{"id":30345,"date":"2025-06-24T09:01:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:01:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30345"},"modified":"2025-06-24T09:28:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T09:28:15","slug":"7-tips-for-managing-extreme-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=30345","title":{"rendered":"7 Tips for Managing Extreme Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Essential advice to get you through a heat wave.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A dangerous heat wave is blanketing much of the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/us\/heat-wave-map-tracker.html\" title>central and eastern United States<\/a> this week, sending temperatures into the triple digits and affecting <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/us\/heat-wave-map-tracker.html\" title>nearly a hundred million<\/a> Americans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While many people have heard about the risk of <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/24\/well\/live\/excessive-heat-wave-weather-health.html\" title>heat stroke<\/a>, experts say that extreme heat can affect almost every part of your body. Here\u2019s what to know, and how to stay safe.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-10358c52\">1. Watch Out for Brain Fog<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Heat can slow down the brain, reducing reaction time, attention and memory, said Dr. Neha Raukar, an emergency medicine physician at the Mayo Clinic. That can mean performing worse on tests as well as having trouble concentrating and being productive at work. The heat can even make people more irritable and aggressive; researchers have observed that more road rage incidents and violent crimes occur when temperatures rise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">While the reasons are not entirely clear, experts believe that your brain might be more focused on staying cool than thinking clearly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"RelatedLinksBlock-3\">\n<div data-testid=\"lazy-loader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-6d309379\">2. Make a Plan to Stay Cool<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Beating the heat can be an all-day challenge. If you don\u2019t have air-conditioning, it\u2019s smart to take steps like closing the shades, immersing your feet in cold water and wrapping a damp towel with crushed ice around your neck, said Kristie Ebi, a climate epidemiologist at the University of Washington. 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Here\u2019s what to know, and how to stay safe.1. Watch Out for Brain FogHeat can slow down the brain, reducing reaction time, attention and memory, said Dr. Neha Raukar, an emergency medicine physician at the Mayo Clinic. That can mean performing worse on tests as well as having trouble concentrating and being productive at work. The heat can even make people more irritable and aggressive; researchers have observed that more road rage incidents and violent crimes occur when temperatures rise.While the reasons are not entirely clear, experts believe that your brain might be more focused on staying cool than thinking clearly.2. Make a Plan to Stay CoolBeating the heat can be an all-day challenge. If you don\u2019t have air-conditioning, it\u2019s smart to take steps like closing the shades, immersing your feet in cold water and wrapping a damp towel with crushed ice around your neck, said Kristie Ebi, a climate epidemiologist at the University of Washington. 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