How does the change of season affect our health?

1. Climate change makes us sick:

If you are allergic or suffer from asthma, this is especially true for you. When cold and moisture come together, which is characteristic of Lima's climate, allergies and respiratory infections typical of the season are often generated as cold, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, tracheitis, bronchitis and pneumonia. In addition, asthma intensifies since it is a bronchial disease.

2. Washing or touching cold things generates arthritis:

This myth will not prevent you from washing dishes or clothes. Although the cause of this chronic disease is not yet known, it is generally believed that the cold generates it. However, it is because people are more sensitive to the change of season because joint pain is aggravated.

3. I need to take more vitamin C to avoid colds:

You do not need to drink gallons of orange juice. If you are well fed, especially at the ends of life, as in children and older adults, you should not have a problem because your defenses will be strengthened. And even though we talk a lot about vitamin C as an important factor in preventing the disease, it's not so true. Just taking a vitamin C supplement will not prevent the disease.

4. A colder coat, plus:

You should not put a ton of clothes to go out. Although low temperatures require us to be constantly under covers, in fact, the ideal is to stay cool, that is, not so hot that we end up sweating or in very cold weather .

If someone falls ill, we all get sick:

Not necessarily. This is true to the extent that we do not ventilate the rooms. For example, if a child gets sick, everything is closed so that "the cold does not pass", so that the family gets sick because there is no ventilation and the virus spreads . The same thing happens in the office when the windows are closed. Therefore, it is recommended that ventilation be permanent so that there is an airflow and that it is constantly renewed.

To avoid diseases in people prone to typical allergies of the season and aggravate asthma in some patients, Dr. Vidangos recommended the use of dehumidifiers (dry ball or other specialized devices) to remove the moisture from the environment and especially if you have a parent who is allergic to the home.

"You can keep environments clean and avoid having a lot of objects (like stuffed animals or paintings), so that there is no problem" 39 where you can accumulate soil, moisture and others because it promotes the appearance of mites and molds, "he explains NP / SANNA

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