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34 FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2019 www.weekender.news Health&Lifestyle Cloudy with a chance of pain? PEOPLE with long-term health conditions are 20 per cent more likely to suffer from pain on days that are humid and windy, according to new research. The study, funded by Versus Arthritis, was based on the experience of people with conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia, migraine and neuropathic pain. According to the research, carried out by University of Manchester scientists, the most important factor associated with worsening pain is high relative humidity. The study, called Cloudy with a Chance of Pain, ran throughout 2016 and recruited more than 13,000 people. Using a smartphone app, participants recorded daily symptoms while the local weather was determined from location data provided by the smartphone’s GPS. This analysis looked at data from 2,658 people who provided daily data on most days for around six months. The participants had a range of different health issues, predominantly arthritis. Humid days were most likely to be painful, whereas dry days were least likely to be painful. Low pressure and higher wind speed were also linked to more painful days, although to a lesser extent than humidity. Despite many people believing pain to be influenced by temperature, there was no association observed, when averaged across the population. That said, cold days that were also damp and windy could be more painful. Rainfall was not associated with pain, according to the researchers. Professor Will Dixon, from the Centre for Epidemiology Versus Arthritis at the University of Manchester, led the study. He said: “Weather has been thought to affect symptoms in patients with arthritis since Hippocrates. Around three quarters of people living with arthritis believe their pain is affected by the weather. “Yet despite much research examining the existence and nature of this relationship, there remains no scientific consensus. We hoped that smartphones would allow us to make greater progress by recruiting many more people, and tracking daily symptoms across seasons. “The results of this study could be important for patients in the future for two reasons. Given we can forecast the weather, it may be possible to develop a pain forecast knowing the relationship between weather and pain. “This would allow people who suffer from chronic pain to plan their activities, completing harder tasks on days predicted to have lower levels of pain.” Carolyn Gamble who has a form of arthritis called ankylosing spondylitis, took part in the research. She said: “So many people live with chronic pain, affecting their work, family life and their mental health. “Even when we’ve followed the best pain management advice, we often still experience daily pain. “Knowing how the weather impacts on our pain can enable us to accept that the pain is out of our control, it is not something we have done, or could have done differently in our own self-management.” Weighing heavy on your future GAINING weight from your mid-twenties into middle age is associated with an increased risk of premature death, health experts are warning. Weight loss at older ages – from middle to late adulthood – has also been linked to a higher risk. The findings, from a study of US adults published in the BMJ, highlight the importance of maintaining normal weight throughout adult life to reduce the risk of premature death, say the researchers. Obesity in adults is known to be linked to higher risk of premature death. But little is known about the long-term effects of weight change during adult life, especially from young to middle adulthood. To explore this further, researchers based in China set out to investigate the association between weight changes across adulthood and mortality. After taking account of potentially influential factors, the researchers found that people who remained obese throughout adult life had the highest risk of mortality, while people who remained overweight throughout adult life had a “very modest or no association” with mortality. Weight gain from young to middle adulthood was associated with increased risk of mortality, compared with participants who remained at normal weight. Weight loss over this period was not significantly related to mortality. But as people got older, the association between weight gain and mortality weakened, whereas the association with weight loss from middle to late adulthood became stronger and significant. No significant associations were found between various weight change patterns and cancer mortality. This was an observational study and the researchers say they can’t rule out the possibility that some of the observed risk was due to unmeasured factors. But they say the results were based on a “large, nationally representative sample”, with high follow-up rate and detailed analysis of weight change patterns in different life periods. And they concluded: “Stable obesity across adulthood, weight gain from young to middle adulthood, and weight loss from middle to late adulthood were associated with increased risks of mortality.” They added: “The results highlight the importance of maintaining normal weight across adulthood, especially preventing weight gain in early adulthood, for preventing premature deaths in later life.” Work in the UK. Live in Spain. Live-in Carer £83 - £105 per day. You can have it all with The Good Care Group. 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Facebook: @TheWeekenderSpain FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2019 35 The Azores & Madeira by Andy Mansell Worldwide Horizons THESE two autonomous regions of Portugal are both made up of archipelagos of smaller islands, situated in the North Atlantic Ocean. Madeira is considerably further south of the Azores and of Portugal itself, being off the coast of Morocco and closer to the Canary Islands. Tourism is a big industry in both destinations. Golfers can enjoy playing in one of the 3 golf courses there, one of which was designed by the famous Spanish golfer, Seve Ballestero. Madeira is also well known by walkers for its abundant flora and fauna, with a virtual year-round climate due to the gulf stream. It is also known for its wine, (Madeira) which also gave its name to the popular UK Madeira cake, so called as it was frequently eaten as an accompaniment to the wine. The island was found by Portuguese sailors in the 1400s and is generally considered the first territorial discover in the exploratory Age of Discovery. Now, there are a little under 300.000 inhabitants on the island, although that number swells almost daily with the large cruise ships that dock in the harbour at Funchal. This is also the location of one of the world’s best fireworks display on New Years Eve, when locals and tourist get the opportunity to dress up (starting on the 30th) and dance the night away after dinner, right through to the next day. On the 31st, large cruise ships begin arriving in the port, where, at the stroke of midnight and accompanied by an orchestra, they participate in a spectacular fireworks display, before party continues until breakfast on the 1st! The Azores, quite further north, are made up of nine smaller islands, the largest of which is Sao Miguel, where the capital city of Ponta Delgada is located. These islands were all originally volcanoes, although some have had no volcanic activity since they were formed. Portugal’s highest mountain is located on the island of Pico, an impressive 2351m. This is a popular hike, but it should not be underestimated – the walk can take around 6-9 hours and a guide is recommended! There are plenty of tours and attractions to visit in Ponta Delgada. The island has an impressive natural landscape, greenery in abundance and lakes which now fill volcanic craters. From the port you can take a boat trip to look for whales and dolphins, or perhaps take Baltic Capitals Cruise Flight Alicante to Copenhagen 1 night 4* City Centre 7 nights Helskinki, St Petersburg Tallin, Kiel, Copenhagen Inc drinks, taxes & tips, Madeira Flights from Alicante Transfers, 7 nights 4* B&B from Menorca Summer 2020 Direct ights Alicante Transfers & 7 nights All Inclusive 4* Globales Almirante Farragut Almuñecar Incl Local Pick Up 7 nights full board incl Wine & Water* 4* Almuñecar Playa Spa a walk through the nearby lava tunnel. Plunging to 1.6 km under the ground, this can involve some quite tight spaces, good hiking gear is recommended, all worth it to see the unusual stalagmite and stalactite formations underground. Getting to either Madeira or Azores is easy with a connecting flight in Lisbon. Alternatively, most transatlantic cruises stop at the Azores on their way to/from the US, and Madeira regularly features on most Canary Island Cruise itineraries. Accommodation is plentiful in Madeira, whilst most hotels in the Azores are located on Sao Miguel. Direct ights from Alicante 4 nights 4* B&N Copenhagen Celebrity Greek Islands Cruise from Barcelona To Mallorca, Sicily, Mykonos, Athens, Santorini, Split & Venice Direct ight to Alicante incl taxes, tips, drinks package & 1 night 4* Venice Milan Direct ights Transfers & 5 nights 4* City Centre B&B Roquetas De Mar Incl Local Pick up 7 nights full board Incl Wine & Water* 4* Playa Capricho
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