Typically in septic shock, a person’s body sets off intense inflammation in response to an infection or trauma. Body temperature spikes to a fever to fight the offender. It can then plunge into hypothermia as the body fails to correct the

If the thought of being even remotely chilly makes you reach for the nearest blanket, take comfort: the more we expose ourselves to cooler temperatures, the more health benefits we stand to gain. And these benefits increase even as we mentally adapt to the cooler temperatures.