No A/C?

If you do not have an air-conditioner, or yours breaks, please follow these tips:

-Get up early and do physically demanding tasks during the cooler morning hours

-Don’t cook; eat small meals of fresh fruit, salads, sandwiches and use the microwave, if necessary

-Drink plenty of cool, not cold water, to re-hydrate the fluids lost through perspiration

-Block the sun’s heat by closing the blinds, drapes or shades on the sunny side of the home

-Wear light-weight cotton or natural loose-fitting fabrics in light colors

-Wash your clothes in cold water and hang outside, instead of using a hot clothes dryer

-Air-dry your dishes by turning off the heated drying setting on the dishwasher

-Turn everything off and leave off when not in use, especially incandescent light bulbs

-Stay downstairs in your home, since heat rises, making upstairs much warmer

-Use lots of ceiling and portable fans to keep the air circulating, when the home is occupied

-Leave home; visit the library, church, museum, mall or go to a movie; anywhere air-conditioned

-Take a cool shower, leave your skin damp and towel-dry your hair to stay cooler longer

-When going to bed, strip the bedclothes off, lie uncovered with a fan drawing in the cooler night air