The sed rate test measures the distance red blood cells fall in a test tube in one hour. The farther the red blood cells have descended, the greater the inflammatory response of your immune system.
A woman pulls up her hood as she exits a subway during a snowstorm in New York City, March 5, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/Lucas Jackson. For all practical purposes, winter starts at around the moment your heating fails, forcing you to put on all your ugly Christmas sweaters at the same time. For others, itâs when you slip and fall down a dozen stairs into the subway.
Winter begins December 22. First day of Spring is March 20. And Summer starts June 21. Depending on where you are in the US, these dates are sometimes sort of goofy .... winter *weather* starts in many northern areas by mid-November, for example. (or even earlier!)