Contrary to the assumption that colds only occur in autumn and winter, they can also affect you in summer. About 20% of them occur in the warm season.
Experts believe that one possible reason is the use of air conditioning.
In this post, you’ll learn:
- what concrete effects the noisy box has on your health &
- what healthy cooling alternative you can use to stay away from the nasty side effects.
Effect 1: Your mucous membranes dry out
The air conditioner blows not only cool but also dry air into the room. Low humidity irritates your mucous membranes and decreases the cleaning function of the cilia.
Your body’s defense function also decreases as a result. Cold viruses and bacteria enter the body quickly in this way and can lead to painful inflammation or the common cold.
Impact 2: Pathogens lead to respiratory disorders
When running, an air conditioner blows cold air into the room, but itself becomes very warm. In addition, it removes moisture from the air.
The combination of heat and condensation provides an optimal breeding ground for the growth of mold, bacteria and viruses. Such equipment can therefore become a breeding ground for many pathogens quite quickly, even despite maintenance.
With the help of air circulation, they are distributed in the room and quickly reach you. The result can be respiratory disorders and even Legionella infections.
Effect 3: The draught causes muscle tension
If you’re sitting in the air conditioner’s draft direction, you’ve probably noticed that not only does it get cold, but, moreover, your muscles tense up. This effect is further aggravated when your muscles are at rest or already weakened.
So if you’re not careful, you’ll quickly find yourself struggling with muscle tension in your neck, shoulders and back.
What to do now? Do without air conditioning? No, you don’t have to!
Surface cooling prevents the health problems
In summary, with a classic air conditioner, it is mainly the drafts, low humidity and the spread of viruses that are detrimental to health.
Once these factors are cleared, you can be in a cooled room without health risks.
Many advantages and no disadvantages
You can think of this cooling like panel heating built into the floor, walls or ceiling – but just cooling.
The added benefit here is that you can actually heat with your “air conditioner” as well. In this blog post, however, we’d rather explain the benefits you get from surface cooling alone. If you want to learn about healthy heating, click here.
The advantage of surface cooling is that no box is installed in the room, which can “hoard” and spread the bacteria, viruses and co.
Another benefit is that with this system no cold air is blown through the air. Thus, on the one hand, you do not have a reduction in humidity, which dries out your mucous membranes, and on the other hand, you are spared the annoying drafts that cause muscle tension.
So with this system, you won’t see, hear or feel anything from a noisy box hanging on the wall or built in there.
Conclusion: You have the choice – it’s about your health!
What is clear is that air conditioning can do quite a bit of mischief to people. The effects range from a harmless cold to chronic respiratory disorders. Meanwhile, many residents want to do without air conditioners because of the negative effects. However, it does not have to be!
With surface cooling you kill several birds with one stone. You not only have the advantage that it is healthy and you avoid the previously mentioned complaints. It also makes itself affordable due to low energy costs and home design.
Our surface cooling is healthy and particularly easy to retrofit in renovations. If you also want to benefit from healthy surface cooling, click here.
Yes, I would like to benefit from healthy surface cooling.
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