![]() But we are not talking about popping outside for 5 minutes once per day while spending the rest of our time cuddled up to the heater. ![]() ![]() When our bodies are repeatedly exposed to cold temperatures, they eventually adjust - that is, if you don’t have Raynaud’s disease. Why do some people start to shiver at the mere thought of plummeting temperatures, while others pile on the warm layers only reluctantly? Yet our perception of cold is very subjective. They pick up changes in temperature and pass this information to the brain. Nerves in our skin are our first line of defense. ![]() To retain a steady core body temperature, our bodies have developed sophisticated mechanisms to sense and respond to temperature fluctuations. Small changes to our core temperature can have detrimental effects, putting us at risk of heat stroke in the summer or hypothermia in the winter. Our ability to sense temperature changes is essential to our survival. While many of us may enjoy spending time outdoors on a crisp winter day, few people enjoy feeling cold. ![]() With Halloween now firmly behind us, we find ourselves on the slippery slope into full-blown winter. But not everyone perceives the cold the same way. Share on Pinterest As winter starts to grip the Northern hemisphere, it’s time to wrap up. ![]()
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