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Health Check: why do some people feel the cold more than others?

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Not at all CLL specific, but given many of us have found we have temperature regulation difficulties with our CLL, I thought this article might be of interest:

theconversation.com/health-...

The authors are Duncan Mitchell, Honorary Professorial Research Fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg; Adjunct Professor in the School of Anatomy, Physiology and Human Biology at University of Western Australia, Andrea Fuller, Associate Professor, School of Physiology; Director, Brain Function Research Group at University of the Witwatersrand and Shane Maloney,

Professor and Head of School, Anatomy Physiology and Human Biology at University of Western Australia.

Sorry, there are no answers as to how you resolve family difference over what ambient temperature house temperature is the best for all concerned :) .

Neil

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interesting! I don't feel the cold like I used to when younger, and the heat from a rare hot sunny day sends me indoor in the cool, whereas I used to love it.

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