Mental Health and Weather Change : With the arrival of Diwali, the weather has started changing. Due to low temperature in the morning and evening, one has started feeling cold. Many effects are seen on the body when the weather changes, but do you know that it is directly related to the mind and behavior. Excessive heat or cold can affect your brain.
According to the study of ‘The Lancet Planetary Health’, between 12 to 21 degrees Celsius the mood is better and anger is less. Whereas if the temperature is high then the opposite may happen. In such a situation, let us know what kind of effect the change in weather has on the body and mind and how it can be reduced…
Effect of change in weather on the body
The problem of allergy can increase due to change in weather. Due to weak immunity, problems like viral fever, cold and cough become common. Due to this, skin related problems can also occur.
joint pain
Weather also affects the joints of the body. Joint pain may increase during winter season. This may cause difficulties in walking or doing anything else. Not only this, after some time the pain also becomes unbearable.
digestive problems
What effect does changing weather have on the brain?
1. Stress-anxiety problem
Stress and anxiety increases when the weather changes. In fact, psychologists around the world believe that sunlight has an effect on our mood. Due to which symptoms of depression are seen in some people in winter. This is called winter depression or seasonal affective disorder. In this, problems like anxiety, restlessness, insomnia, fatigue, headache persist all the time. If there is stress-anxiety when the weather changes, then one does not feel like doing any work.
2. Depression
The problem of depression can also occur due to change in weather. Actually, our body releases cortisol once a day, which is a normal process, but if the time of its release changes frequently then it can cause the problem of depression. This is bound to happen when the weather changes.
3. Having mood swings
With changing seasons, our food habits, clothes and routine completely change. Which has a negative effect on the mind. This causes mental problems and sometimes this change becomes the cause of mood swings.
4. Anger, irritability
5. Focus decreases, memory becomes weak
Change in weather can cause loss of concentration. There may be loss of memory during winter season. Sometimes it is not easy to remember things. Apart from this, the ability to think also becomes weak when the weather changes.
Ways to deal with climate change
Do exercise, follow the right routine
eat only healthy foods
get enough sleep
Do yoga-meditation to reduce stress
dress according to the weather
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