“When viruses or bacteria invade, your trusty white blood cells release proteins that send a message to your brain’s temperature control center. To fight off the infection, this control center begins to raise your temperature by constricting your blood vessels and making you shiver. As you shiver, the increased muscle activity produces heat, and the blood vessels in your skin contract to prevent heat loss.
When you have a chill, your skin may feel colder, but as blood is diverted from the skin to deeper inside your body, the temperature at the core of your body is actually on the rise”
-MotherNature.com
I’ve been sick for the last couple days, but my only symptoms have been fever, chills and body aches. It’s kind of odd. No stuffy nose, sore throat, upset stomach or anything like that.
Anyway, last night as I cycled from shivering in wool socks, sweats and a sweater under four blankets to burning up and throwing all the layers off, I got to wondering about chills. So I looked it up.
Sucks how the things your body does to help you fight off illness have to make you feel like such crap.
