Blame The Seasons For Your Life Maladies

“The season in which you are born may affect everything from your eyesight to your eating habits and overall health later in life, according to a blossoming field of research. The latest study shows that spring babies are more likely to suffer from anorexia nervosa as adults…. Previous studies have found similar links between spring births and various disorders, including schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis and even Type 1 diabetes. It’s possible these diseases are linked to some environmental influence during gestation or the first few months of life, though researchers aren’t sure what that could be.” It’s not just spring, either: Fall babies die earlier, summer babies are more likely to be nearsighted, and winter babies have mental health disorders. So there’s something terrible for all of us. I like to refer to the condition as “being human.”