The researchers found that the people living in Antartica commonly lose one degree in body temp. The thyroid system which is responsible for regulating the bodys metabolism --- it decreases T3 hormones and related hormones in the central nervous system and increased it in the muscle tissue. While this extra thyroid hormone in the muscle helps create friction to keep the body warm, the deficit in the central nervouse system makes people forgetful, sluggish, and even depressed.
There is a vacant stare, I told you about that, some call it "winter-over syndrome". A general vagueness or malaise. More commonly it is now called "polar 3 syndrome"
Another physiologist working on that research is Larry Palinkas.
(from Cathie Vonesh)
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