Forget the stars — it’s the Sun that holds the key to your health and future happiness

Where and when you are born really does affect what happens throughout your life. But it has nothing to do with what is mapped in the stars or whether you are Taurus, Aries or Libra. It has everything, instead, to do with one star in particular, the Sun.

Research shows that the latitude of your birthplace and how much solar radiation you were exposed to in the womb affects your health, wealth, happiness, longevity and creativity. It is because one type of radiation emitted by the sun, ultraviolet (UVR), is believed to cause genetic changes in the developing baby that may have a shaping effect, either beneficial or harmful. It could explain why many of us believe that common characteristics and fates are shared by those born at the same time of year.

For example, researchers at the University of Rostock, in Germany, have analysed data to see if the month in which you are born affects how long you will live. It does. Their research found that your chances of living beyond 100 were up to 16 per cent higher than average if you were born in December, but if you were born in June, your chances were 23 per cent lower…

Happiness

Happier people are more likely to have been conceived in the summer, according to a Vienna University study. Meanwhile, a study at the University of Tokyo found that people born between December and February were more likely to be disagreeable than those born at other times of the year…

Intelligence

Winter-born children are bigger and brighter than those born in summer. Psychiatrists and anthropologists from Harvard and Queensland universities tracked the development of 21,000 boys and girls over seven years, and found seasonal variations in intelligence, weight, height and head size.

Source: Times Online
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8122-2521642,00.html