Being born in the summer could give you a sunny disposition for life. While a winter birthday might cast a permanent shadow over your happiness, scientists believe.
Experiments suggest that the season of birth dramatically affects the speed at which the body clock ticks. A winter birth could leave it moving too slowly – affecting health and personality.
Several studies show that people born in the winter months have an elevated risk of mood disorders such as seasonal depression, bipolar depression and schizophrenia – all of which are associated with disruption of normal circadian rhythms.
Previous studies have linked winter births to food allergies, possibly because of lack of the ‘sunshine vitamin’ D.
But being born in the summer can have drawbacks – such as an increased risk of short-sightedness. It's thought that sunshine interferes with the delicate development of the eye, making focusing difficult and distant objects appear blurred.
Another study of more than 1.5million children in the U.S. clearly showed that those conceived in the summer are less clever than other youngsters. It is thought that they receive more exposure to pesticides during the first few months of pregnancy – a critical time for brain development.
Found on Daily Mail
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