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Now that summer has officially arrived, most of us will be spending more time outdoors to enjoy our favorite activities for as long as we can. However, if you intend to beat the heat from prolonged sun exposure than here is how to survive summer with self-care tips to stay cool, healthy and energized.

What You Can Do to Conquer Summer Fatigue and Beat the Heat

Being continually exposed to the bright sun for hours at a time is playing a dangerous game. The reason is you risk heat exhaustion to bring about heatstroke, sun damage, premature aging, and skin cancer.
Avoid alcohol, coffee and tea because they are diuretics that dehydrate as they drain fluid from your body through urine and sweat. Instead, you need to drink more water and stay hydrated because of sweating more. When you don?t return the water in your system that you?re losing through your pores, then you?re prone to dehydration, which can dramatically lower blood pressure. The frightening reality is the nitric oxide that is produced in the top layers of the skin because of spending too long in the sun causes the blood vessels to widen too much when dehydrated so the blood in your body isn?t circulating to ...