It's sun that shapes our destiny
The time of year we are born really does affect the people we become. Butit’s nothing to do with the position of the stars or movement of the planets, as horoscopes would have us believe. Instead, says a new study, it’s down to how much sunshine a woman is exposed to during her pregnancy. “We have linked a child’s season of birth with levels of certain chemicals in the body, which have powerful impacts on the way people behave,” said professor Jayanti Chotai, a consultant psychiatrist and senior lecturer at Umea University in Sweden. Scientists believe that strong natural light boosts levels of serotonin, the brain’s natural ‘happy drug’ that seems to play a strong role in lifting moods. Chotai continued, “We made some very intriguing matches. Women born during spring have low serotonin levels because of the long months of winter during which they were in the womb.” “Low serotonin levels are associated with impulsiveness and aggressiveness, as well as anxiety-related traits like neu...