Atmospheric conditions heal, but also promote disease

Rains, fogs, winds, thunderstorms cause headaches, depression, increase allergic reactions, but can also cause infections, flu or skin inflammation.

Moisture is beneficial for crops, but such weather helps the development of diseases and pests, experts point out.

Because of rainy weather, waterborne infections are much more common, while wet weather accompanied by fog increases the risk of painful outer ear infections.

Weather changes also affect those suffering from chronic diseases. Heart patients, asthma and neurological patients with pronounced symptoms of headache, moodiness and nervousness.

The first symptoms usually appear a day or two before the weather changes. The most common are despair, fatigue, feeling weak, increased tension, the desire to stay at home, pain in the muscles and joints, problems with breathing, a feeling of heaviness in the stomach and a fast heartbeat.

Symptoms go away after a change of weather.

It most commonly affects people in their fifties and sixties. Herbal preparations are recommended for relaxation, for example bilberry tea or valerian drops.

More than half of headaches are caused by the weather, while one in three headaches are caused by changes in humidity.

The greater concentration of moisture in the air causes insomnia, pain in the bones and the active action of viruses that attack the respiratory tract.

The symptoms of some types of anemia are more pronounced when the air humidity is lower, while the wind speed is high.

Low air pressure slows down mental abilities, makes concentration and memory difficult. Joint pain and osteoarthritis symptoms are stronger when the pressure and temperature are low.

MIS

During rainy weather, water-borne infections are very common, especially those caused by E. coli bacteria. In addition, diseases are possible even though due to a bad mood immunity drops and people spend more time in closed spaces. The high percentage of humidity after rain promotes headaches and breathing problems.

FOG

Light fog has the effect of increasing asthma attacks. Research has shown that dense fog causes up to 70 percent of heart attacks. Wet weather accompanied by fog or rain increases the risk of outer ear infections. They are especially common in people who live in humid places. You can protect yourself by wearing a hat or earmuffs.

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Air has a major impact on health, even for a third of people. Windy weather affects the mood, induces headaches, depression and insomnia, while colds, flu and skin inflammations are also common. Warm winds, for example southern ones, have a particularly negative impact on mental health. However, you will cope with such weather more easily if you go outside.

The storm

People with rheumatism feel the arrival of the storm first because the stormy weather increases their pain. Even in healthy people, such weather can cause headaches, migraines and mood swings. Asthma attacks most often occur within an hour of the onset of the storm. Headaches and migraines appear, while sudden changes in air pressure trigger irritability.

cloudiness

Lack of sun can cause despair and bad mood, while clouds have their good side. Research has shown that clouds increase the chances of college enrollment by 12 percent because students learn more than they show up.

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The only form of exercise that American cardiologist Steve Pollack prohibits for heart patients is shoveling snow because the combination of fatigue and cold blood vessel constriction can cause a heart attack. Snow and ice are responsible for dangerous falls. One must walk through the ice with small steps. The best protection is socks worn over shoes or at least non-slip shoes. /Telegraph/