Re: Any redheads here ?

Jim, I was a redhead who grew up in Florida.  When I first moved to 
New York, my teeth would chatter so that I could not talk when the 
temps got below about 40.  After 50 years I have learned to cope 
with New York weather, butI still am far more cold-sensitive than 
my DH who seems to enjoy it.
Auralie

In a message dated 09/12/2005 11:27:37 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
garrideb@well.com writes:
SCIENCE IN THE NEWS
from Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

GINGER GENE MAKES REDHEADS MORE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD
from The Guardian (UK)

Not only are they more likely to burn when the mercury rises, but they also
feel the most pain when it drops.

Researchers at Louisville University in Kentucky have discovered that people
with ginger hair are more sensitive than most. A study released yesterday
shows that the presence of a ginger gene means many redheads need extra
doses of anaesthetic during surgery because they suffer pain more acutely.

Scientists compared the pain tolerance of 60 ginger-haired volunteers with
60 brunettes. The redheads began to feel pain at around 6C (43F), unlike the
volunteers with dark hair, who did not really begin to flinch until the
temperature got down to freezing.
http://tinyurl.com/atvu2

And maybe more sensitive to cold weather ?
-jrf
-- 
Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA

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