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Brr, It's Cold In Here
Brittany Fiorenza
Issue date: 2/15/07 Section: Health
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Now that winter has settled in, freezing the Hudson River and forcing students to take detours just to get to Fontaine, it seems like staying warm is on everyone's mind.
The American Red Cross says dressing in layers, wearing a hat, mittens and waterproof boots are all essential. Dressing in layers allows you to adjust from the bitter cold to the warmth of the indoors. Most of the body's heat escapes through the head, so wearing a hat can prevent heat loss. Furthermore, gloves separate one's fingers, while mittens keep them together allows the natural body heat to keep your hands warmer.
Some college students have their own unique set of tips including. Danielle Defeo says that "listening to music while you walk to class to keeps your mind off of the cold.!" While Nicole Siani states that her friend Ben always has a bunch of hand warmers in his coat pockets. Furthermore, wearing a scarf and the ever popular Ugg boots allows even the most fashion conscious person to battle the cold in style.
Eating well can also make a big difference when it comes to staying warm since the cold weather naturally dehydrates your body. Although coffee and other caffeinated beverages may seem like the best thing, the caffeine in these beverages is harmful as it actually dehydrates the body even more. Decaffeinated warm beverages, such as tea with a bit of honey is really the best choice.
Chinese medicine acknowledges the mid section to be the central energy source of the body. Eating spicy foods or any food in general, starts digestion and increases body heat.
It may seem a bit neurotic to worry about any cold weather related ailments such as frostbite; however, serious problems can occur even when least expected. Shivering, however simple it may seem, is one of the first signs of being too cold as it is the bodies way of attempting to warm up the body.
Until spring time when we can all enjoy the outdoors once again, we'll have to do our best to walk to Fontaine in the tundra that is Poughkeepsie.
The American Red Cross says dressing in layers, wearing a hat, mittens and waterproof boots are all essential. Dressing in layers allows you to adjust from the bitter cold to the warmth of the indoors. Most of the body's heat escapes through the head, so wearing a hat can prevent heat loss. Furthermore, gloves separate one's fingers, while mittens keep them together allows the natural body heat to keep your hands warmer.
Some college students have their own unique set of tips including. Danielle Defeo says that "listening to music while you walk to class to keeps your mind off of the cold.!" While Nicole Siani states that her friend Ben always has a bunch of hand warmers in his coat pockets. Furthermore, wearing a scarf and the ever popular Ugg boots allows even the most fashion conscious person to battle the cold in style.
Eating well can also make a big difference when it comes to staying warm since the cold weather naturally dehydrates your body. Although coffee and other caffeinated beverages may seem like the best thing, the caffeine in these beverages is harmful as it actually dehydrates the body even more. Decaffeinated warm beverages, such as tea with a bit of honey is really the best choice.
Chinese medicine acknowledges the mid section to be the central energy source of the body. Eating spicy foods or any food in general, starts digestion and increases body heat.
It may seem a bit neurotic to worry about any cold weather related ailments such as frostbite; however, serious problems can occur even when least expected. Shivering, however simple it may seem, is one of the first signs of being too cold as it is the bodies way of attempting to warm up the body.
Until spring time when we can all enjoy the outdoors once again, we'll have to do our best to walk to Fontaine in the tundra that is Poughkeepsie.
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