northernbird Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Less colds and no hayfever. I lived on the edge of the Fens where the rape used to drive my nostrils mad!! I obviously don't react to anything here. Weight gain due to drinking and socialising more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 OH and son have less eczema and asthma than they did in the uk. Although cold mornings still set the eczema off in the OHs hands a bit, especially if she does a few days work in a row at the doctors surgery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tina0101 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Apart from the fact that every mozzie in the world seems to want a piece of me, we are all generally healthier. In the UK you had to pay min of £20 a month to go to the gym. Here, we walk and swim and it's all free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Apart from the fact that every mozzie in the world seems to want a piece of me, we are all generally healthier. In the UK you had to pay min of £20 a month to go to the gym. Here, we walk and swim and it's all free. I hate the fact that most places require you to pay to park in the uk, But i didnt realise you now had to pay to take a walk :elvis: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 None of our parents had it though did they ?It was never even thought of until the 80s. They did, but it wasn't recognised. People would take to their beds, or sit indoors, unable to do much from Oct/Nov until the longer days arrived again when energy levels returned. It doesn't always manifest itself as depression. I don't get depressed or low mood, but I do feel more tired and my limbs feel like lead. I find it harder to wake up and get motivated to do anything. I find taking vitamin D helps a bit and my lightbox works too. Having a dog has helped too because he has to go for a walk every day and even the low level of light outside at this time of year is better than being inside, but sometimes it's a real effort to make myself go! It's thought to be at least partly caused by decreased levels of serotonin and/or melatonin in some people's brains, but there is still work being done into understanding it. It's rare to find people suffering with it within 30 degrees of the equator where the daylight is more constant and brighter. I was never affected by it living in Perth even though that's outside the 30 degs, mainly, I suppose, because the winter sun is pretty bright there too. Some people are adversely affected by summer weather too and suffer similar symptoms. The human brain is an amazing organ and we're only just scratching the surface of understanding it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodipodi Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I hate the fact that most places require you to pay to park in the uk, But i didnt realise you now had to pay to take a walk :elvis: :laugh: I'm sure Tina means it's a little more enjoyable to walk and swim in Oz because of the better weather, I expect that would make a lot of people more likely to get out walking and swimming rather than feel they have to pay for the gym to get their exercise xx....I'm sure you knew that?.... :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 None of our parents had it though did they ?It was never even thought of until the 80s. People used to refer to it as 'the winter blues' before it got the fancy name. Mortality rises significantly in the UK winter and there must be a reason for this as few die of hypothermia. Personally I found November through March a challenge all my life. Every year when we moved the clocks back in October I would be willing the 5 months to pass before we changed them back to BST at the end of March. But I was well aware that it doesn't affect most and indeed I know a lot of people in the UK for whom winter was their favourite season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jodipodi Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Less colds and no hayfever. I lived on the edge of the Fens where the rape used to drive my nostrils mad!! I obviously don't react to anything here. Weight gain due to drinking and socialising more. Hmmmm I reckon that's a trade off Id be comfortable with xxx :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjg Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 :laugh:I'm sure Tina means it's a little more enjoyable to walk and swim in Oz because of the better weather, I expect that would make a lot of people more likely to get out walking and swimming rather than feel they have to pay for the gym to get their exercise xx....I'm sure you knew that?.... :laugh: It was a cheap shot, But i don't like to let them pass........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramac Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Less colds and no hayfever. I lived on the edge of the Fens where the rape used to drive my nostrils mad!! I obviously don't react to anything here. Weight gain due to drinking and socialising more. I and our girls react to the rape too. And it's always bloody exam season when it's at its height! Hate the stuff. My husband is sensitive to some of the tree pollens in Australia, but he's the only one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 None of our parents had it though did they ?It was never even thought of until the 80s. But that's like saying nobody had cancer in the 1600's - of course they did, they just couldn't put a name to it. It's a whole separate debate whether identifying an illness makes it easier to treat and is therefore a good thing, or makes it easier for people to exaggerate their condition and is therefore a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) I have been here for almost seven years. My depression/anxiety has been worse here, I drink more as a result of that, I have put on weight due to the drinking and despite the fact that I have a very healthy home-cooked diet. I am vitamin D deficient due to the care I take in the sun. I have a hard time in the winter with my asthma. Since I have been here I have had a pars fracture in my back and two metatarsal fractures whilst bushwalking and turning my foot awkwardly. Having said all that I have absolutely no idea as to whether the same would have happened in the UK had we stayed there. I have had depression/anxiety since my late teens. I have used alcohol due to my depression on and off since I lost my dad when I was 24. I have been steadily putting on weight since then too. I had bad hayfever in the UK which I don't have now. Just part of getting older I would guess. I don't think that Australia has improved/worsened my health. I am getting older and my life experiences dictate how my health is to a larger extent. Edited December 13, 2015 by LKC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Less colds and no hayfever. I lived on the edge of the Fens where the rape used to drive my nostrils mad!! I obviously don't react to anything here. Weight gain due to drinking and socialising more. I was half expecting the rape to be an issue around here too but not a thing! Now wattle on the other hand sets me right off!!!! Same colour LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernbird Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I was half expecting the rape to be an issue around here too but not a thing! Now wattle on the other hand sets me right off!!!! Same colour LOL The fields between Peterborough and Huntingdon are full of the stuff and the drive to work used to be hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifi69 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) I have been here for almost seven years. My depression/anxiety has been worse here, I drink more as a result of that, I have put on weight due to the drinking and despite the fact that I have a very healthy home-cooked diet. I am vitamin D deficient due to the care I take in the sun. I have a hard time in the winter with my asthma. Since I have been here I have had a pars fracture in my back and two metatarsal fractures whilst bushwalking and turning my foot awkwardly. Having said all that I have absolutely no idea as to whether the same would have happened in the UK had we stayed there. I have had depression/anxiety since my late teens. I have used alcohol due to my depression on and off since I lost my dad when I was 24. I have been steadily putting on weight since then too. I had bad hayfever in the UK which I don't have now. Just part of getting older I would guess. I don't think that Australia has improved/worsened my health. I am getting older and my life experiences dictate how my health is to a larger extent. Your a backbone to PIO and that was a very honest post. Nobody is here to judge. as I said I'm too getting older. I get up confused and go to bed confused. that seems to be my age!! The antidote...a v simple life, leave the heavy stuff to those that want it:cool: Edited December 13, 2015 by fifi69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest30085 Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I have been here for almost seven years. My depression/anxiety has been worse here, I drink more as a result of that, I have put on weight due to the drinking and despite the fact that I have a very healthy home-cooked diet. I am vitamin D deficient due to the care I take in the sun. I have a hard time in the winter with my asthma. Since I have been here I have had a pars fracture in my back and two metatarsal fractures whilst bushwalking and turning my foot awkwardly. Having said all that I have absolutely no idea as to whether the same would have happened in the UK had we stayed there. I have had depression/anxiety since my late teens. I have used alcohol due to my depression on and off since I lost my dad when I was 24. I have been steadily putting on weight since then too. I had bad hayfever in the UK which I don't have now. Just part of getting older I would guess. I don't think that Australia has improved/worsened my health. I am getting older and my life experiences dictate how my health is to a larger extent. Just this ..... :hug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 (edited) Very rarely get a cold and never had flu. I'm outside on long walks every day and (touch wood) have no aches and pains yet although bursitis in both achilles tendons bothered me until I had cortisone injections and they haven't been bad since. I do get hay fever when the wattle bushes are in bloom - never had asthma but when my hayfever is at its worst I do also get patches of eczema on my wrists and hands. Had that in the UK too. Edited December 13, 2015 by JockinTas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Just this ..... :hug: Thanks Chook :wubclub:. Just in a bad place at the moment. I am sure that things will improve, given time and support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Your a backbone to PIO and that was a very honest post. Nobody is here to judge. as I said I'm too getting older. I get up confused and go to bed confused. that seems to be my age!! The antidote...a v simple life, leave the heavy stuff to those that want it:cool: This is the conclusion that I am coming to. The older I get, the less bother I want. All I need is a roof over our heads, enough food to nourish and good times and laughter with my OH and girls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 I'm curious to know from expats in Aus if they've noticed a change in their health since moving. Has the climate cut on seasonal illnesses? Has the outdoor lifestyle helped to improve your general fitness? Does the different food and diet have an impact? Does the extra sunshine lift your mood and sense of wellbeing? This is entirely unscientific, just curious to people's personal observations No guessing that Northern Europe is now in deepest, coldest, miserable winter at the moment Bugga!! Never thought much about it...:wink: Er...Have got very much fatter, weaker, tanned and older, well 52 years here might be the reason. Cheers, Bobj. And loving it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 People used to refer to it as 'the winter blues' before it got the fancy name. Mortality rises significantly in the UK winter and there must be a reason for this as few die of hypothermia. Personally I found November through March a challenge all my life. Every year when we moved the clocks back in October I would be willing the 5 months to pass before we changed them back to BST at the end of March. But I was well aware that it doesn't affect most and indeed I know a lot of people in the UK for whom winter was their favourite season. Pnumonia mainly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Pnumonia mainly. Actually the (ONS) figures for 2014/15 show that mortality is 27% higher in the UKs 3 winter months compared with the other 9 (equivalent to around 43,000 additional deaths). About one third of these extra deaths is attributable to respiratory diseases such as pneumonia. Winter definitely hastens the end for many in the UK whatever the reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Less colds and no hayfever. I lived on the edge of the Fens where the rape used to drive my nostrils mad!! I obviously don't react to anything here. Weight gain due to drinking and socialising more. Would have thought that hayfever would be rather bad in WA, seeing that the volumes of grass pollens is enormous. Possibly the"Fremantle Doctor" helps keep the pollen down. Cheers, Bobj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul1Perth Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 We've always eaten pretty healthily, my wife has always prepared home cooked meals most nights so the food thing is not any different. We came here for a more outdoors lifestyle, we didn't live near the ocean in the UK (near Stockport) but used to love going on our annual holidays to Greece, Portugal, Spain. Always used to spend lots of time on the beach and in the Ocean so we came here with the intent of doing that a lot more. We purposely bought near a nice beach in a suburb we liked and we've not regretted it for one second. We do a lot more outdoors sport just because the weather is better for it. We are members of the local surf club, our boys have loved it since they were 7 and it's been great for the whole family. Our social life revolves around organised events from the surf club and the friends we've met through there. We are both a lot fitter than we would have been in the UK I'm sure, just because we have the opportunity to do things we didn't have in the UK. Even if we had lived near the Coast there it's nowhere near as warm or inviting. The extra sunshine lifts everyone's mood I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loubylou1504 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I have lost over 80 kg out of 3 of the 5 years living here. I still have another 40kg to go. So yes a positive here. Plus dont suffer with my aches and pains as much. Sent from my SM-T355Y using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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