Summer is wonderful and loved by many, but sometimes the scorching heat can be a bit too much. Yes fellow North Americans, contrary to popular belief we get hot up here too. Now obviously this insanely hot weather can affect the colognes that you are wearing from 1000 Scents, but sometimes this is the least of your worries. So if you want to take care of these problems read on and hopefully discover some new ways to beat the heat.
- Drink More Water. Yes, this one may seem like a no brainer, but it might surprise you just how many people are not drinking enough water on the best of days let alone on the hottest days of the year. Total amount that should be consumed by each individual obviously differs due to many different variables, but a general rule of thumb is the 8 by 8 rule. The 8 by 8 rule means that you should be drinking eight 8 ounce glasses or bottles of water a day.
- Avoid Hot Foods. Its 35°C, you're sweating profusely, and you want to order those buffalo wings? Think again. It’s already hot outside and eating anything hot or spicy will only amplify the effects of the heat. You definitely do not want to go through that.
- Know Your Cooling Points. If your trapped without air conditioning or any other way to cool yourself off this is probably your best bet. If you know your cooling points that work best for you then simply apply some ice or a cool wet towel. These points can be your forehead, the back of your neck, your wrists or any other place that might work better for you.
- Close Those Windows. It might feel like that fresh air is going to cool your house down, but in actuality if the air outside is hotter than the air inside then it will only heat up your house. I know it feels like it is doing something, but it's only making the problem worse. So to beat the heat open those windows during the night when temperatures fall and close them all up during the day.
- Turn Those Lights Off. It might surprise you just how much heat your lights that you aren't even using at the moment are giving off. Obviously light sources like LEDs omit substantially less heat, but if you're not using it why have it amplify the problem at hand?