Colds in the winter?

Question

Does cold weather really give you a cold/flu? To late to answer to last post.

Because of the lack of sun exposure in the winter we get colds.

We would be healthier if we took cod liver oil in the winter months (Vitamin-D). The best part is that it supports the immune system and helps prevent colds and infections as well as middle ear infections.

We need 20 minutes of sunlight a day to provide adequate vitamin D levels. Ultraviolet light is subdivided into UVA and the even shorter-wavelength UVB radiation. UVB is the component that initiates Vitamin-D production in the skin.

We also store the vitamin D for up to 4 months in our fatty tissues. Most of us run low by February.

Although everyone is vulnerable to vitamin-D deficiency, especially in winter, certain groups are particularly predisposed. First, when exposed to the same amount of sunlight, elderly individuals produce only 20% of the vitamin-D young adults do. As a result, more than half of individuals older than 65 are vitamin-D deficient.

Answer 1

You don't get cold from being cold.
You get colds from coming in contact with someone who is infected with a virus.
We get depressed in the winter from the lack of sunshine.
It's called seasonal depression.
Ask a science teacher.

Answer 2

I had always thought that you get colds in the winter more often because one of the triggers to activate a dormant cold virus was cold weather..hmm..

Answer 3

no......cold weather does,nt actually give someone a cold.......cold weather can tax your immune system ...so it seem,s easier to catch cold.......but as many know.....a summer cold can be the worst!......vitamin d, as well as c,& allthe rest can help......as well as supliment,s.....such as zinc....are known to inhibit the sevarity of the virus.....there is also the notion that keeping your system more alkaline will ward off a cold........the best advice is to take vitamin supliment,s,eat & drink right...get plenty of rest,& wash up reguarly..........hope this help,s.