Winter Down Turn

[WIZARD6787]

I experienced a slowing of healing during the winter months. The reasons are not definitively knowable. This seems to be on the wane.

Factors are less light, less sun energy, lower outside ambivalent temperature and only 16 weeks of not under supplementing.

It is also a factor I have learned to expect it from past experience.

Good news this winter was much better physically than every one since 1996. It was a goal to not crash and be okish by April 01 2025. That goal was met and exceeded due to increased frequency and amount of B12 injections. Successful, not rose colored glasses wonderful.

Ironically 8 winters ago when I was in South America during a El Nino event in February was the most severe physically which I am guessing was a temperature regulation thing at least in part.

I have observed a general trend of illness and distress in general at this time of year. I also observed less participation on this forum at the end of winter.

[Ghound]

Hi Wizard, So true ! I've had some of my worst cases of colds and flu in February.

Generally feel more run down .

Never mind, spring and summer are coming - onwards and upwards !😃

Best wishes xx

[WIZARD6787]

I forgot to mention I take Advil to deal with the headaches. As long as I intervene early they are not much of an issue.

I reviewed my experiences and it is the change to warmer weather that adversely affects my neurological system in February. I was correct that it is the temperature differential. I am more aware now that it is not a temperature differential specific to a particular day rather bodys my adjustment to the warmer weather over all.

The same thing happens in the fall for the same reasons it is less acute as the temperature differential is less acute.

It is often said one's blood needs to thicken for the winter. This may actually happen, the medical field would not know.

In October 1985 +- I moved to Florida and had heat exhaustion for a week. (Note the medical field no longer differentiates between heat stroke and heat exhaustion as it is inconvenient.) For their convenience they only consider body temperature. Heat exhaustion will not kill you so it is of no concern. Symptoms are inconvenient.

That winter those of us that had moved there would party on the beach every weekend glad to be out of the New Hampshire winters.

The second winter we would laugh at the snowbirds in the ocean in the middle of the winter. "Our blood had thinned."

It was not an issue when I moved back to New Hampshire and experienced the winter.

My treatment of B12 has improved the situation and I expect as I heal more effectively this summer next spring will also be better.