Do You Know These Unexpected Ways to Stay Safe in Summer Heat?
Staying out of direct sunlight, using fans, and eating hydrating foods – like fruits and vegetables – are tips you may have already heard of. But eating smaller meals in the afternoon? That, too, can provide a cooling effect.
“Digestion heats the body up,” Doctor Mark Conroy says. “It’s best to eat a larger breakfast when it’s still cool out, and a larger dinner at night when it’s also cooler.”
It’s also a good idea to freeze a bottle of water, the day before you expect to be outside in the heat, and drink it gradually, as it melts. Even better: put the frozen one in an insulated lunch bag with two more, which are still liquid.
And, if you don’t have air conditioning, place two 2-liter bottles of frozen water (ice) behind your fan, and the air will come through, cooler.
Learn more, here: (Yahoo! News)