– Can cold weather increase a person’s risk of heart attack? Why and how?
Yes. The heart can negatively respond to cold weather, which may lead to threats like heart attack. Cold water can constrict the blood vessels and raise blood pressure, which in turn lowers blood flow around the body. This makes the heart to strain.
– Is everyone at increased risk?
Well, no. It is mainly people with underlying heart conditions.
– How can you prevent a heart attack this winter?
- Put on layers to prevent heat loss, and do not forget gloves, hats, and socks.
- Avoid alcohol drinking because it can make you feel warmer, thus causing trouble when moving outside.
- Avoid extended periods in the cold, get in and warm yourself up.
Psychologist and a Sex and Relationships Advisor at shopgiejo.com
Ieva Kubiliute is a psychologist and a sex and relationships advisor and a freelance writer. She's also a consultant to several health and wellness brands. While Ieva specialises in covering wellness topics ranging from fitness and nutrition, to mental wellbeing, sex and relationships and health conditions, she has written across a diverse range of lifestyle topics, including beauty and travel. Career highlights so far include: luxury spa-hopping in Spain and joining an £18k-a-year London gym. Someone’s got to do it! When she’s not typing away at her desk—or interviewing experts and case studies, Ieva winds down with yoga, a good movie and great skincare (affordable of course, there’s little she doesn’t know about budget beauty). Things that bring her endless joy: digital detoxes, oat milk lattes and long country walks (and sometimes jogs).
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