7 things not to do in case of very hot weather

Thursday and Friday, a strong heat wave will hit Occitania. Temperatures will reach 36 to 41 degrees during the day and no less than 22 to 24 degrees at night, according to Météo France. Here are the 7 things not to do in the event of a heat wave.

For 2 days, the mercury will panic between Gard, Hérault, Aude and Haute-Garonne. In places, temperatures will exceed 40°C, or even reach 42°C or 43°C.

This will be the case in the Gard, north of Nîmes but also between Carcassonne and Toulouse, moreover the 8 departments of Midi-Pyrénées are on heat wave orange alert until Friday.
However, the “administrative heat wave” is at least 3 consecutive days and nights of high heat. Minimum temperature at night, 23°C and maximum during the day above 35°C. But this episode will only last 48 hours.

To better live these very high temperatures, there are tips to follow… including things not to do.

It is a useless violence for the body and the organism. It is not by drinking very cold that you will be less hot. On the other hand, it disturbs the heart rhythm.
It is better to drink often at room temperature or cool, water of course, but not ice cold.

It is your sudation, therefore your perspiration, which will refresh your body.

Sugary drinks, such as industrial fruit juices or sodas, and alcoholic drinks are to be avoided.

Excess sugar will make your pancreas work unnecessarily. As for alcohol, it will dehydrate you and have a diuretic effect, so you will have to drink a lot more water afterwards.

Even if the appetite decreases with the heat, you must continue to eat enough so as not to weaken your body which needs calories to fight against the heat.

It’s a bad idea. This will create a thermal shock from hot to cold first, a bit like a hydrocution, then in the opposite direction once the shower is over. The body will thus expend a lot of energy to regulate your temperature.

The unit should be allowed to ventilate and sweep the room. Because even at more than 30°C at home, you risk having a cold because of the hot/cold effect. For more efficiency, you can put a wet towel or ice cubes in front of the fan.

It is necessary to ventilate the night because the temperature, even high, drops. You can put a wet sheet in front of your window to moisten and thus refresh the air.

The heat wave is often synonymous with air pollution, with ozone peaks. During these periods, run in town and breathing with full lungs is harmful to health.

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