How to escape from the heat in summer, when the thermometer does not fall below +30, when the asphalt melts, and the air seems as viscous and thick as jelly? Many people feel extremely uncomfortable in the summer. Try the tips below - and the long-awaited relief is sure to come.
How to escape from the heat of the house
• First of all, pay attention to the windows. Curtains or blinds, hung on them, will already give a decrease in temperature inside the room by 3-10 degrees. In addition, a reflective film glued to the windows or sewn to the curtains for the summer period will help. Windows should open wide only in the early morning and late evening. If possible, sleep with the windows open and have a balcony.
• You can refuse an expensive air conditioner if you buy a fan and make it work while blowing a container of ice or frozen water. Cold air will enter the apartment. And to reduce energy loss from the fan, say goodbye to old incandescent lamps and replace them with energy-saving ones. Which, in addition to their direct purpose, emit 4/5 less heat than usual for us.
• The diet on hot days - fresh vegetables and fruits, cold snacks, in general, foods that do not require cooking on the stove or in the oven. You can drink hot tea or cold water (only in small sips, so as not to freeze the throat).
• It is better to take a shower warm, with a water temperature above 20 degrees, - then the blood will not rush to the skin to compensate for its cooling. If it becomes completely unbearable - a remedy from India will help, where they are saved from the heat by wrapping a turban from a wet towel around their heads.
• Two to three hours before bedtime, you should put bedclothes folded in a plastic bag into the refrigerator. When choosing it for the summer, by the way, give preference to light and natural fabrics. And at night near the bed should be "on duty" a bottle of cold water for drinking and rubbing the face.
How to escape from the heat at work
• Clothing - spacious, light colors, cotton or other natural fabrics. Makeup, cream, antiperspirants - to a minimum: women, take pity on your skin, it’s not easy.
• Rescuers who are always with you: a bottle of water, lying down the night in the freezer, a handkerchief and a fan. True, you will have to drink water as it thaws, by a small sip. A handkerchief is useful for wetting and rubbing the face and hands.
• Try to shift all the important and necessary things to the first half of the working day, while it is not so hot. Then it will be much harder for the head to think.
• To humidify the air in the working room, you can use a small spray bottle, an indoor plant with large leaves, a small aquarium (you can even without fish).
• During the lunch break, as at home, give up heavy food and coffee in favor of a vegetable salad, fruit and green tea.
How to escape from the heat in a car
• The easiest way is to wash and polish it regularly. Perfectly clean car perfectly reflects the scorching sun.
• Protect the vehicle interior with sunshades on each window (inside) and a reflective screen on the windshield (outside, the edges of the screen must be clamped with doors).
• To keep the interior air cooler, place containers with ice or frozen water (in reasonable quantities and appropriate packaging) in the back seat.
• Use coniferous essential oil, known for its refreshing inhalation effect.
How to escape from heat in general
• Walk barefoot.
• Quench your thirst with mineral water, lemon water, compotes, fresh juices.
• Quench your thirst, and for the benefit of the body, you can cucumbers, tomatoes, watermelon and other fruits that contain a lot of water.
• Do not quench your thirst with beer and other alcoholic drinks (dehydration), coffee (increasing the load on blood vessels), lemonades (high amounts of sugar increase pressure).
• Try not to go out from 11 to 17 hours, in the heat.
• Do not turn on household appliances that heat the air during the day.
• Get out of the city to nature, to a natural body of water (stream, lake, river, sea, ocean).
• All year round (not only in summer) lead a healthy lifestyle - it will help you easily adapt to any season and any weather.
