This is an ongoing research, so will be adding to it in the future.
So many people are in the dark about all the hot and humid weather. Most humans, young and old, are suffering, yet strangely enough, too stoical to even talk about it.
Thus I see so much denial out there, about it being too hot and humid.
This is very strange since many people don't want to know about it, let along speak
about it. Yet we are all in it together, so to speak.
The latest scientific modelling says that in Febuary 2016 we had a temperature spike
1.5 degrees above the pre-Industrial times. This equates with my feelings when looking
at the exponential graph curve way back in the 1970s. "It is going to go very fast".
The trouble is with hot-humid weather is that most people don't sweat well, or if they do sweat, it does not do it's job of evaporating and cooling the body. Thus bodies get hotter and hotter. People get more and more stressed.
Main thing to watch out for is consuming alcohol during the hot-humid time, in that the fire drug might numb our pain, but it also badly dehydrates the body. Not to mention cooking the liver. Many people find they drink less during these extreme times due to retention of fluids in the body from lack of sweating. Body just may not bother sweating and the whole reason for doing this for cooling is being bypassed. Thus dehumidifying one's environment might be the best thing to do, and only use minimal cooling to click on and off via a thermostat. However have they designed air conditioners to do this yet?
The Chinese and the Indian races have long investigated the need to cool themselves due to their countries being hotter than most. The Chinese have herbs which specifically dry out the body if there is too much fluid build-up happening. They keep a good eye on how the body functions through their pulse testing. The Indian or Ayurvedic healers keep an eye on the different types of human bodies and their states. Like which ones may have more problems with water retention and those who have the opposite problem becoming easily dehydrated. The Iranians have designed special air vents to cool their buildings for hundreds of years. Good cross ventilation and the capacity of a building to cool down rapidly once the sun goes down, is a welcome relief.
It is far easier to warm up in the cold weather, than cool off in the warm weather. Our heavy reliance on air conditioning is defeating the purpose of trying to conserve our energy use during the hot summer months.
Recently there was an article in the paper which tweaked my interest, about how infections abound in the hot-humid weather. Due to the hot-humid nights for long periods of time, we will tend to get very tired and lack the ability to concentrate on our work and well being. We are thus more prone to having accidents during this time, whether it is just while we navigate our way around, or out in the actual work place. Older people could be prone due to being more rocky on the feet.
People do become very hot and bothered, and recent brawling on the streets of both Melbourne and Sydney, plus an attack on a group of young women on a hens party, is a sure sign there are some very angry and alcohol hyped people out there. Much of this could be existential anger and frustration, and not knowing from where it is coming.
May I dare suggest it is driven by the lack of objectivity about how the climate is changing and our impotence to do something about it. Perhaps we have let it go on way too long. Alas, we are seeing that conservative governments are not the best at addressing the looming problem that things are out of our control, unless we rein in the greenhouse effect from CO2 as soon as possible. In fact right now, is a very good time.
How to cool down in the heat? Gel pillows are very good as they drag the heat out of the body very quickly. Chinese Chrysanthemum tea is a renowned coolant, with some cinnamon, or ginger or both.
The melon fruits plus cucumber are food coolants. Coconut water is very popular for cooling down and replenishing the minerals lost from sweating. The Indians eat a lot of curries and spicy foods to keep the metabolism high and to induce healthy sweating. Chillis alla the Mexican and South Amerian cultures are renowned coolants too. The Indians not only used lots of spices for preserving foods which would not keep for long without refrigeration, as a lot of people would have it. Their spices are actually very good for one's health.
Cool showers during the heat of the day, or tepid showers prior to sleeping seems to help, by cleansing the sweat off the skin and adding to more comfort.
I am open to suggestions ...
So many people are in the dark about all the hot and humid weather. Most humans, young and old, are suffering, yet strangely enough, too stoical to even talk about it.
Thus I see so much denial out there, about it being too hot and humid.
This is very strange since many people don't want to know about it, let along speak
about it. Yet we are all in it together, so to speak.
The latest scientific modelling says that in Febuary 2016 we had a temperature spike
1.5 degrees above the pre-Industrial times. This equates with my feelings when looking
at the exponential graph curve way back in the 1970s. "It is going to go very fast".
The trouble is with hot-humid weather is that most people don't sweat well, or if they do sweat, it does not do it's job of evaporating and cooling the body. Thus bodies get hotter and hotter. People get more and more stressed.
Main thing to watch out for is consuming alcohol during the hot-humid time, in that the fire drug might numb our pain, but it also badly dehydrates the body. Not to mention cooking the liver. Many people find they drink less during these extreme times due to retention of fluids in the body from lack of sweating. Body just may not bother sweating and the whole reason for doing this for cooling is being bypassed. Thus dehumidifying one's environment might be the best thing to do, and only use minimal cooling to click on and off via a thermostat. However have they designed air conditioners to do this yet?
The Chinese and the Indian races have long investigated the need to cool themselves due to their countries being hotter than most. The Chinese have herbs which specifically dry out the body if there is too much fluid build-up happening. They keep a good eye on how the body functions through their pulse testing. The Indian or Ayurvedic healers keep an eye on the different types of human bodies and their states. Like which ones may have more problems with water retention and those who have the opposite problem becoming easily dehydrated. The Iranians have designed special air vents to cool their buildings for hundreds of years. Good cross ventilation and the capacity of a building to cool down rapidly once the sun goes down, is a welcome relief.
It is far easier to warm up in the cold weather, than cool off in the warm weather. Our heavy reliance on air conditioning is defeating the purpose of trying to conserve our energy use during the hot summer months.
Recently there was an article in the paper which tweaked my interest, about how infections abound in the hot-humid weather. Due to the hot-humid nights for long periods of time, we will tend to get very tired and lack the ability to concentrate on our work and well being. We are thus more prone to having accidents during this time, whether it is just while we navigate our way around, or out in the actual work place. Older people could be prone due to being more rocky on the feet.
People do become very hot and bothered, and recent brawling on the streets of both Melbourne and Sydney, plus an attack on a group of young women on a hens party, is a sure sign there are some very angry and alcohol hyped people out there. Much of this could be existential anger and frustration, and not knowing from where it is coming.
May I dare suggest it is driven by the lack of objectivity about how the climate is changing and our impotence to do something about it. Perhaps we have let it go on way too long. Alas, we are seeing that conservative governments are not the best at addressing the looming problem that things are out of our control, unless we rein in the greenhouse effect from CO2 as soon as possible. In fact right now, is a very good time.
How to cool down in the heat? Gel pillows are very good as they drag the heat out of the body very quickly. Chinese Chrysanthemum tea is a renowned coolant, with some cinnamon, or ginger or both.
The melon fruits plus cucumber are food coolants. Coconut water is very popular for cooling down and replenishing the minerals lost from sweating. The Indians eat a lot of curries and spicy foods to keep the metabolism high and to induce healthy sweating. Chillis alla the Mexican and South Amerian cultures are renowned coolants too. The Indians not only used lots of spices for preserving foods which would not keep for long without refrigeration, as a lot of people would have it. Their spices are actually very good for one's health.
Cool showers during the heat of the day, or tepid showers prior to sleeping seems to help, by cleansing the sweat off the skin and adding to more comfort.
I am open to suggestions ...
