Hot and humid weather greatly affects our health in the summertime. It is of great importance for us to stay away from the unhealthy habits to protect our health especially in the summer. Here's what you need to look out for ...
To consume fizzy drinks for cooling
Although the water need varies from one person to another, the body needs an average of two to three liters of water per day. In the summer months, we need to drink plenty of water to adjust to the warm weather since we sweat more than we generally do. Drinking little water may inhibit the sweating mechanism from doing its job. For this reason, it is the healthiest way to consume water and soda to cool down in hot weather. Remember to consume more water when you exercise.
Fizzy and sugary drink as well as the ones with caffeine do not replace water that your body should take daily. Because tea is a diuretic, it causes more fluid to be removed from the body. That's why tea drinkers need to consume more water to prevent dehydration. Besides, excessive consumption of caffeinated beverages can cause problems such as insomnia and heart attack.
Ready-made juices, carbonated beverages or diet drinks may contain sweeteners and many other additives. You may prefer water-rich drinks such as freshly squeezed fruit juices and soda, instead of carbonated beverages which increase the body's acidity and cause dehydration.
Exposure to the sun for a long time
Exposure to the sun for more than two hours during the time when the sun's rays are intense, causes heat accumulation in the body. For this reason, it is a good idea to be careful when sunbathing on the beaches on long summer days. So much so that the popularity of bronze skin in recent times has also increased the incidence of skin cancers. While taking precautions to protect yourself from the sun it should not be forgotten that solar rays can reach up to 90 cm deep into the water and U.V. unfiltered sunglasses cause pupils to grow.
What can we do to protect from the sun? It is possible to reduce the harmful effects of sun rays with U.V. filtered glasses, sunscreen creams, wide hats. A high factor and of good quality sunscreen cream needs to be applied half an hour before the body is exposed to the sun.
Junk-food Consumption
Due to the effects of hot weather, more time spent on the seaside and holiday our eating habits can change in the summer. Breaking breakfast is the main mistake to make. If you do not want your metabolism to slow down, you should not skip breakfast.
Negative effects of junk food consumed in summertime may last longer than we expect. You may prefer healthy snacks in the summer instead of junk foods such as chips with lots of sugar and salt. Summer fruit, rich in minerals and vitamins, may be a good choice, as well.
Fries should be rarely consumed in general but, in summer time we should be more careful about the effects of fries. Heavy and fatty food consumed in hot weathers can lead to fatigue, headache, and stomach problems. In the summer, food poisoning is more commonly seen. We need to be careful about our daily intake especially during the holidays.
Paying no attention to regular sleep routine
In the summer months which is more difficult to sleep comfortably because of the humid and warm air, we need to sleep breezy and spacious places if possible. Even if you sleep late, you can regulate the sleep routine by fixing your waking time. Sleeping late at night will also increase the blood pressure. In addition to this, distractibility you will experience the next day will also affect your productivity.
Staying long in an environment with AC
Air-conditioners can cause many discomforts from facial paralysis to muscle retention, viral infections to pneumonia. Especially those who have allergies to these diseases that affect children and the elderly should pay extra attention.
Legionellosis for example, is caused by bacteria in the air conditioner. In order to benefit from the AC without any damage, it is absolutely necessary to take the bacteria filter to clean and maintain its tools every year. It is also important to consider operating the air conditioner with an ideal temperature of 25 degrees without over-cooling the environment.
