An early start to summer leads to a good mood and also headaches
A visitor to the Palmengarten protects himself from the sun on the lawn.
Source: Andreas Arnold/dpa
Sunlight helps the body produce vitamin D after the dark months. But the change in weather can also cause problems, explains an expert.
SSummer feeling at the beginning of April: Many people in Hesse are happy about the sun and warmth. The early start to summer has positive and negative consequences for health, as medical meteorologist Kathrin Graw from the German Weather Service (DWD) explained. “People are becoming more active and going outdoors more. “It lifts the mood and spreads a good mood,” she said.
The sun’s rays also ensure that the body can produce vitamin D again after the dark winter months. “But you should still be careful not to get your first sunburn of the year,” warned the expert. The increase in the hormone serotonin in the brain caused by sunlight is also positive.
On the negative side, according to the medical meteorologist, the change in weather can also lead to headaches, migraines, fatigue, sleep disorders, fatigue, circulatory problems and poor concentration. Many allergy sufferers will probably not be happy about the summer weather either. According to Graw, heavy birch and ash pollen levels are expected this weekend.
Older people are generally less bothered by weather changes than younger people, and women are often more sensitive than men, she explained. People with chronic illnesses could also react negatively to weather fluctuations. In general, people can tolerate high temperatures less well this early in the year than at the end of the summer, when they have gotten used to the warmth, the expert explained.
Those who generally take good care of themselves, get enough sleep, eat healthily and are physically active cope better with weather sensitivity, said the medical meteorologist. Alternating showers or sauna visits could also have a positive effect on physical adaptability.