Meteozavisimost: causes of appearance, symptoms, treatment and prevention
Scientists around the world have been investigating the impact of weather changes on human health for several decades already - there is even a special science that studies the effects of climate and the environment on humans, called biometeorology. The modern world recognized meteorology as a serious pathology. Moreover, by right it can be considered a scourge of modern civilization.
Meteosensitivity is divided into two types, in which the symptoms are manifested due to the change of season( seasonal type) and the change in weather conditions( meteopathic type).Depending on the type of disease, the disease manifests itself in different ways, so different methods of treatment will be required.
Causes of the development of the disease
This disease has become a real scourge of the modern world and the reaction of the human body to the progress of civilization. After all, initially the person was in balance with nature: he woke up and fell asleep with the sun, in the summer he worked actively and stored food, in the winter he mostly rested. With the advent of modern progress and the abundance of technology, the natural balance was violated. In our life, air conditioners, heaters, various household appliances, constant stress and a huge amount of noise. All this prevents our wise organism from being in balance with the mother-nature. Our nervous system has ceased to adapt to weather changes, it can no longer react properly to changes in the temperature regime, as it was for centuries and millennia before.
All people react differently to sudden changes in the weather, but for some this has become a real problem. The weakened organism, whose immunity is lowered, is much more susceptible to meteorological dependence and most painfully reacts to fluctuations and a sharp change in atmospheric phenomena.
Factors that have a negative effect on the human condition:
- air temperature changes;
- increase in humidity;
- atmospheric pressure differences;
- low level of oxygen in the air;
- magnetic storms;
- flash on the Sun;
- air pollution.
Causes of increased sensitivity to weather conditions are sometimes puberty in adolescents, menopause, depression and negative human states. Doctors also believe that this disease can be transmitted by inheritance. Especially the disease manifests itself before the temperature drops and precipitation.
The inhabitants of megacities and cities suffer most of all, and villagers, for understandable reasons, have stronger immunity and are better adapted to changes in the environment. The air of cities is saturated with heavy ions, reducing the number of ultraviolet rays, which are vital for human health. The natural exchange of moisture in the city is disturbed, so it is much more difficult to carry heat to the inhabitants of megacities.
Cataclysms of nature cause heart attacks, strokes, hypertensive crisis, attacks of angina pectoris, fainting and even premature birth. Differences in temperature provoke an aggravation of allergic and asthmatic diseases, infections, disrupt the functioning of various organs.
Humidity more than 85% negatively affects the musculoskeletal system, the risk of colds and inflammation increases.
Pressure changes are reflected on the heart system, lungs and blood vessels. There is oxygen starvation, manifested by a lack of oxygen, shortness of breath, lethargy.
The fog and gusts of the wind cause sleep disturbances, unreasonable anxiety, and even vasospasms in patients with unstable psyche.
Magnetic storms cause complications in the functioning of the cardiovascular system, respiratory organs and the nervous system. The majority of patients with cardiovascular diseases have an increased meteosensitivity - weather changes cause a violation of oxygen supply to the heart, increase blood coagulability and the risk of blood clots.
Characteristic symptoms of
development The symptoms of meteorology are:
- weakening of the protective function of the body, decreased immunity;
- sharp attacks of exacerbation of chronic diseases;
- drowsiness;
- severe headaches;
- sensation of breaking in the joints and muscles;
- sharp increase or decrease in blood pressure;
- depression, a sense of weakness;
- of the CNS;
- is depressed.
The weakest places of the body are most at risk, therefore people with chronic pathologies most often experience the manifestations of this disease. Most of all, the heart, vessels, nervous system suffers.
There are three degrees of development of the disease, which are distinguished by the nature of symptomatic manifestations.
- Easy stage - meteosensitivity: general malaise, sudden causeless excitement or depression.
- The middle stage - meteorological dependence: pressure jumps, disturbances of heart rate and pulse.
- Severe stage: acute heart pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, joint laxity, and muscle pain.
Treatment of meteorological dependence
As prevention specialists advise all people to spend more time in nature, to receive in equal quantities sun rays( vitamin D), oxygen and water. And no matter how banal it would sound, but to reduce the impact of negative factors will help a positive inner mood.
To cure the disease is completely difficult, because it requires an integrated approach. Therefore, it should start with the treatment of those diseases that provoke the development of meteorological dependence. It is recommended to follow the weather forecasts in advance to take the necessary drugs, after consulting with a doctor. Sometimes a good effect is provided by therapeutic massage.
If you change the weather conditions, you need to take preventive medications in advance: hypertensive patients should drink medications that lower blood pressure, hypotonic drugs - tonic drugs. Sharply to change a climate to patients do not advise, but if a trip is inevitable, for couple of months before it it is necessary to start to drink a complex of vitamins, tincture eleutherococcus or a root of a ginseng. But in each specific case it is better to choose complex prophylaxis together with the doctor.
Prevention
For general prevention, experts advise in times of crisis to adhere to certain rules:
- Refuse meat, alcohol, spicy food, fatty foods and fried. It is recommended to choose dairy and plant products, there are more fish, as well as legumes, beets and potatoes.
- Avoid overloads, rest more, avoid stress.
- Carry out hardening procedures: cold wipes, contrast shower.
- For insomnia, take sedatives, such as valerian or a motherwort tincture.
- Excitation of the nervous system will remove the scent of lavender or rosemary, geranium.
- Neuroses and angina at an early stage heals the aroma of peppermint, which can be replaced with a powder of validol.
- The smell of lemon or eucalyptus is good for depression.
- Before eating, drink a glass of freshly squeezed juice or mineral water.
With spastic types, simple and effective measures are contrast procedures, sauna and sauna, gymnastics. For those who do not tolerate severe warming, it is advised to saturate the body with oxygen. This will help active sports, gymnastics and swimming.
Drug-assistants
All medicines should be taken only after consultation with your doctor!
Improve the condition will help drugs such as glycine, vitamin C, ascorbic acid, rutin, propolis and royal jelly, vinpocetine, sodium benzoate, ascofen. A good effect is provided by vitamin complexes containing trace elements, and antioxidants.
If there are pronounced pathological reactions, then recommend antispasmodics: nospu, papaverine, hydrochloride, drugs that increase coronary, cerebral blood flow: cavinton, quarantil, trental. Very effective painkillers - pills ibuprofen, brufen, orthofen.
Bathing with herb swamp grass and her infusion very well cope with the symptoms in patients with hypertension.
For depressive conditions, biostimulating drugs and adaptogens should be drunk: tincture of ginseng, Chinese magnolia vine, eleutherococcus. They normalize the work of the whole organism, increase resistance to diseases, strengthen immunity.
As you can see, meteorological dependence is not a verdict and when you correctly determine the stage of this disease, you can significantly improve your condition using the recommendations given here. Either by applying preventive measures to prevent or stop the development of this pathology.
Be Healthy!