air conditioning may be making us fat
in [Europe]
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From: Mxsmanic on 19 Jul 2006 22:20 jeremyrh.geo(a)yahoo.com writes: > We've been here before: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4433496.stm No, we have not. The majority of studies show no link at all between cold temperatures and cold infections. The fact that you found what might be an exception in a popular newspaper does not invalidate this reality. Had you done more research, you would already know this. Even the methodology of the one study mentioned in this article is highly suspect. Most people don't go around with their feet in cold water, even in cold weather. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 19 Jul 2006 22:22 Martin writes: > Air conditioning itself may contribute to infection with common cold > viruses. The lining of the nose is covered with a thin layer of mucus > which protects against infection. Since air conditioners extract > moisture from the air they may cause some drying of the protective > mucous blanket in the nose and predispose to infection. This is also mythology. Air conditioning extracts moisture from the air, but only because the humidity becomes so high without dehumidification that it is extremely uncomfortable to people. Air conditioned air still has a level of relative humidity that is more than sufficient to avoid drying of the mucous membranes. The fact that hot climates also are very often excessively humid only makes the dehumidification that much more important. The real drying occurs with central heating, which heats the air and dramatically reduces its relative humidity. This is made even worse by the tendency for cold weather to be very low in humidity to begin with. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 19 Jul 2006 22:23 Dave Frightens Me writes: > Are you perfect? No. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Mxsmanic on 19 Jul 2006 22:23 Dave Frightens Me writes: > You would like to think so, but I suspect your shyness is directly > related to it, and is an obvious handicap for you. I don't see any connection. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail.
From: Carole Allen on 20 Jul 2006 00:12
On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 04:10:35 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Carole Allen writes: > >> WHY will a compromised immune system produce fewer symptoms than a >> healthy one? > On Thu, 20 Jul 2006 04:10:35 +0200, Mxsmanic <mxsmanic(a)gmail.com> wrote: >As I have explained again, and again, and again, the symptoms of a >cold come from the immune response to the virus, not the virus itself. > Yes, the symptoms come from the immune response. You are not answering the question of WHY the immune responses differ in healthy and compromised systems, thereby resulting in fewer symptoms with a compromised immune systems. WHY does the compromised immune response differ from the healthy immune response when it produces fewer symptoms? You haven't answered that. You have just restated that there is a difference. WHY? |