm very many begin to grow unconcerned or fall into depression. All these unpleasant symptoms grow until the downpour (along with the negatively charged particles from the clouds) does not crash to the ground. The air is quickly saturated with anions - mood and well-being improve dramatically.

Rain, snow

As a rule, physically healthy people do not feel the approach of precipitation in advance. But when a downpour or snowfall starts, then you can experience something like excitement, easy aggression or simply increased efficiency. This is explained by the excessive dosage of all the same negative ions.

But if you have any hidden inflammatory processes, problems with joints or old injuries, then you will not be able to notice the approach of rain or snow. The fact is that the voltage of the electric field and the increased humidity lead to the accumulation in the body of biologically active substances that cause an inflammatory reaction. As a result, the joints ache and twist, the migraine begins.

Atmosphere pressure

From the differences in atmospheric pressure, first of all, hypertension and hypotension suffer. But absolutely healthy people can feel that "something is wrong." When atmospheric pressure decreases, the diaphragm (the most important respiratory muscle) has to rise above normal. This makes breathing difficult, the function of the cardiovascular system is impaired. I want to sleep, I feel weak, it's hard to concentrate! at work. With low pressure, some of the body fluids passes into a gaseous state - without any obvious prerequisites you can experience flatulence and fermentation in the stomach. Do not even try to remember what you ate the day before - it's not about food, but about the weather.

With an increase in atmospheric pressure, the opposite is true: overall well-being improves, nerves calms down, sleep improves. But "too good" is also bad: if the atmospheric pressure has sharply jumped, then the state of health worsens, there is a headache, weakness, dyspnea.

Magnetic storms

Sometimes on the surface of the Sun there may be the occurrence of flares, as a result of which a huge amount of charged particles are spilled into space. Within 1-2 days they reach the surface of the Earth and can provoke oscillations of its magnetic field. This is what is called a magnetic storm. As a result of such storms even many devices come out of operation, what can we say about our body. Scientists have shown that during and immediately after magnetic storms, there is a significant increase in the number of "ambulance" calls due to heart attacks and exacerbation of chronic diseases. This time is also famous for its mood swings, increased conflict, deterioration of sleep, weakness.

Tips meteopaths

1. When the weather is particularly unstable, it is better to abandon any stimulants - to exclude alcohol, coffee, tea.

2. If joints hurt when weather changes, use warming ointments, sports balms. The content of anti-inflammatory components in them can reduce pain and swelling.

3. Cope with depression before a storm will help you tincture of motherwort, tea on the basis of soothing herbs, intake of vitamins, preparations of magnesium and calcium.

4. On days of weather anomalies, do not plan any important meetings, if possible, reduce the load on the body, do not drive.

5. Move as much as possible. Those for whom it is customary to spend every evening in the gym or swimming pool, it is much easier to transfer the weather change.

Calculate your probability of meteosensitivity - the impact of climate on the life and health of people is not at all unambiguous. If you have any chronic diseases, the likelihood of developing a meteopathy is approaching 70%. The most meteosensitive people with violations of the cardiovascular system, lungs and joints, as well as allergies.