Those who love summer and heat may find it hard to bear the cold of the winter season. Yet at least in some respects cold and low temperatures are good for health and they are helpful for our body.
With the arrival of winter, complaints about the cold are frequent and with the sudden drop in temperatures we are experiencing these days they are more than justified. Since we have to learn to live with the cold, let’s try to find out what the positive sides are.
Low temperatures and normal cold exposure can become part of a healthy lifestyle. Some people for work or for a choice of life live on the run from the winter months traveling the world and always living in areas with warm or mild temperatures. Yet even the cold and winter have interesting effects on our body that should not be underestimated.
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It is right to protect yourself from excessive cold so as not to get sick, but in a sense the cold is also good for health.
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Cold for good sleep and weight loss
Low temperatures can help us lose weight because the body uses more energy to keep warm. Also the cold helps us sleep better and also to improve metabolism during sleep. Lowering the bedroom temperature – for example by turning down the heaters at night – can help you sleep better.
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Cold helps to study and work better
Cold is useful in study and work because our brains work better in a cool environment and we manage to maintain concentration more easily. In short, while we study or work we should find ourselves in a comfortable temperature environment that is neither too hot nor too cold that allows us to feel at ease and to experience a feeling of well-being that favors concentration and productivity. According to one studio conducted in the past in schools in England, the ideal temperature for studying well would be 16 ° C. According to a further Research, people study better when the weather outside is not the best, between rainy and snowy days.
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Cold is good for the skin
True, cold can promote dry skin but it also has positive sides. Indeed according to one studio conducted at Harvard low temperatures can be good for the skin and the vascular system because they train the blood vessels to be responsive. In case of dry skin during the winter, among the natural remedies we recommend softening it with coconut oil or shea butter.
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Cold is good for children
Too much cover i children when it’s cold may not be good for health. In reality, the secret to not making children sick in winter is to get them used to the cold by covering them the right way and leaving them free to be outdoors. Staying in closed, crowded and poorly ventilated places helps to spread infections, while spending time outdoors is good for children’s health even when it’s cold.
If well covered and taken out in the middle of the day, children are less likely to be exposed to infectious agents than they have if they remain for a long time in poorly ventilated places. Furthermore, exposure to sunlight promotes the synthesis of vitamin D.
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The children of Northern Europe they are used to the cold from an early age. Having children sleep for a while outdoors, well covered and in their pram, is a very common practice in Finland and Northern Europe.
Do you think that in the 1920s the pediatrician Arvo Ylppö contributed to reduce the high mortality rates in Finland recommending to mothers own to let the children sleep outside, even with temperatures between -10 ° and -15 °.
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We hope this good news can help you face the coldest days of the year.
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