20 Natural Tips To Deal With The Summer Season

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Summer Season:

Summer is the hottest among the seasons. The increased hotness and humidity during the summertime is due to the reason that the sun rays fall directly on the surface of the Earth at a steep angle. The temperature hike is not suitable for the surviving creatures. It causes evaporation of all the bodies residing in water. 

During the summer season, the temperature is raised about 1-5 degrees to your surroundings. This rise in temperature causes abnormalities to a healthy body. You can not decrease the temperature of your surrounding, but you can control your body to gain the heat by changing your lifestyle and following certain tips mentioned below.

20 Tips To Deal With The Summer Season:

1. Drink Plenty Of Water:

Yes, this is the common tip that everyone advises you during the summertime. So we to recommended the same. The human body is made up of 60-65 percent of water and during the summer most of your body water is drained in the form of sweat due to heat in your surroundings. 

Thus, the body faces dehydration problems which may cause fainting, fatigue, concentrated urine, burning sensation during urination, abnormal metabolism, weakness, etc. So, it is a must to drink plenty of water to maintain your body's water levels.

2. Wear Caps Or Hats While You Are Out:

While you are out, there is direct exposure to sunlight on your body and especially on your head. It is believed that most of the body heat is released through the head region and thus, exposure to sunlight on your head makes it easier to cause profuse sweating, nasal bleeding, and dehydration. 

You can not reduce the intensity of sunlight falling on you while you are out, but you can prevent its direct exposure on you by wearing the caps, hats, umbrella or other gadgets that ensures no sunlight falls on your head or body.

3. Drink Coconut Water:

Coconut water or coconut juice is a clear fluid that is present within the coconuts. The fluid is plenty in immature coconut whereas mature coconut's fluid is replaced by coconut flesh. 

Tender coconut or coconut water is a rich source of electrolytes, vitamins, and minerals. Thus, helps the body to maintain electrolyte levels and replace the lost electrolytes due to sweat during summer and hence, helps to cope with the summer.

4. Do Not Wear Black Clothes:

As you all know that black color absorbs most of the heat from the surrounding, but fail to reflect it back. During summer, the intensity of the sun rays is high and this causes the black clothes to absorb the maximum amount of heat.

So prefer other colors than black. But still, you wish to wear black clothes then you should wear black clothes prepared with thick fabric and not thin ones. Both the materials absorb maximum heat, but the difference is that thick fabric doesn't allow heat to transmit to the skin whereas thin ones do.

5. Try To Sleep During Noon:

The main aim behind sleeping in the noon is simple but useful to you during the summer. Sleeping in the afternoon is proven to have numerous health benefits like improving immunity, boost your brain function, lowers blood pressure, and ensures a healthy heart, helps to recover the lost sleep, and many other health benefits.

During the afternoon time in the summer, the heat produced by the sun's rays is maximum between 12 pm to 4 pm. So, to avoid the heat and prevent the body from dehydration, one can prefer to sleep at this time. This helps to reduce the stress on the body and helps to relax or reduce the unnecessary metabolic functions and hence, reduces the loss of body heat.

6. Grow More Plants And Trees:

The phrase "Grow More Plants And Tress", is been used for decades and we are hearing it since our childhood. In this modern world, the development of society and nation is such that they plan and prepare for the construction of buildings, road lines, railway lines, etc. But fail to think about the importance of plants and trees till the summer season arrives. 

But, in recent years the ideology of development of society also includes growing plants, saving trees, developing parks and gardens in the society.
The benefits of growing plants and trees are:

• Helps to provide shades and shelter.
• Helps to maintain climatic changes.
• Prevents direct fall of sun rays on the ground.
• Helps to purify the air.

The most important benefit of growing plants and trees is that it helps to reduce the temperature up to 1-5 degrees (2-9 degrees F) during the summer season.

You need not plant huge trees, if you wish you can plant a few of them in the space of your balcony or veranda in pots.

7. Consume Water Rich Food:

Yes, it is a similar process of hydrating your body as drinking plenty of water does to the body. But, one can not continuously or regularly wish to drink only water. They need certain changes too. So, the alternative for providing plenty of water to your body is consuming foods that are rich in water content.

The foods that are rich in water content are:

• Watermelons: It is a fruit that contains 92% of water and also rich in nutrients and certain vitamins.
• Cucumber: It is a vegetable that contains 96% of water and also vitamins, minerals, and fibers.
• Tomatoes: 95% of water.
• Oranges: 86% of water.
• Spinach: 93% of water.
• Apples: 85% of water.
• Broccoli: 90% of water, etc.

8. Setup A Cooling Agents:

This is the common way that most people implement during the summertime. Setting up the cooling agents refers to implementing the artificial cooling agents that provide a cool environment when you on it. The cooling agents are refrigerator, air conditioner, air cooler, etc.

These types of electronic equipment help to reduce the excess heat during the summer and enable cool temperature for your surroundings and your body. This helps to reduce the loss of heat and dehydration.

9. Reduce Exposure To Sunlight:

The best way to cope with the summer situation is to avoid exposing your body to the sunlight. This helps to prevent dehydration and tanning. 

Especially, avoid going out during the noon times between 12 pm to 4 pm as the temperature and the sun rays are at peak levels. This is the time in which there is more risk of causing nasal bleeding.

10. Wear White Or Sleeveless Clothes:

As you learned above that black color absorbs more heat and reflects back very low, but white or light-colored clothes reflect most of the heat back to the surroundings and this helps to reduce contact of heat to your body.

Wearing sleeves clothes helps to provide sufficient ventilation to your body surface and this helps to prevent excessive sweat.

11. Practice Yoga And Meditation:

In summer times your head is heated up very soon and very much. If you fail to reduce such pressure on your head then you may have difficulties in coping with the summer. You may develop stress, depression, anxiety, and many more mental illness with a heated head. It indirectly causes abnormality to the brain and cognitive functions.

Practicing meditation and mild yoga helps to cool your head and brain. It brings positive vibes to life. It reduces your risk of illness and abnormalities of organ function. Five to ten minutes of yoga and meditation early in the morning is the best way to start your routine life not only during summers but also throughout your life. By doing this, you will develop self-confidence and interest to make your life better. Try and notice the positive results.

12. Avoid Iced Cold Foods:

Yes, it is obvious that you wish to consume chilled or cold food during the summertime. But, do you know that it causes some serious issues to your health after consuming chilled food during the hot summer?
The side-effects of eating iced cold foods are:

• It increases the risk of developing a sore throat.
• It could decrease the heart rate.
• It leads to digestive issues or restricts digestion.
• It inhibits the breakdown of fats.
• It causes fatigue.
• It may lead to sinus infections.

Eating chilled foods does not reduce body heat, but in turn, it increases your body heat. You may feel temporary coolness for your oral part but not to the stomach. So, it is better to avoid chilled, iced, and cold foods during this summer season.

13. Avoid Prolonged Sitting At The Same Place:

It is common that during summer your body gains more heat and this heat causes many abnormalities in the body functions. In this season, if try to sit prolonged at the same place then you might face some serious chronic health disorders.

The disorders caused due to prolonged sitting at the same place are:

• Heart disease
• Diabetes
• Increases risk of cancer
• Mental illness
• Anxiety and depression
• Boils and piles
• Back and neck pains, etc.

The most serious and common issue of prolonged sitting during summer is the risk of developing boils and piles (hemorrhoids) on your body due to increased pressure and heat to the lower rectal part of your body.

So, try to avoid it and walk for a while in the intervals of laying or sitting.

14. Bath With chilled Water (Cool Showers):

Bathing or showers with chilled water stimulates the secretion of beta-endorphins and noradrenaline that enhances the strength of nerve impulses from the brain to the body parts releasing antidepressant chemicals that reduces stress, anxiety and helps to improve your mood.

Showers of cold water also helps to reduce body heat and sweat. A hot water bath in turn increases body heat and leads to excessive sweating.

The other benefits of chilled water bath are:

• Helps to boost body metabolism
• Healthy for skin and hairs
• Improves your respiration rate.
• Boost fertility
• Decrease body fat
• Increase testosterone levels in the body.
• Increase your brain function, alertness, cognitive abilities.
• Improves sexual drive.
• Improve blood circulation.
• Boosts your immunity, etc.

15. Try To Consume light food Instead Of Heavy Meals:

It is fact that during summers the process of digestion becomes weaker and slower due to an increase in the temperature. During summers, your body faces multiple numbers including digestive issues, food poisoning, loss of appetite, dehydration, constipation, etc.

So, try to avoid over-eating or consumption of heavy meals because it will be difficult to digest such a portion of heavy food. Consume foods like yogurt, curd, fruits, fruit juices, fruit salads, etc. as these are a rich source of nutrients, calcium, and vitamin that helps to cool down your stomach, oral-gastric ulcers and helps to boost your metabolism and mood.

16. Use Cucumber For Your Eyes:

Cucumber is a type of vegetable rich in water up to 96% water, fibers, vitamin C, vitamin K, magnesium, proteins, etc. that aids in maintaining water balance in the body and helps to purify the body from inside and out.

The benefits of consuming cucumber during summers are:

• Helps to cool the body.
• Prevents dehydration.
• Maintains blood pressure.
• Improves digestion process.
• Promotes weight loss.
• Reduces dark circles.
• Improves your breath, etc.

17. Avoid Drinking Water Through Plastic Bottles And Say Yes To Glass:

The need to stop drinking water from plastic bottles during the summers is due to the effect that heating does on the bottles. During summers, you feel dehydrated and thirsty while you are out and buy a water bottle or drink water from the bottles you bought. But, do you know that the bottles heated due to sun rays are harmful to your health? Did you ever notice the change in the taste of water kept in bottles?

Yes, I observed the changes. It is because the water in the plastic bottles gets mixed with the particles of plastic like BPA (bisphenol A), phthalates, isophthalic acid, ethylene glycol, etc. when the bottles are subjected to sun rays or heat above 38 degrees.

The side-effects of drinking water from plastic bottles are:

• It may cause infertility.
• Type-2 diabetes.
• It increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
• It leads to weight gain
• Immune system issues.
• Certain cancers, etc.

18. Keep Your Scalp Wet And Comb Your Hairs:

The main effect of summer on the body is more in the head region. If it gets heated up then everything goes out of your control. You get frustrated, stressed out, tired, may face anxiety, etc. During summer, most of them feel these issues and contribute less interest to your work.

Thus, if you want to stay healthy and active during summers then you need to focus on your head hygiene. Wash your face and have head baths, apply oil and massage your scalp and especially comb your hairs properly as it causes irritation the most. Try these and get to know the results. Do not forget to comment below. 

19. Use Of Skin Moisturizers:

Skin moisturizers are creams, gels, or substances that help to provide moisture to the skin and hydrate them. It benefits to glow your skin. 
Due to summer, your skin looks oily and greasy. It may also lead to the tanning of the skin. When the temperature is high in the afternoons there are high chances of skin burns on your face and arms. 

The benefit of skin moisturizers are:

• It provides a natural glow to the skin.
• It prevents wrinkles.
• It reduces the aging process.
• It softens your skin and reduces patches.
• It prevents your body skin from tanning, etc.

20. Avoid Foods That Heat Up Your Body:

You are usually heated in the summertime then why the need to get overheated by consuming some of the foods that contribute to increasing your body temperature. Consuming such foods may increase the risk of causing illness. The foods that cause heat to the body are caffeine, spicy foods, fried foods, chicken, egg, ginger, etc.

Consuming these foods may upset your digestive system and leads to issue like constipation, indigestion, etc.

The other effects of such foods on your health are:

• Chest burn.
• Dehydration.
• Abnormal brain function.
• Development of acne or pimples.
• Increase risk of heat boils and piles.
• Decrease urine output causing burning sensation while urinating.
• May cause obesity.
• Excessive seating, etc.

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