Contents:
- Medical Video: How To Keep Your Body Warm
- 1. Avoid shivering
- 2. Eat a lot
- 3. Drink lots of water
- 4. Adjust your body to cold weather
- 5. Keep your body dry
- 6. Keep your core body temperature warm
Medical Video: How To Keep Your Body Warm
When the weather outside is cold, you must use clothes that are thick or layered to avoid cold. In fact, if your room's air conditioner is installed at a low temperature, you will pull your thick blanket to cover your body. These are some of the ways you warm your body. However, besides these methods, there are other ways that can also help give warmth to your body when you feel cold.
1. Avoid shivering
Shivering is a sign that you are cold and you need to immediately give warmth to your body. When your skin's temperature drops, you will shiver to keep your core body temperature from falling too. People with mild hypothermia will shiver, but those who have moderate hypothermia may not. The body will stop shivering when muscle contractions can no longer produce heat. That is, when you stop shivering, your core body temperature will drop down.
2. Eat a lot
Eating more when you feel cold is a good way to maintain the warmth of your body. It is important to maintain your blood sugar so that your body can provide the energy you need to stay warm. Eat foods that your body digests slowly, such as fatty foods. When your body digests food, your body will burn energy so you will feel warmer. Therefore, if the food you eat is longer digested by the body, then you will also feel warmer for longer.
3. Drink lots of water
In addition to food intake, your body will also tolerate cold well if the water intake to the body is maintained. A well-hydrated body can provide better warmth as well. Drink hot water that can also provide a warm sensation for you, even though this doesn't really increase your body's internal temperature. According to a University of Pennsylvania professor, Michael Cirigliano, MD, the mouth is one of the most sensitive parts of your body. So, if hot water touches your mouth, you will feel a warm sensation.
4. Adjust your body to cold weather
The body has more ability than you can imagine. The body has a special mechanism to keep itself warm. People who often spend time in cold weather can make themselves more resistant to cold. The mechanism in this body is not yet fully understood. However, it may be body fat called brown fat (brown fat) play a role in this matter. Chocolate fat can burn more energy and release it as body heat to give you warmth.
5. Keep your body dry
A sweaty body or wet clothes can make you feel more cold. Therefore, if the weather is cold, you should use clothes that can absorb sweat. If your clothes are wet, you should change clothes immediately. Try to keep your body dry.
6. Keep your core body temperature warm
We recommend using closed clothing. You also need to wear socks, gloves, and hats to maintain core body temperature. If you are cold, the first time you feel is cold on your feet and hands, before the cold spreads to other parts of the body. This is a form of the body's mechanism to maintain core body temperature. When cold, blood flow is prioritized to the vital part of the body, so that your feet and hands will feel cold first. Keeping your body closed is the best thing you can do to maintain body warmth.
