![]() Ideally bananas or orange juice would be better than pills. Salt is important and so is a potassium source. Get some sugar in your system, preferably a healthy source. I was asking my husband to call 911 but he said to try the bath first and let my supplements kick in.(he trusted me more than I did at the time) Oatstraw (calms and strengthens nervous system and nourishing)ĭuring heat exhaustion some important tips.: call a doctor if you can or go the hospital,don't take chances. Nettle ( nourishing and boosts adrenal health) Licorice root(boosts adrenals and gets some of those hormones back up)Įlderflower or catnip(both are good for reducing heat in the body) For me these were the herbs I used to cool myself and support my adrenals afterward. There are things we want to make sure we always have on hand. I say this story even though I feel kind of embarrassed I wasn't more careful because I got to thinking about what if someone couldn't get to the hospital or get IV's. The rest of the day I was wiped out and focus on drinking nourishing and cooling herbal teas and took licorice root to get my adrenals back to health. After a few minutes ,the shaking stopped and I could breathe normally. Normally I would have eaten a banana with peanut butter but we were out. My husband got me in the tub and I had him bring me a potassium pill too. It ended up taking two dropperfulls but within minutes I could feel it working. My heart rate was out of control so I put motherwort tincture under my tongue for that. I put a god pinch of the salt under my tongue and a teaspoon of honey in my mouth. He started some cool bath water and I had him bring me some honey and sea salt. I was shaking violently by now and hyperventilating. When we got home my husband got me in the house ,and took me to the sink and started running cold water over my wrists and getting me to drink. By the time a gas station was on the scene I was to weak to go in and our house was a block away so we decided it was better to just go home. I also felt extremely hungry all of a sudden and my head hurt. The whole drive home I felt like I was being smothered and and was very light headed. My husband was drinking a mountain dew but I hate the stuff and said I could wait till we got to a gas station and get some Gatorade or water. I remember that I was actually losing my sense of thirst by now. Not today, I had a one track mind, get home to the kids so we can take them to the zoo. Usually we go inside and wash up ,get a drink and cool down a little before we head home. We just went right to work and two hours later I felt kind of dizzy so I told my husband I better stop. It was already beastly hot and humid when we got to the garden and we had stopped on the way to shovel up a carload of mulch first too. ![]() When I am in hurry mode sometimes I work non-stop instead of listening to my bo dy. Well this day we had plans to go the zoo after we got home and I wanted to hurry so we could get back. My garden is a ways away from my house so usually when we drive over I pack a thermos of cooling herbal iced tea and some kind of healthy snacks. Store leftovers in the freezer or refrigerator.Today I wanted to write about the subject of heat exhaustion since it is something that those of us living in the north don't always take as seriously. Run a smooth, sharp knife under hot water and cut into slices. To serve, remove from freezer 30 minutes prior to eating.Add the strawberries to the remaining filling and blend on high until smooth. For a layered effect: Pour about 2/3 (just eyeball it, you can’t make a mistake!) of the cashew mixture out onto the crust and smooth with a spatula. After blending, pour strawberries into blender and blend to desired consistency.If you have a Vita-Mix or Blendtec, use it. In the most powerful food processor / blender you own (you decide which one has the most torque) place all filling ingredients (except strawberries) and blend on high until very smooth (this make take a couple minutes so be patient).Warm coconut oil and honey in a small saucepan on low heat until liquid.Scoop out crust mixture in a spring-form pan (if you don’t have a spring-form pan, use a pie plate lined with saran wrap), and press firmly, making sure that the edges are well packed and that the base is relatively even throughout. If the ingredients hold together, your crust is perfect. Test the crust by spooning out a small amount of mixture and rolling it in your hands. Place nuts and dates in a food processor with sea salt and pulse to chop until they are to your desired fineness (process a finer crust longer than a chunky one).
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