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Rameshjeee

A few cool ways to beat the summer heat

To handle this heat onslaught and ensure your body is as cool as it can possibly be, we suggest a few measures that are easy to follow:

Eat light, small, frequent meals
Start the morning with a sweet, juicy fruit at breakfast. Ripe summer fruit -- peaches, plums, melons and pears -- are exactly what your skin craves for in the hot season. Citrus fruit are also very cooling. Eat them whole or extract their juice, store in the refrigerator and sip often throughout the day.

Include salads in your diet
Consuming leafy lettuce and summer greens, corn on the cob and cucumbers in salad are delicious ways to stay cool. These foods contain a significant amount of water and can actually thin the blood, which has a cooling effect. Onions too are great in the summer, because of their ability to beat the heat and provide relief from summer ailments. So scatter a few washed onion slices onto a sandwich or in your salad.

If you get burnt (sun stroke or heat stroke)
Seek relief by sipping on green tea or take a spoon of onion juice. They are potent antioxidants that can neutralise cellular damage caused by the sun's rays.

To cool the body through sweating
Add small amounts of hot spices to food while cooking. Hot peppers, fresh ginger and black pepper are all great spices to make it really hot for you and then to cool you down.

Hydrate your body
Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water a day. Water is the best drink as it doesn't contain any sugars that can add up to unnecessary calories. For a change, a lemon and honey drink can also instantly replenish your body's lost fluids and work as an energiser. Drink fluids even if you are not thirsty -- once you are thirsty, it means you are already dehydrated.

Wear loose, full-sleeved cotton clothes
To protect the body from the sun and to aid evaporation of sweat. Use a hat to protect your head from the sun if you step out.

Stay indoors
Restrict outdoor activities to the cooler parts of the day -- early mornings before 10:30 am or late evenings after 5:30 pm.

If you're a non-vegetarian
You should limit red meat consumption in summer and opt for fish and oysters instead.

Avoid extremely chilled foods and drinks
Most of us normally pick these and they are actually known to interfere with digestion and sweating, thereby interfering with the body's natural cooling mechanisms. So, however tempting it may be to sit on your porch licking an ice cream cone or sipping a cool glass of tea, try a wedge of watermelon instead.

As the mercury rises, the last thing on one's mind is food, but if you eat smart, small light meals and accompany them with plenty of fluids you will be one cool cucumber. So go ahead and take these obvious precautions! Remember, the best place to start the cooling process is at your body's core.

Source: Rediff

gothic_coder

That is some good information...

Rep+

meetdilip

To add,

Allow your body to breath. Our body can use sweating effectively to relieve us of heat. If it is not compulsory,

1. Avoid wearing shoes + socks

2. Avoid Tights

3. Use cotton. Thinner the better.

4. Move from lifestyle drinks to natural drinks

5. Don't get used to Air conditioner, Cooler. Learn to manage without it.

just4kix

One alarming thing about an impeding sunstroke is that the body does not feel thirsty. After too much dehydration, the signals to the body to drink water/liquids shuts off.

Drink a glass of water every hour, when outside in the sun.

gothic_coder

Yes no matter what, try to consume more water these days..Perfect mantra to get healthy in heat...

panchabhut

also if you are in a humid climate, keep watch on the salt intake. Heavy sweating sharply reduces the salt levels in our body. Salt is essential for normal functioning of our muscles and nerves.

Preeti_20

nice post Ramesh........thanks!

Bigbosspassion

Really nice tips..keep sharing

just4kix

One final tip - take an afternoon siesta. Even better if there is an AC in the bedroom.

gothic_coder

I guess that's not possible for working person... Isn't it?

ShAdOwCoN

u can always use your table right ? .......

you get the added benefit of adding a personal touch to your companies financial statements by drooling all over it

gothic_coder

Not if your boss cubicle is right behind you

ShAdOwCoN

if he catches you , you can always say you were trying to read the fine print

aashaka_gandhi

look @ u both.....finding ways to take small naps @ work....!

yes also.....drink niboo pani once in a day tht wud balance the salt n sugar level as well....

No late dinners......or there ll be uneasiness....thru the night.....!

Must have when u go out of ur home is bottle of water....!

gothic_coder

P.S
That was J4K's Idea

kirankumargb

Every body here is corrct.

Just have a look here too

http://www.indiabroadband.net/health...tml#post157735 (Daily Health Tips.)

panchabhut

I normally take a 20 min. nap during lunch hour. believe me, it really freshens you up.

aashaka_gandhi

n how is tht possible in office????

mickey

i take showers thrice a day, but not this year( now i take just once cause of recent operation)

panchabhut

simple, I have my own cabin. and during lunch hr, nobody is supposed to come or call for office work.