20 tips on how not to freeze during frosts
20 tips on how not to freeze during frosts
◆ Follow
the rule of three layers:
1 layer – water-protecting
– thermal underwear
2 layer – insulation
3 layer – protection
from wind and pcipitation
◆ Remember,
the clothes and footwear should be wide, tight clothes pvents blood
circulation. For inter it’s better to choose footwear which is one size bigger
than yours, it will allow you to put on a pair of wool socks, it should also
have high relief sole – the farther from the ground, the warmer it is.
◆ Wear
a scarf!
◆ Put
on mittens instead of gloves. If you plan to have a long walk or play
snowballs, choose the mittens made of dense water-resistant synthetic material
◆ Move
more
◆ Wear
a hat, protecting your ears and head
◆ Before
going to the frost eat well
◆ Add high-calorie
food into your ration: meat, fish, porridges, dried fruits, nuts
◆ Add heating
spices to your meals and drinks: cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaf, clove, black and
red pepper, ginger, saffron, nutmeg, turmeric and cumin
◆ Remember
that alcohol releases warmth
◆ Don’t
use cream before going to the street. Creams lock moisture inside the skin, and
with high humidity in the street the opportunity of frostbite only increases
◆ Don’t
go to the street with your head wet
◆ Breathe
slowly, through your nose. When air passes through the nose, it gets warmer.
And don’t close your nose with a scarf – the condensate gathers in the material,
that causes even more cooling of the skin, besides, this is a perfect
environment for germs reproduction
◆ Try to
be nervous less – under stress blood moves to the brain, while it must warm the
body
◆ Take a
thermos with hot tea or alcohol-free mulled wine for a walk. Coffee, according to
Ayurveda, cools the body, and to neutralize this effect, add some cinnamon to
your coffee
◆ Always
take an extra pair of socks with you
◆ If
your boots get wet, put plastic bags on your socks and then put your boots. And
if your socks are wet as well, take them off and use just plastic bags. You
can also put some paper inside your boots. It will absorb water
◆ Massage
the cold parts of your skin, warm them with your breath, but remember that it’s
forbidden to rub someone’s skin with frostbite
◆ Don’t
put metal bijouterie and glasses with metal frames
◆ Hug each
other more, heat exchange happens so :)
Photo: Maxim Shapovalov, Vyacheslav Shut