Foggy mornings and chilly evening it is time to lock your doors, shut your windows and turn heaters on. It is the time of year when you sit besides fire place and enjoy a hot cup tea or coffee. Along with numerous joy, winter also come with seasonal disease. If you think that cold is common only in winters, you are mistaken.

Let’s have a look at common diseases and how to prevent them

Heart Attacks

Most of you will be unaware of the fact that winter is one of the prime seasons for heart attacks. As temperature drops, the arteries are constricted making it difficult for heart to pump blood. Doctors suggest that person over 30 should avoid exhausting themselves in cold weather. Instead of walking in chilling morning, they should shift it when it is slightly sunny.

Asthma Attack

Asthma attacks mostly happen in winters. Chilled and dry air results in tightening of airways and makes it even worse while breathing. Here are top tips: keep your home smoke free as it can travel through closed doors and wash your bed covers at least once a week.

Itchy Skin

Itchy skin is very common in winter season because of cold weather and low humidity in the air. The best way will be to prevent yourself from itchy skin is to follow some of the remedies passed on by your grandma. Avoid eating oily street food, apply almond, coconut or olive oil on your skin to avoid flakes.

Joint Pain

A lot of people suffer from joint pain in winter and yet there is no scientific evidence for that. Most common remedies to avoid joint pain is to always keep your feet warm. Exercising is another way to avoid joint and muscle stiffness during cold weather and not to overdo it.

Sinusitis

Headaches, congestion, cough and running nose and post nasal drip symptoms makes people feel miserable during winters. Sinusitis is common in winters as there is no proper ventilation in our homes. To stay away from sinusitis this winter, you have to get enough rest, eat healthy and drink a lot of water and keep yourself away from dust.