Keyword: heat

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The Psychology and Physiology of Heat July 7, 2010

Host: Armand DiMeleGuests: Sherri Siegel
Category: Society, Culture & Current Events, The Mind & Neuroscience

Heat does more than make you uncomfortable. Armand DiMele and Dr. Sherry Siegel, M.D. break down how extreme heat triggers irritability and violence, why common medications like Benadryl and Coumadin become dangerous in high temperatures, and how the body loses its ability to cool itself with age.

Heat Stress and the Body June 20, 2006

Host: Armand DiMele
Category: Emotions & Inner Life, The Mind & Neuroscience

Summer heat does more than make us sweat. Armand DiMele takes calls from listeners struggling with panic attacks, hot flashes, and depression triggered by high temperatures, tracing physical symptoms to hormonal and chemical factors while connecting heat stress to the emotional weight of controlling parents and distant wars.