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    Ailments to look out for as the temperature falls

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Well look cold and the flu they aren't the only things they consented to the doctor's office when the temperature starts to fall with went -- Comes a lot of health threats that you may not be aware of and here to help keep us healthy -- doctor Philip -- -- -- an attending physician at Winthrop university hospital thank you so much for joining half thanks for having me -- tis the season it is called outside is definitely cold here in new York and can tell you that and one of the issues that people should be aware.

Our heart problems.

Not try and we suddenly seeing an increase in the number of -- attacks in the winter we know that people cannot talk conditions like -- -- that can often check back.

Pop up ends we -- -- in the -- people are often shoveling snow day this is often for many people unaccustomed that's the size.

And many people run -- of that backing up but pressure medications and hot medications if they -- plan ahead so all of these things come together -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- But back injuries from lifting -- -- lift capacity if -- me.

And trying you just -- shuffle if you know lifting and most marriages be right capital.

To make redirect to get elected a medication and -- the main injuries associated that with that would be muscle strains in tears spot problems particularly we see -- of that.

Of the twisting injuries are people the shoving so -- paper that showed that cardiac problems -- -- mentioned -- sometimes cops and if people full in the ice.

We can -- -- has hit fractures in the alchemy.

The ticket thankful in icy conditions say DP kappa yet again another -- to be aware ups related and finally earned our next step frostbite and hypothermia and -- could go hand in hand if you are out in the elements shoveling snow our current -- night spots like falsifying -- -- -- -- your extremities say.

Fingers ten days and days if -- -- -- -- racked up bowl and beat the pad B capital if you do spend time in the cold and Dana have you fingers and ties -- if you get submit paying.

What -- have -- sensation.

Then seek medical advice if you concerned about frostbite injury and and go through if you -- force the symptoms like how do you know at first of all if you have frost say fingers and -- may become very bad -- they -- they.

They may -- -- blocked she -- you may have severe pain in the ditch it.

If you haven't you face symptoms when frostbite is most of -- that -- can actually become paying blacks say any color changes.

All severe paying.

That is a sudden warning sign and then hypothermia.

-- -- -- you can present in many different ways initially can present with unit confusion.

All to thinking we know that alcohol can increase your risk of hype McFadden -- say we'd like to emphasize that to young got notes that if you're taking alcohol.

And -- outside just be very Catholic being vigilant about about the risk factor married so a lot of people suffer from this this is a very common unity Phil sat alone down in the wintertime.

And it's actually.

Scientific there's a reason behind it.

Well that's what we talking about the -- -- what we know in the medical profession has.

Seasonal affective disorder -- the American Academy of Family Physicians say that this affects 5% of people.

That we married that many of us in the -- Sheffield damage here to practice we feel -- it.

And executes the currency some people have very mild symptoms but these -- to -- generally affect all of us to some degree and so what do you need to did what needed to counter what I think the -- thing is to recognize that -- you know to land it's not uncommon.

And these symptoms often got away as the weather and praised some people find that you know it.

These light box is light therapy can help them what we -- is that seasonal affective disorder is probably GT.

It just happens in the chemicals in the brain if you exercise speculating you increase your serotonin enough votes to exercise is a great anti depressant to trying really commit to doing some regular exercise -- -- day.

Get fresh act act outside.

Obviously if you feel very depressed discuss -- with your doctor -- you -- benefit from a to -- I absolutely a 100% and a huge advocate for exercise to combat.

Feeling down or depression we'll -- -- if you.

Haven't altered sleep wake cycle that can affect you -- trying -- at the same time every day.

Trying to -- -- at the same time every day trying to avoid hibernate and -- want to -- the red that's one thing I can never did OK that is the same time every day finally carbon monoxide poisoning.

So it's a -- monoxide poisoning can affect.

Any putting -- -- -- fuel but at that relies on gas say.

It's not just states that teaching systems.

It's all things the -- if you run a car it's about in Chiron should be right -- -- about leaving you call.

Ticking -- -- our Josh -- same -- that has in basements can be risks say.

Make sure you have your fuel -- and -- -- you may have a carbon monoxide monitor in your hand and check it regularly.

Make sure that the trees -- -- flat or replace the -- trains.

-- to protect against -- and looks like -- went.

Here we hear those horrible stories an unfortunate stories are people tried to be inside they tried to stay warm and and they've done things like he just mentioned.

That they should not show an inning crazy -- -- people he still he got her name with open site.

You know things like that of a sudden things that would increase the risk of compliment outside -- and thank you so much for joining us we appreciate actor Philip.

-- thank you thanks for having me and.

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