Hi
I'm due to go on holiday in the next couple of weeks to somewhere very hot. Problem is that I'm suffering with the U.K. weather already. Tired, falling asleep after being out for a bit and feeling a bit out of sorts.
Any tips for dealing with the heat?
I'm on 3.5 grains NDT. Have Hashimoto's and am gluten free.
What works for you? Other than staying indoors?
Thanks,
Saw some advice recently which is to put an ice pack on the back of the neck. Also meant to help with a headache.
I use a MagiCool spray. Works like a charm.
Great...never heard of that, will look it up now. Thank you.
I have lived in Crete since 2004 and with a broken thermostat ! The secret is to enjoy the very early mornings until around 10.30 - then go for a swim. Swimming cools me internally as well as externally. Dry off in the sun and then head for the shade until around 4pm or later if you have a siesta after lunch 😊 Having a fan or two ( in case you lose one ! ) is also helpful. I perspire profusely whilst doing housework and cooking so hopefully on holiday you won't be doing any of that. Drink loads of water too and ENJOY your time away !
Marz is spot on... just enjoy a Med style routine the way the residents do. If you find yourself getting dehydrated have some Celtic salt (you only need a pinch) plus lemon juice with the water. Celtic salt is French (from Brittany) and packed with useful electrolytes - if that's helpful. Sea Salt will suffice. Also coconut water is full of electrolytes and salty olives are addictive.
Have you tried kool'n' soothe as somebody said put them or weft cold flannel/towel on back of neck and or forehead to help cool you down
Have a nice holiday
When in Rome .... is sensible as the locals know and understand what they should be doing. Having said that I was once a frequent visitor to Crete for many years but there was a time we travelled in a hired car from our hotel on the north coast to an archeological site over looking the south coat. Well we visited the summer palace first and yes abreeze travelling up from the sea in the distance was very welcoming. Next stop the main and much larger site. We found that we were the only people looking around and yes getting close to the mid day sun and yes the locals thought we were mad but through that day we each got through 7 bottles of lemonade, coke bottle size, we had stopped at several places of interest both going and coming back and trying to be in as nuch shade as possible and drinking en route and when we finally arrived back in the taverna on the site we had a huge water melon whilst we discussed what we had seen but we were soaked in sun screen, forever keeping our fluid levels up, enormous hats and walked slowly. We did everything we could to make sure we kept safe. We were able to share the driving and photo stopped where we generally had some shade. Our trip there we saw en route that the people wear putting grapes out to dry on the hillsides and going back we saw the change into dry fruit so a reminder about the heat in August, one was a teacher so no choice but we didn't end up like the dry fruit and were very careful in the way we dressed and the amount of liquid and type we drank.
So keep you head cool and covered. Walk in the shade whenever you can and keep fluid levels high. Plus side as well with all that fluid we didn't need to find a loo either so we really had needed all that fluid on board! Build up the sun gradually as well as not worth ruining your holiday. We used to hire a car for a week in the middle of our holiday so we had a few days to build up the amount of time we spent in the sun, we some times put our feet up and read the guide books inside and gentle walks on the beach. Heat has to be respected.
One our first visit we got on a coach from the airport and dropped people off as we went east. There's usually someone on these buses who reckons they know it all and can't resist the opportunity of telling us all in a rather loud voice what he was going to do and take Crete by storm! Going home then the journey was in reverse and it gives me no pleasure to say this but the coach picked him up. Under his suit his legs were heavily bandaged, his face was badly swollen aswere his feet and what we could see if his fingers. He was wearing a hat which he wasn't wearing when he arrived and his wife was helping him to take every step. You could see his pain and sadly for Mister Knowitall his holiday won't be forgotten for a long time, if ever.
Always respect the sun and take heed what the locals do as well.
Well you learn something new every day! Interesting, thanks 👍
Thanks everyone for the tips and great advice. This forum continues to be brilliant! Xx
Yes. I have this problem in inland California. I say that we have 6 months of paradise (Spring and Autumn), 3 months of "neh" (winter) and 3 months of hell (summer). During the 3 months of hell I alternate, I go to the coast, which is West facing and therefore has a cool breeze and the next day I stay in either under a fan or one independently air conditioned room and I read or study. I realize that you want to be outside so I would recommend going to a West facing coast or driving up a mountain and hiking around the top or a ridge.
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