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The first thing I would like to say is - having read anything, anywhere, never trust it as if it came from heaven. Just like ways of medicine a hundred years ago today seem absurd, some - of course, not as much - of today's medicine will seem strange in a hundred years time. Always try to see what works for you, and what doesn't, before you make judgements.
On the other hand don't dismiss something which sounds strange to you at first. It might be not just true, but also very useful.T Cold temperature
One thing that I noticed drains the body of energy, is change of temperature. This happens especially to average people in cold countries in the winter. For example, in Moscow - in the house the temperature is about 20°C, on the street it may be below zero, or even way below zero. A person goes to work, first he exits the building, then perhaps a walk to the metro (underground) station, then again, 20°C while in the train. And then the whole story again from the station to the workplace. The body doesn't adapt to temperature as quickly as you might expect. It takes around a minute per 4° for the body to adapt. So a drop of 20° requires around 5 minutes, etc.
What I have observed is that not moving around for several minutes helps the body to adapt easier to the new temperature. Having left the building and gone out to a, say, -5°C temperature, spend 4-5 minutes walking quite slowly, before you switch on your turbo engine.
Notice, how when entering a warm place straight from freezing cold, not even 10 seconds pass before you feel sweat. This way you can see how much energy the body really gives out every minutes when out in the cold.
An important point, when out in the cold, always breathe through the nose, and most importantly - breathe out through the nose as well. If you only breathe in cold air through the nose, your upper canals don't get compensation for the cold, and very quickly you will damage your nasal glands. This, in turn, leads to runny nose - the 'very runny' type - when you're not really ill, not infected with any virus or bacteria, but just have damaged glands. What's more annoying is that cleaning your nose only damages the glands further, so if it comes to this - try cleaning your nose without strong pressure on the nose.
In the first few minutes, while the body adapts - the nose adapts as well, it might feel very cold breathing through the nose at first, and not comfortable breathing out. In those first few minutes the nose might get a little runny - and this discourages you from breathing out through the nose. Carry a tissue with you, and rub your nose when it gets slightly runny, but don't stop breathing out through the nose - the reward - several minutes later, the nose becomes clean and warm, and it doesn't hurt anymore to breathe like that. Otherwise you end up with a runny nose, it hurts to breathe, and you feel colder.
Keep your feet warm, you'll be surprised how much heat the body loses through your feet and hands. Two minutes of freezing cold for your feet are enough to get a runny nose. What happens is the body concentrates on warming up your limbs, and sends more blood there. This doesn't help much, comparing the temperature difference, so the body just keeps on doing it, and your nasal cleaning mechanism, which also relies on blood supply, stops working properly.
If at home you feel that your feet are quite cold, even though you're wearing snickers, it might be a good idea, to put your feet in hot water for 10 minutes, and then put on socks.
Wearing socks all night is, on the other hand, not a very good idea, since your feet do need fresh air. Again, it's much more productive to warm your feet up in hot water before sleep. When you put your feet in hot water, they become warm not only on the outside, but also inside, and the body feels that, and returns to normal blood supply to the limbs. But if you just put on socks and shoes, it takes much much longer for the whole foot to warm up inside.