After cold and chilly days, summer is a relief. This is the season to enjoy vacation with family. But apart from enjoying the breeze and sunny days, summer can bring several health problems to you and your family. Due to excessive temperature and dehydration upset stomach, bacterial infections, heat stroke are some common issues we face during this season. Thus, staying healthy and fit is the ultimate challenge in summer. Here are the ultimate summer heath tips that every hot weather calls for to avoid serious health crisis.
5 major problems that we can have in summer-
Heat stroke, this occurs due to excessive absorption of heat by the body. During heat stroke the body temperature become reach 40 °C or more. Mostly effect people over age 50.
Dehydration is another health issue in summer. It happens when body keep losing a lot of water for too much sweating or urination.
Sunburn is the next health problem for summer. Sunburn should not be avoided as it is a serious reason for skin cancer. It is identified by skin redness, swollen skin and pain in the affected area.
Itching and rashes can also develop from excessive sweating. Children are more to get effected as they sweat a lot.
Foot fungus is at our 5th. Sweat in the feet creates bacteria that may cause foot infection. Foot fungus spreads quickly from one foot to another.
Now that we know the issues, let’s discuss the Summer health tips as the precautions to overcome the health risks.
-Heavy meals with more carbohydrates and fats rise heat in the body. So, try to eat light and in small proportion. Focus on food like fruits and vegetables that contain a lot of water.
-To protect eye vision from harsh sunlight always wear sunglass.
-Avoid hot drinks and soda. Tea, coffee or soft drinks makes our body dehydrated easily.
– As sweat and heat is the main reason to cause dehydration drink 2 to 3 liters of water every day.
-Never leave food outside the refrigerator. Excessive heat spoils the food. So, always heat the food properly before serving. quickly
Seasonal change of weather means change in routine, diet, and of course lifestyle. Due to such massive change our body become sensitive and can get infected easily. So, we need to treat our body in such manner that it can easily adjust the changes. Or in other way if I say, our body should be able to be active in the warm weather.
