Tips to Survive this Hot Weather

 

If you have a basement, use it during the hottest hours of the day when the sun is highest. Basements are usually 10-15 degrees cooler than the upstairs part of the house.

Wear lightweight, light-colored cotton clothes. Heat is trapped by synthetic fibres, but cotton absorbs perspiration and its evaporation causes you to feel cooler. The light colors reflect the sun's radiation. 

 

Drink chrysanthemum tea. Practitioners say chrysanthemum is a cooling herb which clears the head.

Sleep on a feather or down pillow with a cotton pillowcase. Synthetic pillows will retain heat.

Eat small meals and eat more often. The larger the meal, the more metabolic heat your body creates breaking down the food. Avoid foods that are high in protein, which increase metabolic heat.

Run your wrists under a cold tap for five seconds each every couple of hours. Because a main vein passes through this area, it helps cool the blood.

Women should replace their usual body moisturizer with a cooling aloe Vera after sun product to use morning and night. This will help lower your skin temperature.

Slow down and avoid strenuous activity which will stimulate your body and raise its core temperature. If you must go jogging, do it during the coolest part of the day, which is usually before 7am.

Get Liquid Ice. This re-usable ice wrap is perfect for cooling hot skin. The cloth, per-soaked in the Liquid Ice solution, cools instantly when removed from the packet without need for refrigeration.

Get some Mentholated Migraine Ice patches. These soft gel patches - designed to soothe headaches - come into their own during heat waves as they instantly reduce skin temperature when applied. They can be found in chemists.

Maintain an adequate level of hydration: which means you’ll need to consume more water than you usually do when it’s hot. If you’re sweating profusely, you will also need to replace the electrolytes you are losing by eating a small amount of food with your water or by drinking specially-formulated electrolyte replacement drinks. Thirst is the first sign of dehydration; you should drink sufficient amounts of fluids before you feel thirsty in order to prevent dehydration. Remember that water is your most important resource, so protect the water that’s already in your body by avoiding the sun and the wind, as both can increase water evaporation from your body. Do not eat unless you have plenty of water, and limit or cease physical activity if your water resources are critical.