The doctor spoke about the impact of magnetic storms on health

Magnetic storms rarely pose a threat to health, but certain groups of people may experience discomfort and deterioration of well-being. This was announced on October 1 by Alexander Kalyuzhin, senior lecturer at the Department of Fundamental Medical Sciences at the State University of Education.

"For most people, geomagnetic disturbances are harmless and act as a mild stress factor. Scientific data is heterogeneous: there is no convincing direct connection between the storm and deterioration of health in most people, but individual reactions vary," the expert said.

According to Kalyuzhin, during magnetic storms, the balance of the autonomic nervous system can temporarily shift to the side (vegetative vascular dystonia), disrupt circadian rhythms and indirectly affect vascular tone through baroreflex (the body's mechanism that helps maintain blood pressure at an almost constant level).

Special attention should be paid during such periods to patients with arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease and arrhythmias, people who have suffered a heart attack or stroke, as well as elderly patients with impaired baroreflex. People suffering from migraines or anxiety-depressive disorders, as well as pregnant women in the early stages, may also be more vulnerable. However, in healthy people, only short—term symptoms are possible - headache, fatigue or irritability.

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To reduce the risks, Kalyuzhin advises to take regular sleep lasting 7-9 hours, adhere to moderate physical activity, maintain water balance, and avoid excess alcohol and caffeine. In nutrition, the expert recommends giving preference to vegetables, fish, whole grains, and foods containing potassium and magnesium. It is important for patients with cardiovascular diseases to monitor blood pressure and pulse. At the same time, he stressed, there are no specific drugs for taking during magnetic storms, and changes in therapy should be carried out only after consulting with a doctor.

Kalyuzhin also pointed out that if chest pain, shortness of breath, severe arrhythmia, fainting or a sharp increase in blood pressure occur, it is necessary to urgently seek medical help. In pregnant women, the signal for a visit to the doctor may be a headache with "flies" in front of the eyes, swelling and increased blood pressure above 140/90 mmHg. In other cases, routine consultation and risk factor management are sufficient.

Sergey Bogachev, head of the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, said on September 30 that a G3+ magnetic storm had begun on Earth, the largest in the last three months. According to him, such events were last observed on June 1 of this year, when the Earth was directly hit by a large solar prominence. According to him, increased solar activity continues to significantly complicate the situation in near-Earth space.

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