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and also good info, although a lot of that is common sense. (a la #4 Drink Water, I'm pretty sure everyone knows drinking water will help you stay cool)
I think these are the most pertinent pieces that apply to the Roo...
Wet your wrists with cold water. Use a piece of ice wrapped in a face clothe, to continue after the coolness wears of. Constantly cooling off the wrists will also cool off the body. Never use just ice, make sure it is wrapped in a towel or something similar. Studies show that this will reduce your core body temperature by as much as 3 °F (1.5 ºC). The relief is almost immediate, and will last for up to one hour!
Wear a short sleeved shirt and put water on the sleeves. If there is a breeze or fan blowing on you, you can actually get cold. Use a squirt bottle, the sink or hose if outside to keep your sleeves wet. If you are outside and wearing long pants and you put water on your legs, the water will cool your legs.
Drink water, even if you are not thirsty! You must replace fluids lost in perspiration to prevent dehydration. Oral re-hydration may be accomplished by drinking an electrolyte-balanced beverage. The electrolytes help to make sure you don't lose vital minerals through sweating. An example of an electrolyte drink is gatorade. Adding ice will also help cool you off. Avoid lemonade, iced tea, and other sugary drinks (see the Tips below). Ice does not actually help you cool off if in water you will drink. Cool water will, but the colder the water the more energy your body spends making it body temperature so that it can use it.
Eat less. Smaller meals with less protein will reduce metabolic heat. Whatever you do eat should be cool and not require heat to be prepared (e.g. salads, sandwiches, etc.)
Try a few minty products to cool your skin: slather on lotion with peppermint (avoid your face and eyes); shower with peppermint soap; use a minty foot soak. Mint refreshes the skin and leaves a nice cooling sensation.
Place wet towel on the back of your neck and also the top of one's head. Athletic team doctors have used this for years!
Take a glass and fill it almost to the brim with ice cubes. Then hold it up to your mouth and blow gently into the cup. The ice causes the air you are blowing into the cup to cool down drastically, and since the air only has one way out of the cup (the hole which should now be aiming right at your face) the cold air is forced out over your skin. This is a great alternative to air conditioning and is very simple.
Try the yoga practice of shitali pranayama. Sit down cross legged and take a few deep breaths, inhaling and exhaling slowly. Roll your tongue into a tube with the tip outside the mouth. Continuing slow deep breath, breath in through the tube and then move your chin to your chest as you breath out through your nose. Do that 5-10 times and you should start to feel cooler. Dogs often use their tongues to cool themselves, perhaps this yoga practice comes from noticing that.
Eat spicy food. It's not a coincidence that many people in hotter regions of the world eat spicy food. Spicy (hot to the taste) food increases perspiration which cools the body as it evaporates. It also can cause an endorphin rush that is quite pleasant and might make you forget about the heat.
Run cold tap water over your wrists, right where you see the vein.
Stock your cooler with flavored ice treats. Freeze a bag of chopped fruit such as watermelon or pineapple. Cooling down can be a tasty experience too!
Ladies: Try a slightly wet tissue in the cleavage. It's great at preventing that annoying drip down the front of your clothing.
Alcohol acts as a diuretic, which make you urinate more often than usual. This promotes further dehydration through water loss. Contrary to popular belief, caffeinated and sugary drinks can still promote good hydration, although not as effectively as pure water.
Sweat includes both water and salt from your body. If you are sweating a lot, it is actually healthier to drink something with salt or other electrolytes in it to replenish the lost salt as well as the lost fluid. Gatorade or other sports drinks are good to use for this. Soda usually has high sodium content as well, but may contain the diuretic of caffeine, which won't hydrate you as well.
Completely wet a synthetic or partially synthetic T-shirt in warm water and wear it (using warm water keeps the shirt from feeling shockingly cold when you first put it on). The synthetic will ensure no "wet T-shirt" look and the evaporation will keep you wonderfully cool for a couple of hours or more. This works even in public, as the shirt doesn't look wet.
A body temperature above 104 °F (40 °C) is life-threatening and if it reaches 113 °F (45 °C) you are approaching sure death. Seek medical attention if you are unable to sweat!
Last year the ice hat worked for me. I know I've posted it here before, but I'll post it again. Take a bandana, put it in the cooler and soak it in the melted ice water at the bottom of the cooler. Tie it onto your head, and then grab your widebrimmed hat. Put some icecubes in the hat, and then quickly put it on your head. The bandana will act as a buffer so that you don't get an icecream headache from the ice, but it will keep you nice and cool for at least an hour.
Something I usually do if it is ridiculously hot out:
1. Take your favorite bandanna, 2. Lay it out square, 3. Put a couple of ice cubes in the center (line them up diagonally), 4. Fold it over corner to corner, 5. The proceed to roll it up, 6. Tie it around your neck (with the ice at the back of your neck.)
Voila!! Portable A/C (providing, of course, that you don't mind the water running down your back.)
My theory... could be talking out my ass though... since there are major arteries in your neck, it cools your blood down, therefore cooling you down as well. As I said, could be "Sphincter-Speak", but it works for me.
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