Ways To Beat The Summer Heat

Cooling comfort is important, but that is not the only reason to stay cool when the temperatures begin to rise. Dangerously high temperatures can result in heat-related illnesses. These illnesses include:

1. Heat cramps result when people sweat a lot during strenuous activity. Sweating depletes the body's salt and moisture and a low salt level creates painful cramps.
2. Heat exhaustion can occur in people with high blood pressure, the elderly, or people who work or exercise in high temperatures. It is characterized by heavy sweating, paleness, muscle cramps, dizziness, nausea or vomiting, headache, and/or weakness.
3. Heat stroke occurs when the body's temperature rises too high. This is a true medical emergency because heat stroke can be fatal if not properly and promptly treated.

Here are fourteen tips to help you avoid heat cramps, heat exhaustion or worse, heat stroke.

1. Alter your pattern of outdoor activities, like exercise or lawn mowing, to take advantage of the cooler times of day - early morning or late vening. If you are unable to change your times, exercise for shorter periods of time. Try walking instead of running.
2. Wear loose-fitting clothing. Cottons are better than synthetics when it comes to keeping you cooler.
3. Fill a spray bottle with water and keep it in the refrigerator to a quick and refreshing spray.
4. Fans help to circulate air, even in an air conditioned area.
5. Put lotions in the refrigerator to ease hot, tired bodies.
6. Put plastic bottles of water in the freezer to take with you outside. As the ice melts, you will have cold water to refresh you.
7. Take frequent baths or showers in cool or tepid water.
8. Drink plenty of water or sports drinks. If you start to feel thirsty, you are already showing signs of dehydration that can lead to more serious conditions.
9. Use a small battery-powered fan.
10. Soak a rag in ice water and put it under your hat or cap if you wear one. If not, put a ice water soaked rag around your neck.
11. Avoid caffeine and alcohol because these promote dehydration.
12. Instead of hot foods, eat lighter food in smaller more frequent meals. Snacks containing fruit are always a good choice. If you eat salads and lighter food, you won't have to stand over a hot stove to cook.
13. If you don't own an air conditioner, try to spend part of the day in a library, movie theater, shopping mall or other cool public place.
14. Sit on a ClimaCushion™. The ClimaCushion™ cools you by blowing cool air on you as you sit in a chair or in your car. Feel the difference of 150 air ports flowing through a woven seat pad to give you maximum comfort.

Use common sense. If the heat is intolerable stay indoors where you can avoid activities in direct sunlight or on hot asphalt.

Karen Vertigan Pope writes for Ciniva Systems, an award winning Virginia web design company. Ciniva specializes in web design and SEO. Ciniva Systems is in charge of SEO for http://www.ClimaCushion.com


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