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Keeping Cool Without an AC- Part 5

 


The news is full of headlines indicating that energy shortages are on the horizon for most of the world. Over the decades, we have become reliant on the coolness of our air conditioners and have forgotten how we survived without them. It is now time to rediscover how to stay cool without our AC. Our 5 part series provides ideas on how to beat the heat this summer without the AC.    


House Adjustments- Part 2

By placing house plants, such as English ivy, ficus, and spider plants, throughout your home, you can drop the overall temperature of your house by 10 degrees. In addition, house plants are air purifiers and add oxygen to your home.    


For quick relief, create a personal mister to help drop the temperature of your skin: thus making you feel colder. Some people combine a spray bottle and a fan to create a cooling effect. However, I use just the spray bottle with cold water throughout the day and it keeps me cool. In addition, we use cooling clothes to cool us down by placing the cloth on the back of my neck. 


Another quick relief hack is to place a water bottle or wet sponges in the freezer. Then use them throughout the day to cool you down by placing them on the back of your neck or under your bare feet.    


To beat the heat without AC, look at techniques our ancestors and what techniques other cultures utilize to stay cool without AC. Pick out an idea or two to try and the results and leave a comment below and let us know.


Series:  If you missed a post they are linked below 

  1. Dress for the Heat

  1. Water to the Rescue

        

  1. You Are What you Eat

         

  1. House Adjustments- Part 2

         


Pick an idea or two and leave a comment below on how it went.


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  1. AnonymousJuly 19, 2022 at 8:42 AM

    I can remember as a child in PNG, people only used ceiling fans & drank hot tea bc the perspiration from the tea was said to cool you down

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    1. AnonymousJuly 19, 2022 at 10:54 AM

      Thank you for the tip. I'll try it.

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