I'm a young man who has lived in California for 5 years, and find that people here have a concept of ideal temperature that is at least 5 degrees higher than mine. I've been in rooms where people here complained that it was "freezing" and their hands were going numb, when I felt it was still too hot. I tend to get hot/swollen extremities from overuse, and the climate definitely makes it worse. (I am not exceptionally overweight, or exceptionally athletic.)
Is there much medical knowledge on whether kids who grow up in warmer climates become programmed to produce less superficial circulation? After 5 years here, it looks like my body is not easily programmed to adopt to warmer climates, so I'm looking at moving to cooler places.
I'm a young man who has lived in California for 5 years, and find that people here have a concept of ideal temperature that is at least 5 degrees higher than mine. I've been in rooms where people here complained that it was "freezing" and their hands were going numb, when I felt it was still too hot. I tend to get hot/swollen extremities from overuse, and the climate definitely makes it worse. (I am not exceptionally overweight, or exceptionally athletic.)
Could it be that you have a hyperthyroid condition? That will often turn folks into blast furnaces.
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Could it be that you have a hyperthyroid condition? That will often turn folks into blast furnaces.
Yes, my dad's a physician so he thought about that before, but I don't meet enough of the conditions. My blood pressure is lower than average, I am not nervous, I sleep fine, my only breathing problems are caused by seasonal allergies, my bowel movements are normal, fatigue levels are all accountable as consequences of sugar or caffeine consumption. I used to be more overweight but have improved my diet and lost about 30 pounds over the past 3 years. I've stabilized in the 200-205 range (I'm 5'10, muscular build). My hands are very still -- I've practiced juggling and specialize in ball balancing acts. My skin is not moist, in fact it tends to get dry and itchy. I have some hair loss, though that's quite normal for a 32-year-old. I may appear to have a staring gaze at times, but it's because I'm thinking about intellectual problems; I'm a grad student taking math courses.
