I wonder?

[Giselle]

Hi there, this might sound silly but I wonder if the reason many of our kids seem to get worse in the winter is simply because it is cold. I know this study is about mice but their histamine and seratonin was effected by the cold - I know those two neurotransmitters are huge issues for Hoyt and it has been really cold here. Any thoughts - am I nuts?

http://ajplegacy.physiology.org/cgi/...ract/204/3/520

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Giselle

[kim]

Giselle,

 

I can't get the link to work. Is it working for everyone else?

[Giselle]

Whoops! Sorry all! here goes again. . .

 

http://ajplegacy.physiology.org/cgi/conten...tract/204/3/520

 

I hope that works. Already over at Brain Talk - where I posted this question as well- there have been a couple who have said that their tics get worse in cold and when by the oven - interesting!

[JAC]

Giselle,

 

I think it has to do with being indoors, possibly with less circulation of fresh air. During winter and during

 

the winter holidays, people have more candles burning (scented?), all perfumes from hand soaps,

 

dishwashing soaps and other detergents bombard the senses. Could all the chemicals in the indoor, winter

 

air cause tic symptoms to increase?

 

When I suggested this to my dentist in early January, along with removing casein from her son's diet, she

 

immediately sought out Sheila's book and the ACN website. She removed all her holiday candles, plug-in

 

air fresheners, and scented candles. She also eliminated her son's two-bowl-a-day habit of eating ice

 

cream. She reported that within 4 days her son was virtually tic free. (Not Tourette's since no vocal tic)

 

They had been worried about his head jerking and eye blinking for years! That almost seems unrealistic.

 

Maybe it was just the removal of ice cream or both. It's all a mystery!

 

JAC (Jill)

[kim]

Giselle,

 

Interesting that they excreted HTP when exposed to cold. With that study being from 1962, I wonder if there are some more current studies.

 

I think my oldest son probably tics more, when his histime levels are elevated, so I would think cold would make it better for him, if there was any correlation to this study.

 

Kim

[Chemar]

My son tics less when he is cold and more when he is overheated.

 

Here in Florida, cold is a GOOD thing!

We have had an abnormally warm winter and my son is griping about it big time...our winters here are usually mild with just a few cold days....but this winter we have often been in the high 80s with humidity and the forecast for tomorrow is 90!!!!! Blech! the air conditioner has been humming most of the time