Heat exhaustion is not something you want to experience. Heat exhaustion can ultimately endanger your life. At very least, heat exhaustion can leave you worn out for days, so make sure to avoid heat exhaustion at all costs. Avoiding heat exhaustion can be easy enough for someone who holds the ability to stay out of the heat, but not everyone holds such a luxury. Anyone who has to work out in the high heat runs the risk of suffering from heat exhaustion by sweating out those valuable electrolytes, so preparing for a hot summer day’s worth of work is the key to prevention. Here are 5 things a person can do to prevent heat exhaustion:
Stay hydrated with drinks rich in electrolytes. Green tea and Gatorade are drinks rich in electrolytes that can help a person stay cool in scorching hot weather. A person can easily stay hydrated with the electrolyte freezer pops that come available for pediatric or adult use. Just toss a freezer pop in the freezer and enjoy the freezer pop once it freezes. They taste like the regular freezer pops. Don’t have a place to keep them frozen while you’re working? Don’t worry. You can just open one up and drink the liquid. The liquid tastes like fruit punch.
Eat foods rich in electrolytes. It’s easy to run out and get a burger, but why not eat a snack or meal that contains electrolytes? According to Global Healing Center, dark greens, beans, nuts, seeds, and most fruits and vegetables offer electrolytes to help keep you in good health. Many of these items come in easy-to-carry packages perfect for the office or the lunch box. Nuts and seeds are easy to carry and easy to keep fresh, so toss a mixture of your favorite nuts into a storage bag, seal, and take with you when you leave the house. This will help save dollars, too.
Maintain proper ventilation. Make sure you get plenty of air, regardless of where you’re at. A breeze, even a hot one, can do wonders for cooling off the body. Wearing cotton clothing can even help with this. Yes, cotton clothing will quickly become wet as a person sweats out in the heat, but cotton fabric is also quite absorbent. The good news is that a nice breeze over wet cotton fabric serves as a coolant all in itself. Top off cotton clothing with a hat or a cap for shading the face and seek shade whenever you can for a short rest and a sip of a cool beverage.
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Global Healing Center