When it’s cold, we all like to stay warm at home. But be careful not to overheat your house! Indeed, not only does the heat harm blood circulation and interferes with sleep but also, too great a temperature difference between your home and the outside will be difficult for your body to take, and you will always be colder.
Plus, it’s better for the environment and your wallet! ADEME (the Environment and Energy Management Agency) also recommends a temperature of 19 ° C in the living rooms of houses and other apartments. Also, remember to ventilate your home, ideally at least 10 minutes in the morning and evening.
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Here Some Tips To Fight Against Cold
1. Adopt A Winter Diet!
To have a good winter, you have to adapt your diet, and not necessarily the way you can imagine!
Indeed, contrary to popular belief, fatty products do not keep you hot. On the contrary, avoid them in winter and favor:
- Hot drinks and in particular, soups and green tea
- Fruits and vegetables, especially those that contain vitamin C
- Proteins, which increase body temperature
- Starches, because slow sugars provide the calories needed to warm up
- Spice like ginger, which promotes blood circulation and warms the bronchi.
2. Bet On The Right Clothes
Rather than turning up the heat, adapt your wardrobe to the cold.
Thus, superimpose the layers of clothing to modulate the number of layers according to temperature changes. You can wear a t-shirt with your cool sweaters and top it with a thick coat to keep you warm in the winter.
Think about “anti-cold” fabrics, such as Termolactyl® fabrics, fleece, or natural fabrics like silk and wool.
And contrary to what you might think, you’ll be warmer if the clothes aren’t too tight.
Finally, it is essential to protect the torso because, in cold temperatures, the blood vessels in the arms and legs tend to constrict, and the blood goes directly to the torso.
3. Caring For The Most Vulnerable
Very young children and the elderly are particularly vulnerable to the effects of cold. In them, the thermal regulation mechanisms work less well, and they are less active, so they cool down faster. Watch out for babies: even if you have them covered very well, remember that while you are walking, they will stay still in their strollers. Moreover, children cannot tell when they are cold, let alone if they are having fun.
4. Beware Of Certain Medications
Certain drugs can alter the mechanisms of the fight against cold (alert from the ANSM in 2009): neuroleptics, barbiturates, and benzodiazepines disrupt the functioning of the hypothalamus, which drives central thermoregulation; some antihypertensives and vasodilators interfere with peripheral regulation. Other products may see their function altered by the effects of cold, including altered absorption.
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