Birth Months Have Effect On Health

A study recently finds that there is relation between birth month and chronic diseases in one’s life

Y.S. Rana

The writer is a Hamirpur based Himachali settled in Chandigarh

Horoscopes have long been ridiculed by science but a new study suggests the month of your birth really can affect long term health. The month of your birth can affect which diseases will afflict you, according to new research. In a recent study conducted by Spanish scientists says that one’s health may be written in the month one born. It also suggests that how the month one was born affects which diseases one is likely to suffer. The scientists mapped with months to 27 different chronic diseases. Women born in July were 27% more likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure and were at a 40% increased risk of incontinence. Women born in June had a 33% lower risk of migraines and a 35% less chance of experiencing menopause problems. Men born in June were 34% less likely to suffer depression and 22% less likely to be diagnosed with lower back pain. Men born in September were more likely to have thyroid than born in winters. The study also predicts that overall September born children are the least likely to suffer from chronic diseases. On the whole these babies appeared to have the least chance of being diagnosed with any chronic disease, finds the study. The researchers speculate that in September level of Vitamin D from Sunshine help regulate thousands of genes during development and a long-lasting influence on health.

Girls born in June were less likely to suffer from migraines and menopause problems compared to girls born in other months. Seasonal changes in ultraviolet rays, Vitamin D levels and viruses—more common in the winter- may affect foetal development, experts believe. The researches conducted the study to see if it made a difference to long-term health, and were surprised to find it has a significant impact for some conditions. “Men who were born in September were almost three times more likely to suffer thyroid problems than those born in January,” states the study. Professor Jose Antonio Quesada, the study’s lead author, said, “In this study we have evidenced a significant association between the month of birth and the occurrence of various chronic diseases and long-term health problems.”

 The University of Alicante, carried out the study on nearly 30,000 people and found that some months had beneficial effects on health. It indicates the co-relation between birth month and chronic diseases. The month you born can predict which disease will afflict you in your life. The new findings were published in the journal Medicina Clinica. Russell Foster, a neuroscientist in the prestigious university said, “I am not giving voice to astrology. It is non-sense but we are not immune to seasonal interference.”

Major Findings Of Study

The University of Alicante, carried out study on nearly 30,000 people and found that some months had beneficial effects on health

* Scientists mapped with months to 27 different chronic diseases

* Women born in July were 27% more likely to be diagnosed with high blood pressure

* Women born in June had a 33% lower risk of migraines

* Men born in June were 34% less likely to suffer depression

* Men born in September were more likely to have thyroid

* Girls born in June were less likely to suffer from migraines and menopause problems

Scientific Reason Behind Notion

The month of birth may behave as an indicator of periods of early exposure to various factors, such as exposure to ultraviolet rays, vitamin D, temperature, seasonal exposure to viruses and allergies which may affect the development of the uterus and neonate in their first months of life. ‘The differentiation of patterns by sex found that there may be a different vulnerability in men and women to these early exposure factors.’

Himachal-o-Meter

The state’s ups and downs this week

Solar Power Plant On Roof Top For Rs. 18,000

Hamirpur: Now you can establish a solar power plant on your roof top for Rs. 18,000 only. The Union Ministry of Power has implemented cheaper rate for this hill state after tender process of roof top solar power plant. Modi government has announced 70% subsidy on solar power plants for Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and north eastern states. All the states have been asked to designate authorised firms after the tender process. Under the process any Himachali can install one kilowatt solar power plants on its house roof top at a cost of Rs. 18,000. Rest of the cost, Rs. 43,000, will be contributed by Union Ministry of Power. It means the total cost of one kilowatt roof top solar power project will stand at Rs. 61,000. Himachal is lucky in a way because cost of the same project was Rs. 80,000 last year. The Union Ministry of Power provided subsidy of Rs. 56,000 while Rs. 24,000 had to be submitted by the consumer. Himachal government has authorised 14 firms to install roof top solar power plants.

7 killed, Five Injured In A Road Accident In Shimla

Shimla: Seven persons including four women were killed while five others sustained serious injuries when a Mahindra Bolero they were travelling in fell into a 200 m deep gorge at Gumma near Nerwa. According to information 10 members of a family besides two other girls from Shavri village in Kafota area of Sirmour district, had gone to pay obeisance to Shirgul devta at Churdhar shrine. Passengers of the ill-fated vehicle were returning after paying obeisance at the Churdhar shrine when the tragedy struck. Sources said driver lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a sharp curve that proved fatal. The police personnel rushed to the spot after the news of the accident broke out and were able to fish out all the seven bodies. The injured persons were rushed to civil hospital at Nerwa and later referred to the IGMC, Shimla. The injured persons were Kapil (driver), Kalyan Singh, Dimple, Sakshi and Raveena. An immediate relief of Rs 50,000 has been given to the families of the deceased and Rs 5,000 to the injured. A case has been registered and investigations are underway, the police said.

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