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Is it healthy to sit right next to a radiator for long hours?
The average temperature where I live is around minus 20 degrees celsius.
And my house does not have proper heat insultation. Which means rooms get cold pretty quickly. I'm not a big fan of the cold.
I have a small electric oil-filled radiator in my room that I use. I find sitting next to this thing very cozy because I can feel the heat radiating from it. I often times work on my laptop for hours sitting right next to this thing.
But then when I get up and move to a different part of the room, it of course feels uncomfortable.
My question here is, am I preventing my body to naturally habituate to the cold? By providing an artificial source of constant heat instead of letting my body generate its own heat? Am I somehow de-adapting to the cold and becoming dependent on the heater?
It's different from just having a heated house. The heat is not directly conducting to you. But in this case, this is a very close conduction of heat. And it feels like my body's natural thermostat is not getting properly set.
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Interesting question.
I am in MN and just finished a few days of -20 F (-29 C). I do not adjust my heat, just add more layers of clothes or use a lap blanket. Wish I could ask my dog that question who loves to lie right in front of the fireplace on colder days.
I feel as I age, that I do not tolerate the cold like I use to. Maybe it changes in my circulation. I did find and article from Iowa Health Care, it more address adjust to heat, but some of principles could apply to cold also.
https://uihc.org/educational-resources/acclimatization-adjusting-temperature
Not sure of your age, but here is another article about why older adults may feel colder: https://blog.providence.org/blog/feeling-colder-as-you-get-older-here-are-some-reasons-why