In his everyday life, man is exposed to many influences, including the weather. The functions of the body, it will respond to external influences. Temperature and weather change, the body takes this and begins, the autonomic nerve to adjust the system accordingly. It may, for example, to different hormonal interactions.
The weather changes, the body reacts
Many people notice such adjustments to the weather only rarely or not at all. Others feel however, more frequent complaints, respectively, to my, to see a connection to the weather. It comes in the context of such weather adjustments to disturbances of state of health, one speaks of sensitivity to weather – also Biotropie or meteor homeopathy called.
Whether the cause of the complaints, the weather is really, is quite likely, but not proven. Because most of the studies on the topic consist mainly of surveys, based mainly on self-assessment. Sure, however, is that many people attribute some of their symptoms to the weather. And compares the information with weather maps, there is a connection.
Frequently described symptoms in case of sensitivity to weather:
- Headache
- Migraine
- Fatigue
- Fatigue
- Joint pain
- Sleep disorders
Some people seem to feel changes in the weather, even two to three days in advance. May special sensory cells are responsible for the walls, especially in the vascular of the carotid artery are: the so-called Baroreceptors. They can perceive the pressure and perhaps also Changes in the air pressure. Is not proven this, however.
When does sensitivity to weather?
If a weather change influences the own Are noticeable, depends on various factors:
- How well your body can adjust to the weather? Possible influence by:
- individual physical conditions
- General state of health
- Lack of sleep
- Stress level
Reason, favour sensitivity to weather, diseases
Such weather changes are not make in the true sense sick. Nevertheless, it can be all weather fühligen people the discomfort is quite strong, and a public health burden. This is in particular the case, if the body manages to regulate as required. For example, because diseases are, and/or some of the body systems are not regulated to the standard (such as high blood pressure or low blood pressure ).
In General, women seem to be more common wetterfühlig than men and older people more than young. Many people who consider themselves to be wetterfühlig, there are also long-standing pre-existing medical conditions (as chronic pain or respiratory diseases).
At whom what diseases sensitivity to weather makes it particularly noticeable:
- When the temperature rises, especially for people with hay fever, or cardiovascular-responsive diseases wetterfühlig.
- In the case of temperature decrease, especially people with vascular diseases, rheumatism, chronic pain, respiratory problems or Asthma are affected.
For some weather-dependent complaints can well understand how this can occur. When it’s cold around Airways and vessels. For example, this may make people who have Asthma to create. People with high blood pressure observed in the cold, under certain circumstances, an additional increase in blood pressure and feel appropriate complaints. In the case of heat, in turn, the blood dilate vessels in the legs and arms. In particular, who already has circulatory problems, for example low blood pressure, you can now get complaints due to the fall in blood pressure. Weather conditions, which lead to more dust in the air (such as a Thunderstorm or a storm), people can take the burden of respiratory problems.
Distressing to the body especially rapid, frequent or severe weather are in the process of turnarounds. As for the Latter, equal to several weather factors change at once, such as temperature, humidity, air movement, degree of Cloudiness, the light conditions and air pressure.
Examples of strong changes in the weather:
- Exchange of abziehendem or weakening high pressure area to the arrival of the Deep
- Passage of a Warm and cold front
- Back of a retreating lows
At least the weather impacted people feel, apparently, if you are in the center of a high-pressure area.
What helps with sensitivity to weather?
Some doctors and meteorologists believe that weather sensitivity is, in part, a civilization issue: During the human being used to be more time Outdoors is spent sitting, most of the people nowadays, mainly in rooms in which temperature and light control. Possibly the body has forgotten how to so perfectly to weather change. Who would like to improve its sensitivity to weather, it can help under certain circumstances, therefore, to spend more time outside – and the best every day and in any weather.
Sauna or exchange warm showers can also help to train the vessels and so the cycle of positive influence. There are also factors such as Stress or lack of sleep can increase a sensitivity to weather, recommend exercises, some experts, relaxation and adequate sleep.
Sources
Sensitivity to weather: What’s behind it? Online information of the Second German television: www.zdf.de (status: 13.4.2017)
General sensitivity to weather. Online information of the German weather service: www.dwd.de (as of September 2015)
Sensitivity to weather. Online information of the First: www.daserste.de (status: 17.9.2015)
Impact of climate change on the Biotropie of the weather and the health and the performance of the population in Germany. Online information of the German Federal Environmental Agency: www.umweltbundesamt.de (June 2015)
Representative survey on the sensitivity to weather in Germany. Online information of the German Federal Ministry for the environment, nature conservation, building and nuclear safety: www.bmu.de (Stand: June 2013)
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