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Stay cool in this summer
It is so easy on a sweltering summer days to succumb to sunstroke, which can cause your body to overheat to an exponential degree. If the body loses the ability to maintain the correct temperature and it becomes dangerously high you get a heatstroke.
Heat strokes are very common in summer, and they can strokes can kill or cause damage to the brain and other internal organs. Here are a few tips to prevent heat strokes
It is so easy on a sweltering summer days to succumb to sunstroke, which can cause your body to overheat to an exponential degree. If the body loses the ability to maintain the correct temperature and it becomes dangerously high you get a heatstroke.
This is due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures usually in combination with dehydration which leads to failure of the body's temperature control system. Young people, older adults and overweight individuals are the most susceptible to heatstrokes. Symptoms include dizziness, mental changes and nausea.
The onset of heatstroke can be started just by constantly moving between two rooms with different temperatures or the constant fluctuation of the car temperature from the AC being switched on to windows down. For example, people whose job entails them to constantly travel are the most vulnerable to getting a heatstroke.
If they do not meet their daily water requirements or do not eat enough salty foods, they will not realise how quickly their body is being drained of nutrients and this can lead to a medical emergency as heat strokes can kill or cause damage to the brain and other internal organs.
If you are dehydrated your sweat slows down, which leads to your body trapping in the heat and when there is no way to release the heat you get a heatstroke. So, along with constantly drinking water, match your perspiration levels by hydrating yourself periodically.
Add these foods to your arsenal of tricks to stay cool and prevent the onset of heat strokes:
Watermelon
This cool and refreshing fruit stimulates the release of excess perspiration, so heatstroke will not be on your radar as long as you have a slice of watermelon in your hands.
Mint
"Do you ever crave buttermilk with mint in the summer?" I asked my mother one stifling hot afternoon. There is a reason why mint is the preferred flavour of choice during the hot summer months. Menthol is the culprit for your intense desire for chaas and buttermilk with mint. This mint-inducing compound tricks a protein receptor in your brain called TRPM8 into thinking that the food is cold. So reach out for mint leaves and add them in your salads, buttermilk, lemon water and tea to cool you down.
Raw mangoes
There is a reason why the raw mango is a hot favourite in summer in your drinks, salads, bhels, pickles and chutneys. It’s your shield against sunstrokes. Have it daily in some form or the other as a little way goes a long way in protecting you.
Cucumber
This high water content vegetable (almost 95 per cent water) along with its natural stores of fibre has three main benefits. It doesn’t leave you deprived of water, with 16 calories per cup it is your best friend when on a diet and it is a toxin ridding agent. Don’t remove the skin as it has high levels of Vitamin C, which prevents skin cancer.
Raw onion
An ancient remedy and common practice to prevent the body temperatures from risings as temperatures soar for field workers to put a raw onion under their hats to prevent sunstrokes.
Raw mango chutney recipe
Ingredients:
- Raw mango 250 gms
- Onion 50 gms
- Jaggery 100 gms
- Red Chili powder 2 to 3 tbsp
- Salt to taste
Method:
- Mix all the ingredients and blend them in a mixture. Serve it with bhel or food.
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