{"id":972,"date":"2019-08-02T10:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T14:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/?p=972"},"modified":"2019-07-31T11:42:26","modified_gmt":"2019-07-31T15:42:26","slug":"tips-for-staying-hydrated-in-the-summer-heat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2019\/08\/02\/tips-for-staying-hydrated-in-the-summer-heat\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Staying Hydrated in the Summer Heat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #488ca7;\"><b>A study found that 75 percent of people suffer from some degree of dehydration. <\/b><\/span>Add the hot sun, high humidity, and sweltering temperatures into the mix and you get a recipe for disaster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #658c65;\"><b>How can you know if you are dehydrated? Early warning signs include:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Thirst\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Dry mouth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Fatigue<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Muscle cramps<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Dizziness<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More serious symptoms such as no longer sweating, rapid heart rate, confusion, and difficulty walking can occur as dehydration worsens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #658c65;\"><b>How can you stay hydrated?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hydration-Story.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hydration-Story-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" data-size=\"672x495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hydration-Story-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Hydration-Story.jpg 672w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/a><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Keep plenty of water (and other beverages with water) on the job site and drink them gradually throughout the day. Also, pack fluid-rich foods (such as fruits, vegetables, salad, and applesauce) for snacks and lunch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The amount of water people need varies from person to person, but according to the Mayo Clinic, the general rule is eight 8-ounce glasses of water each day. Keep in mind that heavy sweating will increase your body\u2019s need for fluids, so you may have to drink more in the heat of summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study found that 75 percent of people suffer from some degree of dehydration. Add the hot sun, high humidity, and sweltering temperatures into the mix and you get a recipe for disaster. How can you know if you are dehydrated? Early warning signs include: Thirst\u00a0 Dry mouth Fatigue Muscle cramps Dizziness More serious symptoms&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=972"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":980,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/972\/revisions\/980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}