Staying healthy in cold weather

MORNING. WE’LL HAVE MORE OF THE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT EIGHT MINUTES FROM NOW. WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING A LOW, YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING SICK ARE HIGHER. CHANNEL 4’S ASHLEY HARDING LIVE AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE DOCTORS. WE MAY LIVE IN FLORIDA, BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY NOT RECORD WEATHER. YOU DEFINITELY SEE, SO YOU NEED TO BE PREPARED. ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM ILLNESSES AND CONDITIONS LIKE ASTHMA. WHEN THE TEMPERATURES DIP THIS LOW, PEOPLE SHOULD TAKE IT SERIOUSLY AND DRY TO STAY WARM TO AVOID GETTING SICK. IF YOU’VE GOT THE HEATER ON, AND THE DOG SHIFTS UP ON THE BED TO KEEP US WARM. IT WAS A CARROT, AND PORT BELLOWS ARE GOING IN THE SOUP, TOO. WE’RE OFTEN NOT PREPARED. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE WITH THOSE WITH MEDICAL CONDITION, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH ASTHMA OR COPD. THE HARSH COLD CAN TRIGGER A LOT OF SYSTEM. I HAVE LOTS OF PATIENTS WHO SAY THEY CAN TELL WHEN THE CHANGE WILL CHANGE. THEY CAN FEEL IT, THEIR SINUSES FEEL IT, LIAR — THEIR ASTHMA ACTS UP. AND DEALING WITH THE EXTREME COAT, I HAVE A COAT ON THAT COVERS MY NECK AND BOOTS ON, FROM MY YEARS WORKING IN THE MIDWEST. THE ONLY THING MISSING IS THE HAT ON MY HEAD. SHE SAID THESE ARE THE AREAS MOST PRONE TO HYPOTHERMIA. IT CAN BE TRICKILY BECAUSE PEOPLE DON’T KNOW WHEN THEY GET IT. SOMETIMES IT’S A TINGLING OR COOLNESS OF THEIR FINGER OR TOE OR EAR. THEY CAN GET SIGNIFICANT FROSTBITE. THE DOCTOR RECOMMENDS, WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE, MAKE FREQUENT THREATS INSIDE.