{"id":339398,"date":"2015-06-10T15:43:21","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T07:43:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/birth-month-affect-likely-fall-sick-339398.html"},"modified":"2015-06-10T15:43:21","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T07:43:21","slug":"birth-month-affect-likely-fall-sick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/health-hk\/medical-news-hk\/birth-month-affect-likely-fall-sick-339398.html","title":{"rendered":"Forget genes! Your birth month can predict your future illnesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/shutterstock_167395046.jpg\"><span style=\"display: block;\" class=\"wrap-img\" id=\"wrap-img-35527\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35527 img-responsive  aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2014\/08\/shutterstock_167395046-625x416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"416\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/p>  <p>Think that birthdates are\u00a0only linked to astrology and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/horoscope-lifelove\">horoscopes<\/a>? Think again! After examining hundreds of thousands of medical databases in New York,\u00a0scientists at <strong>Columbia University<\/strong> have managed to show a positive correlation\u00a0between your birth month, the chances of you falling sick, and the type of illnesses you are more likely to contract. Specifically, there are 55 diseases that bear direct links to the time of your birth.<\/p> <p>That's great news for <strong>May<\/strong> babies, who have the\u00a0lowest <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/medical-news\/10-things-to-know-endometriosis-83749.html\">disease <\/a>incidence,\u00a0but it's pretty\u00a0bad for the <strong>October<\/strong>-borns who are at the highest risk for falling sick. According to researchers, this is due to seasonal differences, which can influence the development of early defence mechanisms and affect the immune system.<\/p> <p>On another note, <strong>January<\/strong> babies are more prone to hypertension, those born in July and October likelier to contract asthma, and if your birth month is <strong>November<\/strong> you have increased risk for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)! Unfortunately, those having birth months from <strong>March<\/strong> to <strong>June<\/strong> also have lower life expectancies as they are more likely to be diagnosed with heart disease like atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure.<\/p> <p>But it's not all dreary and doom, because while indicating a higher risk, this doesn't\u00a0means that you'll actually contract these <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/lifelove\/coaching-lifelove\/charity-month-alzheimers-disease-association-singapore-75195.html\">diseases<\/a>\u00a0for sure.\u00a0Just maintain an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/healthy-practices\/exercises-improve-arm-definition-87512.html\">active lifestyle<\/a> and keep a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/health\/on-my-plate\/listen-hunger-19692.html\">balanced diet<\/a>, and you'll be in good health for a long time to come<\/p> <p><em>Yijie Zhang<\/em><\/p>  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October babies beware! 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