Why, After You Get Sunburned and You Enter an Air-Conditioned

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Essay

Why, after you get sunburned and you enter an air-conditioned building do you feel especially cold? Your answer should take into account the fact that blood vessels near the surface of your skin have dilated, allowing blood to move to the area of skin damage and begin repairs.

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Definitions:

Ayurvedic Medicine

Traditional healing system of India that addresses mental and spiritual well-being and physical health. Ayurveda identifies three types of energies that are present in all things: vata, pitta, and kapha, and believes that imbalances in any of these areas can cause disease.

Vata, Pitta, Kapha

Fundamental principles in Ayurveda representing different body types and constitutions.

Medicinal Blood Removal

A therapeutic procedure, also known as phlebotomy or bloodletting, used to remove blood from the body with the intention of treating certain medical conditions.

Leeches

Bloodsucking or carnivorous aquatic or terrestrial worms used medicinally for bloodletting since ancient times.