Cold weather increases the risk of heart attack and stroke, with excess deaths caused by the cold setting in when temperatures dip below 12C. Elderly people and those with chronic medical conditions are particularly vulnerable. The body diverts blood away from the peripheries during cold weather, causing blood vessels to constrict and the heart to pump harder. Cold weather can also make blood thicker and stickier, increasing the likelihood of clotting.
Staying warm in the winter is important to your health, with the cold increasing your risk of various conditions. The cold poses particular danger to elderly people as well as those living with chronic medical conditions.
The doctor explained that this is due to your body's attempt to keep its core temperature up. To do this, the body diverts blood away from the peripheries – fingers and toes – so these blood vessels become constricted, as writes the Express.While this is not a problem for healthy people, those who already have atherosclerosis in their coronary arteries, may see their risk of an attack of angina or even a heart attack increased by the cooler temperatures.
Dr Lee advised: “You can help protect yourself from heart disease in the winter by keeping your home heated to at least 18C, keeping active, having warm drinks and warm food, and wrapping a scarf around your mouth and nose when you go outside so you are breathing in warm air. The NHS recommends everyone take a 10mcg vitamin D supplement in the winter.”
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