glm1111
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Well, it's 107 degrees here in the city and it's HOT HOT HOT!!! Thought I would just post some helpful things to avoid hyperthermia.
Sea salt 1/4tsp in a glass of water in the AM...coconut water (high in potassium) through the day, helps balance electrolytes, and of course plenty of water. Stay cool everyone!
Gael
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Keebler
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- Adding to Gael's good suggestion,
ICE TENT
Cotton kitchen towel, not too thick.
Dampen & fold in quarter, place in clean plastic bag or lay in a container to freeze. Do not get this too wet or it will freeze in a block.
Anytime desired, just grab it, unfold to "tent" over face, neck, chest. Especially good at night at bedtime.
keep a bunch in freezer. Any fabric would work, too, it does not need to be a towel. Cotton is best, though. Tee shirts, too.
Do not use a used plastic bag that could contain bits from the store or germs from other sources that could transfer to the fabric - you would not want that over your face and eyes. -
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Keebler
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- Ice packs on the BOTTOM of your FEET will help draw down heat from your upper body. Or even sitting with feet in a bowl of cool water can help. (Some pets would like this, too.)
Spriz skin often.
Ice or cool packs on the wrist and neck (carotid) arteries (and also groin points) will help cool the supply to your heart and brain.
I always forget which blood pathways running to heart and to brain are called, vs. those running away from. You want the ice on the blood pathways running to the heart and brain.
I like an ice pack on my belly, too.
Pets might like such cooling techniques as well but check with vet or web search. It may vary for certain kinds of pets. -
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Keebler
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- Drink COOL, not ice cold water, green tea, etc. Ice cold can be too much of a shock.
Some cultures drink HOT teas to cool off (from the sweat) but - try as a I might - that just never seems to work for me. I do not usually use ice but on really hot days, cool drink is nice -- although, technically, the stomach is said to make more heat warming that up to body temp.
Same non-shocking protocol with a shower. A cold shower always sounds so nice but it can shock the heart and adrenals. Cool works. -
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glm1111
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Hi Keebler,
I was hoping you would chime in with some of your great suggestions as always. Thanks so much!
Gael
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