13 Jun Health effects of cold temperatures.
In case you haven't noticed, it's getting cold outside. Just ask anyone doing the morning commute, or wiping the frost of their windscreens. But what does the cold weather do to our wellbeing? We all know that winter brings with it a charming cold/flu season, where we take it in turns to be the one with the runny nose. But it's not actually the physical state of being chilly that leads to catching a cold. In fact, if you lived alone in Antarctica, you probably wouldn't catch many colds at all. It's being huddled indoors without ventilation (i.e. keeping the doors...