Want to cool down? 14 ideas to try

You're huffing and puffing and starting to sweat - and that's just from walking across the parking lot in blistering heat and humidity.

你气喘吁吁，开始出汗——这只是在高温和潮湿的情况下穿过停车场的结果。

This summer has left us all struggling to stay cool.

这个夏天让我们都在努力保持凉爽。

"The last 13 months have been the hottest on record.

“过去 13 个月是有记录以来最热的一个月。

We're seeing increased levels of heat-related illness, and it started earlier in the season we're used to," says Dr. Tess Wiskel, a climate change and human health fellow at the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment, and an emergency physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

气候、健康和全球环境中心的气候变化和人类健康研究员、贝斯以色列女执事医疗中心的急诊医生泰丝·威斯克尔博士说：“我们看到与高温相关的疾病越来越多，而且在我们习惯的季节早些时候就开始了。”

Don't wait until you're overheated to figure out how to cool down.

不要等到过热时才想办法降温。

Be wary of high temperature risks throughout your day and practice ways to avoid them.

全天警惕高温风险，并采取措施避免高温。

Here are 14 ideas to get you started.

这里有 14 个可以帮助您入门的想法。

If you're not cooling down after trying numerous methods, Dr. Wiskel advises that you seek care.

如果您在尝试多种方法后仍未冷静下来，威斯克尔博士建议您寻求治疗。

Call your doctor's office or call 911 if you're exhibiting signs of heat exhaustion , such as

如果您出现中暑衰竭的迹象，请致电您的医生办公室或拨打 911，例如

Pay extra attention to those symptoms, especially if you're vulnerable to heat and aren't able to regulate your temperature well.

请特别注意这些症状，尤其是当您容易受热并且无法很好地调节体温时。

"People at high risk include older adults, babies and children, those who are pregnant, people who take medications that make them less able to sweat, people who work outdoors, and people with certain health conditions , including cardiovascular disease," Dr. Wiskel says.

威斯克尔博士说：“高危人群包括老年人、婴儿和儿童、孕妇、服用抑制出汗药物的人、户外工作的人以及患有某些健康状况（包括心血管疾病）的人。”

"And if you're not high risk, check in on people who are."

“如果你的风险不高，请检查一下风险较高的人。”

Howard E.

霍华德·E。

LeWine, MD , Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing; Editorial Advisory Board Member, Harvard Health Publishing

LeWine，医学博士，哈佛健康出版社首席医学编辑；哈佛健康出版社编辑顾问委员会成员

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作为为读者提供的一项服务，哈佛健康出版社提供对我们存档内容库的访问。

Please note the date of last review or update on all articles.

请注意所有文章的最后审查或更新日期。

No content on this site, regardless of date, should ever be used as a substitute for direct medical advice from your doctor or other qualified clinician.

本网站上的任何内容，无论日期如何，都不应替代您的医生或其他合格临床医生的直接医疗建议。

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什么是豆豉？

Benefits, nutrition, and how to use it

好处、营养以及如何使用它

Light exposure at night may raise risk for heart disease

夜间光照可能会增加患心脏病的风险

Whole grains may improve several heart risk factors at once

全谷物可以同时改善多种心脏病危险因素

A lumbar belt may help ease low back pain

腰带可能有助于缓解腰痛

Children of centenarians may stay healthier and live longer too, study finds

研究发现，百岁老人的孩子可能更健康、寿命更长

Signs of pneumonia: Sometimes vague and unexpected

肺炎症状：有时模糊且出乎意料

The surprising link between ovarian cancer and the fallopian tubes

卵巢癌与输卵管之间令人惊讶的联系

Using a vibration plate: What it can — and can't — do for your body

使用振动盘：它能为您的身体做什么，不能做什么

People who walk more or walk faster live longer, study finds

研究发现，走得更多或走得更快的人寿命更长

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