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Tips on How to stay cool this summer:
Drink, drink, drink. When it's really steamy, you should be consuming a pint of water every 90 minutes or so. Note: Opinions on that number vary, but be sure to drink enough water so that your urine is clear and odor free. Clean and clear, never fear. Yellow and stinky, drinky, drinky, drinky! If you have a hard time drinking enough fluid, invest in a water bladder with a hose so you can drink on the go.
Eat. Keep salty and revitalizing snacks -- like nuts, dried fruit and energy bars -- handy to replenish what you lose as you sweat.
Keep clean. If you have the option of jumping into a lake, river or the ocean for a quick dip, do it. It'll unclog your pores so you can continue to sweat effectively. Plus it feels sooooo good.
Wear long sleeves. If it's hot and dry, go with a long-sleeve cotton shirt. Hot and humid? Wear a synthetic shirt with good venting. Either way, white or another light color absorbs less heat than dark ones. This goes for all apparel.
Wear a hat. Turn a regular baseball cap into a bona fide desert hat by placing a bandana underneath it to protect your ears and back of neck from sunburn. Better yet, soak that bandanna in cool water before placing it under your hat. It's almost as good as eating an ice cream cone.
Seek shady spots. We shake our heads as tourists stand talking on baking asphalt when it's 15 degrees cooler under a tree 3 feet away.
Pop your underwear in the freezer for a half-hour before dressing. Pajamas work the same.
Take a cool shower before bed. Those without air conditioning -- or modesty -- don't towel off, sleep bare and turn on a fan.
Wear loose-fitting cotton. Anyone in a wool suit or pantyhose when the thermometer passes 90 deserves to be miserable.
Eat a bit of Gulukand (rose petal jam) each hot afternoon. This product is found in Indian groceries.
Run cold water over your inside wrists.
Set a bowl of ice or cold water in front of a moving fan.
Dampen your clothing.
Use a wet washcloth on your forehead. Move it often to help release heat.
Put your feet in a basin of cool (not cold) water.
Lie on the floor, preferably hard surfaced.
Be lazy. When the temperature soars, sit.
Wear loose, light - colored, cotton clothing.
Drink water, and plenty of it. It's cheap preventative medicine.
Avoid caffeine, alcohol and stress.
Eat light, as in fruits and raw vegetables. Go easy on protein; it increases your body's heat production.
Daydream - snowstorm, cool rain, the North Pole. Cheap relief!
I aim the fan right at the bed or couch while I lie there and mist myself with a spray bottle of water.
A college roommate from India gave me this idea. She sprinkled her cotton sheets with water before she went to bed on hot nights.
If the heat becomes unbearable, go to the moivies or the mall. Practically every public space has air conditioning which you can access for little or no cost
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