How weather-sensitive people can cope with a magnetic storm: advice from a cardiologist

Cardiologist Mamedov recommended getting enough sleep and walking more during a magnetic storm.

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Panic reigns on the Internet: a powerful and terrible magnetic storm awaits us on December 1.

Where does the news come from? As we already told you, on the afternoon of November 28, another flare occurred on the Sun. It was more powerful than the previous ones, but it was slightly below the maximum X class: its class for soft X-ray radiation was classified as M9. 8. Solar and space weather monitoring sites predict that the ejecta will likely reach Earth on December 1. But there is a nuance: this coronal mass ejection (CME) was not the first, but the third or fourth in recent times, and if it catches up to its predecessors and absorbs them, the storm will be noticeable. “A Cannibal CME could form, capable of causing strong G3 geomagnetic storms with auroras in mid-latitudes,” warn spaceweather.com experts.

Many people, even without abstruse calculations, have already begun to feel a storm. People complain en masse of headaches and fatigue that make them lose their balance and make their heart race…

“I myself am a weather-sensitive person and I can confirm: storms affect my well-being,” cardiologist Professor Mehman Mamedov told KP.

And how to survive a dangerous period? The expert advised hypertensive patients to be alert and control their blood pressure. For those suffering from cardiovascular disease, take your medications and have the medications your doctor prescribed on hand in case of exacerbations. It is also important to avoid psycho-emotional stress, not to be nervous, not to get stressed, because stress only increases poor health. Try to get enough sleep, rest, walk outdoors, limit physical activity, and drink more water. In general, basic tips for a healthy lifestyle will help us all.