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How to beat the heat at home

First of all, you should pay attention to the windows. Curtains or blinds hung on them will already reduce the temperature inside the room by 3-10 degrees. Additionally, reflective film glued to windows or sewn to curtains for the summer will help. Windows should only be opened wide in the early morning and late evening. If possible, sleep with open windows mi and a balcony.

You can get rid of an expensive air conditioner if you buy a fan and make sure that, when operating, it blows air into the container with ice or the air flows into the apartment. cold air. And to reduce energy losses from fan operation, say goodbye to old incandescent lamps and replace them with energy-saving ones. Which, in addition to their intended purpose, emit 4/5 less heat than those we are used to.

The diet on hot days is fresh vegetables and fruits, cold snacks, in general, foods that do not require cooking on the stove or in the oven. You can drink hot tea or cold water (only in small sips, so as not to get a cold in your throat).

It is better to take a warm shower, with a water temperature above 20 degrees - then the blood will not rush to the skin to compensate for its cooling. If it becomes completely unbearable, a remedy from India will help, where people can escape the heat by wrapping a turban made of a wet towel around their head.

2-3 hours before bedtime, you should place the folded plastic bag bed sheets. When choosing it for the summer, by the way, give preference to light and natural fabrics. And at night there should be a bottle of water next to the bed. cold water for drinking and wiping your face.

How to beat the heat at work

Clothing - spacious, light colors, cotton or other natural fabrics. Makeup, cream, antiperspirants - to a minimum: women, take pity on your skin, it’s already hard for it.

Saviors who are always with you: a bottle of water that spent the night in the freezer, a handkerchief and a fan. However, you will have to drink the water as it thaws, one small sip at a time. The handkerchief is useful for wetting and wiping your face and hands.

Try to move all important and necessary tasks to the first half of the working day, while it is not so hot. Then it will be much more difficult for your head to think.

To humidify the air in the work area, you can use a small spray bottle, houseplant with large leaves, a small aquarium (possibly without fish).

During lunch break, as at home, give up heavy food and coffee in favor of vegetable salad, fruit and green tea.

How to beat the heat in a car

The easiest way is to wash and polish it regularly. A perfectly clean car perfectly reflects the scorching rays of the sun.

Protect the car's interior with sunshades on each window (inside) and a reflective screen on the windshield (outside, the edges of the screen need to be closed by the doors).

To keep the air in the cabin cooler, place containers of ice or frozen water (in reasonable quantities and appropriately packaged) in the rear seat.

Use essential oil coniferous trees, known for its refreshing effect when inhaled.

How to escape the heat in general

Walk barefoot.

Quench your thirst with mineral water, water with lemon, compotes, fresh juices.

You can quench your thirst, and with benefit for the body, with cucumbers, tomatoes, watermelon and other fruits that contain a lot of water.

Do not quench your thirst with beer and other alcoholic drinks (dehydration), coffee (increases the load on blood vessels), lemonades ( large number sugar increases blood pressure).

Try not to go outside from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., when it’s really hot.

Don't turn it on during the day household appliances, heating the air.

Get out of the city and into nature, to a natural body of water (stream, lake, river, sea, ocean).

All year round (not just in summer) drive healthy image life - it will help you easily adapt to any season and any weather.

This year, summer spoils us like a king: heat, rare thunderstorms and little rain. By the sea, such weather would be ideal, but the city is melting due to the extreme temperatures. Let's figure out how to use simple ways turn your apartment into an oasis of coolness.

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This year's summer was a success, and there's no way to jinx it. Heat up to +35, rare thunderstorms. In general, the weather is practically resort, seaside. Only there is no sea in central Russia, and the cool breeze does not blow over our bodies exhausted by the heat. The dusty, gas-polluted city is melting from high temperatures, and we are suffocating in dust and soot. One salvation is to take refuge at home, under a roof and behind thick walls. Wow, and here, it turns out, is a real bathhouse. Whatever you touch, everything gives off heat. Do you really have to sit in a cool bathroom? No way - let's invent a home air conditioner.

Gather traditional methods We started saving the apartment from the summer heat just at the time when unbearable heat came to Ryazan. First, we removed all the carpets. Walking on a bare floor barefoot is more pleasant than walking on wool pile - you immediately feel cool. Well, at the same time we got rid of piles of vases, figurines, lace napkins and other cute nonsense that so warms the soul in the cold season and incredibly quickly gathers dust in the summer, when all the windows are wide open. How painful it is to wash and wash all this every week - it’s time to take a break.

Method one. Under deep siege

My apartment is corner on the sunny side. In winter we are visited by winds and cold, and in summer there is unbearable stuffiness. I also don’t really want to hang sun curtains on the windows, otherwise it will completely block the air flow into the apartment. But it is entirely within our power to isolate ourselves from the sun. I borrowed this method from the mother of one of my friends - every summer when it gets hot, she covers the windows with foil and feels great. We didn't have much food foil, but it was enough for one room. Glue doesn't stick to foil, so we used tape. It is very inconvenient to work with foil - it is thin, slides on the glass and constantly breaks, especially when children pull it on top of each other. Due to our inexperience, we made a huge mistake - we glued some of the foil onto the glass. Traces of tape, alas, cannot be erased by anything. It is better, of course, to mount it on the frame.

When we finished, the polar night fell in the room. How good it was for the first half hour, when the sun finally stopped mercilessly frying me from all sides, hitting the monitor and heating up all objects within a radius of three meters from the window. I immediately felt drawn to sleep. But then one wanted to read, the other decided to do puzzles on the floor. I had to turn on the light. And this is at noon. No, I am still firmly convinced that the deficit accumulated over the winter sunlight must be replenished at all costs. And if you live with artificial lighting in the summer, your body simply cannot stand it.

Method two. Carlson to himself

Overboard +34. It's time to invent a home air conditioner according to Aunt Sveta's instructions from the second entrance. While chatting on a bench, a neighbor said that she had been fighting the heat this way for three years now.

To build this device, we used the most complex super-technological equipment: an old fan and three or four plastic bottles. WITH empty bottles neighbors helped. We filled all the bottles with cold water and put them in the freezer. The car is a beast! Within 40 minutes I have four 1.5-liter ice creams in my hands. Strictly following Aunt Sveta’s recommendations, I place the fan in the corner of the room and direct it in the direction opposite to the window. In front of him on a stand are all four frozen bottles.

At night, Aunt Sveta’s development had to be improved a little. First, I turned the fan away from the bed - it smelled so cold that I began to miss the cotton blanket. Secondly, she placed a large tray under the bottles - the thawed water flowed from them onto the floor.

Method three or Chjort pobieri!

Don't even think about it! - my mother protested when the children and I pulled out an old thick hose from the depths of the pantry.

Calm down, grandma! Now we will do one small experiment, and we will return everything as it was,” the eldest son said authoritatively, putting one end of the hose on the kitchen faucet.

I discovered this method on a women’s forum and, to be honest, I didn’t believe in its effectiveness. Well, since you’ve decided to try everything, there’s nowhere to go.

The main character of the experiment is a long hose; many people have these in their dachas. But it’s better, of course, to buy another one - don’t let watering take its course (excuse the pun) summer cottage? We completed the task quickly - we connected one end to the cold water tap in the kitchen, and dragged the other end around the apartment and threw it into the bathtub. Knowledgeable forum visitors promised that the circulation of cold water would create a comfortable temperature. I’ll say right away: during the day it’s better to immediately abandon this method of cooling. Firstly, by turning off the water, you actually paralyze work in the kitchen. Secondly, the hose lying on the floor makes walking very difficult. Everyone in the household tripped over it, and more than once. With the words “damn it!”, “I saw your experiment...” and other free variations on this theme, every now and then someone would stretch out on the floor. We had to stop the experiment early.

During two hours of operation of the ingenious air conditioner, the air temperature in the rooms that lay in the path of the hose dropped by 3 degrees. What cannot be said about the performance of another, no less important measuring device - the water meter has fulfilled its weekly requirement.

Method four. I'll kill everyone!

No fancy devices - just a regular flower spray and cold water. The spray bottle was found on the windowsill among numerous flower pots– I didn’t even think that we had so many flowers. You fill up with water and spray around the perimeter of the room.

It took no more than two minutes to spray one room. But then there is a curtain of water in the air for about half an hour. It's +35 outside, and the apartment is pleasantly cool. Beauty!

Needless to say, the children embraced the opportunity to “legally” splash water? They, of course, swore that they would shoot only in the air... But after five minutes they began to shoot each other with joyful squeals.

And only the grandmother walked around all day with a gloomy look. Well, first of all, solving a crossword puzzle (as well as watching TV, relaxing...) on a sofa that won’t dry out is not very pleasant. Secondly, to be fair, it must be said that not only the sofa was wet, but also the wallpaper, wardrobe, glass doors in the sideboard and all the clothes carelessly left on the surface. It’s good that the carpet was rolled up at the very beginning of the experiment.

I found only two disadvantages to this method. First, the procedure must be repeated every 40 minutes, and this, if you are not a housewife, is almost impossible. And secondly, on average, about four liters of water are spent per room per day (at the rate of half a liter per room about eight times a day from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.). For owners of water meters there is a noticeable increase in utility bills.

Method five. Bath for a cat

I’ll tell you a secret, I learned this method from our cat Timofey. When the air temperature in the apartment becomes incompatible with the cat’s comfortable existence, he moves to the bathroom. He will sit under the sink or in the bathtub itself and feel blissful. And if cold water also flows from the tap, Timka’s happiness knows no bounds. Why are we worse than cats? Let me dial full bath ice water, I decided. But you won’t sit next to the bathroom all day - she opened the door to let the coolness flow through the rooms, and went to the store.

Did I feel like I was in an oasis of paradise when I returned? No. The air was filled with moisture only in the hallway, where, in fact, the bathroom door opened. The temperature dropped from 28 to 25. The freshness did not reach the living room - the nearest room. In the kitchen, as before, there is a steam room - direct sunlight and pudding in the oven.

And only one member of our family seemed to be truly well. Timofey, like an Antarctic penguin, flopped around in ice water, making blissful sounds. Well, now let him just try to protest the next time it’s time to wash.

Well, to summarize: by wasting water from 200 to 400 liters (depending on the volume of the bath), we get a cooled bathroom and, in best case scenario, corridor. So if you don’t have a cat and you weren’t planning on moving into the bathroom for the summer, it’s better to look for another way.

Method six. Hello neighbors

Another method of saving with water is probably the most harmless for owners of water meters. My labor costs were minimal: I filled a large bucket to the brim with cold water and placed it by the bed overnight. When we went to bed, it was +24 in the room, three hours later, when I got up it was already 21. But I would not attribute this to my homemade air conditioner - after all, the temperature outside also dropped. But how good it is - without getting out of bed, put your hands in a bucket, wet your face and neck with cold water. In general, some advantages. If not for one minus. Waking up in the morning, I completely forgot about the bucket of water and... for the next thirty minutes I crawled and collected almost 10 liters of water from the floor.

Method seven. Ghost: wild but cute

This the only way of all the ones listed, which I have used before. I humidified the air in the bedroom when my asthmatic child had an exacerbation. The preparatory work took only ten minutes - there was not enough space in the room for two sheets. I replaced one with a larger one terry towel. I soaked both the sheet and the towel in cold water. The main thing here is to squeeze things out thoroughly, otherwise you will turn the room into a pond. True, it was not possible to hang them up right away - the boys immediately snatched them up and began playing with ghosts. Well, we cooled down at the same time.

During the day, in the heat of the moment, wet sheets were of little use - the temperature in the room did not drop at all, and breathing became only a little easier. But at night, when the children were suffering from stuffiness and could not sleep, wet linens hanging next to the beds really helped. The boys passed out literally after five minutes.

Instead of an afterword

Well, we honestly tried all the methods. Decide for yourself how to escape the heat. But in any case, do not forget about a few simple rules that will help you keep your apartment cool:

If possible, ventilate the apartment only during the day - in the morning and evening you risk letting not only coolness into the house, but also all the dirt from the street;

Do not dry clothes in the apartment or on the balcony;

Do not use a humidifier in hot weather.

And may the weather be good in your home!

ON THE TOPIC

According to nutritionists, you can cool down with spicy foods. Spices, such as hot chili peppers, speed up blood circulation - you sweat and lose heat. Foods that improve blood circulation also include: onions and garlic, dark chocolate, citrus fruits, olive oil, nuts and seeds.

NOTE

My home is my bathhouse?

Comfortable temperature in the house largely depends on the building material. Residents of brick houses were the luckiest. Brick has high thermal inertia, that is, it gains heat rather slowly. But concrete, on the contrary, has low heat resistance. It warms up quickly, but does not give off heat back. Therefore, if you do not take measures to cool such a home, you will end up with a home steam room.

In new monolithic houses it’s also hard in the summer, here the residents come to the rescue modern system home ventilation. True, it can also present an unpleasant surprise. For example, during extreme heat she may start to pull in reverse direction, that is, at 23 degrees in the apartment and 38 outside, hot air will be drawn into the house. According to the laws of nature, from the area high pressure air moves to a low area.

Well, it’s no secret to anyone that the size and orientation of the windows affects the atmosphere in the apartment. A spacious apartment with high ceilings and windows facing east will be much cooler than a cramped one-room apartment with low ceilings and windows facing south.

Fever is not a disease. This is a symptom indicating that an infection has entered the body and it is fighting it. Elevated temperature is really necessary for the body to more effectively fight infection. Therefore, by lowering the temperature, we only remove the symptom of the body’s active fight against the virus. By our actions we prevent the body from actively fighting. Depending on the cause of the fever, you can wait until it goes down on its own or seek medical help. The doctor will choose the treatment for your underlying disease, one of the symptoms of which is high fever. If you think your temperature is too high or you feel very unwell, be sure to read this article. You will find useful tips How to bring down a high temperature at home.

Steps

Give yourself proper care

Remove some clothing. Although a person may feel shivering as their temperature rises, they should not cover themselves with a warm blanket or put on more clothing. On the contrary, take off some of your clothes. Instead of raising your temperature even higher, taking off your clothes will lower your body temperature. Leave only your underwear and T-shirt. Cover yourself with a thin blanket or coverlet if you are shaking.

• If you have a high fever and you wear warm clothes or wrap yourself in a warm blanket, you can harm your body. Body temperature may rise significantly.

1. Make sure you are comfortable temperature conditions indoors. Staying in a hot room can cause your body temperature to rise even more. However, also make sure that the room is not too cold. Shivering can raise your core body temperature. Therefore, if the room you are in is too cold and causes you to shiver internally, your body temperature may rise significantly.

   • If the room is hot and stuffy, open a window or turn on a fan.

2. Cool your body with water. This is a great way to lower your body temperature. However, be careful not to get too cold. Place a damp towel on your forehead, arms and legs, or wipe yourself with a sponge soaked in warm water. Make sure the water is warm. Thanks to this, you can avoid internal trembling.

   • A sponge sponge is an ideal tool for children with high temperature.
   • Some people think that rubbing with alcohol helps lower the temperature. However, it is worth noting that alcohol is quickly absorbed into the blood through the skin, which can lead to alcohol poisoning. Therefore, use water instead of alcohol.

3. Take medications. If your fever makes you feel very unwell, take a fever-reducing drug such as paracetamol or ibuprofen. Read the instructions carefully before starting treatment. Follow the recommendations for drug dose adjustment.

   Make sure you have enough time to rest. Help your body cope with the disease. Maintain bed rest. This doesn't mean you have to stay in bed all day. However, you should not overexert yourself.

   • If possible, stay home. Take a day off from school or work. Your body needs rest. In addition, if you have infectious disease, you will not infect your colleagues or classmates.

Use home remedies

Treat the cause of the fever

1. Pay attention to the symptoms. You can quickly get rid of a fever if you determine the cause of its occurrence. Pay attention to any symptoms you experience along with the fever. If you notice symptoms that are not typical of a viral infection, such as a sore throat or earache, see your doctor for a diagnosis.

2. Take antibiotics. If you have a bacterial infection, such as a sore throat or urinary tract infection, your doctor will prescribe antibiotics. Take the medicine as directed by your doctor. The fever, along with other symptoms, should subside within a few days.

   • Do not take antibiotics if you have a viral infection, such as the flu or a cold. Antibiotics are ineffective in treating a viral infection.
   • Take antibiotics as directed by your doctor, even if your condition has improved significantly. Symptoms of improvement do not mean that the body has coped with the bacteria. Completion full course treatment will create conditions for bacteria that will make it difficult for them to become resistant. Otherwise, the development of antibiotic resistance and exacerbation of disease symptoms may occur due to incomplete eradication of the pathogen.

3. Know when a temperature is considered too high. In general, fever is a symptom that should not cause serious concern. However, if you have a very high fever or it persists for a long period of time, then this is a reason to consult a doctor. If you or your child has a high fever, seek medical help as soon as possible.

   • Seek medical attention if you have a fever infant(up to 3 months) 38° C and above.
   • Seek medical attention if your child (3 to 12 months of age) has a fever of 39°C or higher.
   • Seek medical attention if an older child or adult has a fever of 100°F (40.6°C) or higher.
   • At very high body temperatures (42°C), brain damage may develop, leading to fatal outcome, if the patient is not provided with timely assistance.
   • Seek medical attention if the fever persists for more than 48 to 72 hours. If a child under two years of age has a high fever for more than 24 to 48 hours, seek medical attention immediately.

4. Treat a chronic disease. Chronic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases such as lupus, vasculitis and ulcerative colitis can cause fever. In this case, consult a doctor who will select the necessary treatment for the underlying disease.

   • If you have a chronic illness, see your doctor every time you have a fever.
   • A fever can also be the first sign of a serious illness such as cancer, so be sure to see your doctor if you have frequent fevers.

5. Get the treatment you need if your fever is the result of an environmental exposure. A significant and persistent increase in temperature is often observed after heatstroke or hyperthermia. In this case, it is necessary to cool the body as quickly as possible.

   • Other symptoms of hyperthermia include weakness, nausea, confusion, dizziness, and changes in mental status.
   • If a person has heatstroke, it is necessary to call an ambulance or take them to the hospital as soon as possible.
   • While waiting medical care You can try to lower your body temperature. Remove excess clothing, wash your skin with cold water, stay in a cool, well-ventilated area, and drink plenty of cold drinks.

With the arrival of summer, each of us faces days of struggle with the heat, exhausting and unbearable. Without air conditioning, this time turns into real torture. There are several ways to alleviate your condition. You can resort to them, especially since for salvation you will only need available means.

Water procedures

The best way to combat high air temperatures is a cool shower or bath. They reduce body temperature. Even any contact with water contributes to the rapid evaporation of heat from the body, giving the desired coolness.

Small spray bottle and portable fan

A small stream of cool spray, periodically sprayed onto the face and hands using a spray bottle, will provide relief in hot weather. And using a small battery-powered fan will keep areas where there are a lot of people cool.

Cooling points

There are several points of greatest pressure on the human body: under the knees, on the elbow, on the wrist, and on the neck. If you substitute these points for 10 seconds under running water, the whole body will feel a wave of coolness. You can wet your cap and put it on - you will feel a refreshing chill.

Egyptian method

In one of the hottest countries in the world, they know how to escape from being thrown around on a hot pillow at night. You need to cover yourself under an improvised wet blanket. It is important not to overdo it so that the entire bed is not wet. While the sheet is cooling, you can fall asleep.

Of course, you shouldn’t cover your bed with pieces of ice. You can simply keep the sheets in the refrigerator before going to bed. They will help you fall asleep, forgetting about the heat. Natural fabrics are best suited for bed linen - silk, cotton, satin - they do not heat up so quickly and are better ventilated.

Eliminate all heat sources

Any household electric and gas appliances increase the heat in the room. In the summer heat, it is better not to cook on the stove; choose an outdoor grill. And if you just need to heat up food, do it in the microwave.

Scarf from the freezer

Any piece of natural fabric should be put in a plastic bag and sent to the freezer for a while. After freezing, applying cold material to your hands, forehead or neck will allow you to feel an influx of freshness and coolness.

Drink refreshing drinks

What you shouldn’t drink: beer (dehydrates the body), coffee (stresses blood vessels), lemonade (high sugar content, which leads to increased blood pressure).

It is better to give preference to juices, mineral water, chilled compote, water acidified with lemon or fresh juice.

The plant helps cope with stress, because heat is a stressful situation for the body. It is worth adding 25-30 drops of Eleutherococcus tincture to your morning tea, and you will be prepared for the stuffiness and lack of oxygen that reigns in the summer heat.

Open windows only during cool times of the day

In summer, the temperature outside is always higher than indoors. Through open windows, hot air enters the room, making it hotter. It is advisable to keep windows open in the late evening, at night and early in the morning, when the yard is relatively cool.

Curtain the windows

If it is possible to tint the windows, this will be a great salvation from sun rays. If this is not possible, you should keep the windows curtained or use special blinds.