Why do some people always feel hot and some always cold?

Some people feel like it’s summer all day everyday while others feel the need to wear their sweaters and jackets no matter how warm it is outside. Is this just a matter of being literally thin- or thick-skinned? Or is there a deeper explanation to this hot or cold battle?

Research has actually shown there are several medical and physiological explanations to some people’s perpetual hot flashes or chills.

Poor health

Anemia, malnutrition, infection, weight issues (being both underweight and overweight poses various symptoms) and even silent thyroiditis, among others, are conditions of the body that may be affecting how our body warmth temperature rises or sinks.

Hot flashes and chills are only one of the very many symptoms of a sickness or something worse.

Have regular check ups with your doctor and try to keep good health as possible through the good ol’ healthy eating and exercise.

Too much stress

Our temperatures could be affected by stressful situations, whether these may be at home, work, school, or any other place. Things like fights, heavy workloads, and busy schedules are only few things that can cause your temperature to shoot up or go down.

Michael Lynch, a clinical neuropsychologist, says, “If you’re stressed, your autonomic nervous system kicks in, causing blood to move toward your body’s core organs. This is your body’s fight or flight response.”

The key to stress? Relax whenever you can and think positively. (Think calm blue ocean.)

Emotions

Reports show that when people feel isolated, alone, or depressed, they are more likely to feel the shivers. When they’re more social, outgoing, and happy, they tend to feel warmer inside.

Familiar with the term “warm, fuzzy feeling”? It really is a physical feeling that makes us more receptive to heat and leaves us feeling warmer and happier than if we were surrounded by strangers.

The remedies

These are only three of what could be many causes for why we feel hotter or colder most of the time. So the question now is, what can we do about poor health, stress, and uncontrollable emotions?

According to reports, everything from the clothes we wear to the food we eat plays a role in how our bodies adapt to the temperature. Certain foods in different climates will help our internal balance of hot and cold take place, such as eating soups and carbohydrates to stay warm during the winter months, while lighter meals such as veggies will be helpful in the warmer months of the year.

The easiest remedy, though, is just to take things positively, no matter how difficult it may be. Health, stress, and emotions are all correlated, thus being down in one of them could affect the others. It could be a never-ending cycle you can never get out of if you continue to dwell on the negative. Just relax and again, just think, “Calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean, calm blue ocean.”

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