Why does the Heat Makes People Cranky?

Hot weather isn't just uncomfortable,
 it also makes many people cranky.
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Mood was found to be influenced by temperature. This was revealed by a recent study shows that hot weather can trigger one's emotions.

Hot and humid weather also limits to human activity. One becomes difficult to sleep, dehydrated, and confined all day in the house to avoid the scorching sun.

"All that can affect the mood worse," said Nancy Molitor, a clinical instructor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA.

Not infrequently, the hot weather makes a person difficult to think clearly. Molitor suggested that a decision is not important if the stress of hot weather conditions.

Lack of control behavior due to the hot weather also trigger a person's behavior so crazy. Emotions of each person, whether at work or on the road, are affected by hot weather. "The axis of the emotions of each person to be shorter," said Molitor.

Most of the people "just" to feel depressed or grouchy during the summer. But some other small, about 1-2 percent of the population, the influence of seasonal disorder. This amount will increase over a period of hot weather.

In addition to discomfort and distress, people with seasonal effect disorder feel very anxious during the summer. For them, there is virtually no compromise with the word sun. "It could even lead to suicide," said Molitor.

Molitor urged all people of common sense to train during the summer. The recipe, stay hydrated and always consider the condition of the body. If you want to be healthy through exercise, he suggests exercising in the morning or evening, not midday.

"If undergoing treatment are diuretics, such as blood pressure medication, you need to drink more water to stay hydrated," says Molitor. *** [LIVESCIENCE | MAHARDIKA SATRIA HADI | KORAN TEMPO 3935]
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