Large swaths of the United States, as well as European countries (Spain, France, Italy, and Greece), are in the grips of extreme heat.
If you’re in an area with extreme heat, here are some pics to lighten your mood a little.
On a more serious note, if you’re in extreme heat, you need to take caution.
This is what extreme heat does to the human body (source: The Telegraph):
Professor Mark Whiteley, venous surgeon and founder of The Whiteley Clinic in London, explains: “We have to keep a consistent internal body temperature of 98.6°F degrees otherwise the enzymes in our cells and cell walls start changing shape and that can cause irreversible damage.Think of an egg white – once you cook it you see that protein turn white, and it won’t go clear again even if it cools down. If you get too hot the processes in your cells don’t work; that’s what kills you. Everything else from dehydration to vein dilation are secondary issues with their own side-effects. Once you get over about 107.6°F internally you get heatstroke. Your mental functions start shutting down and your cells stop working. Everything else you might notice about getting unwell in the heat is just the systems that are trying to keep you cool, failing one by one.”
Symptoms of heatstroke include a high body temperature (above 104°F), altered mental state, confusion, dizziness, hot and dry skin, rapid heartbeat, a loss of consciousness and, eventually, death.
High temperatures can place extra stress on the cardiovascular system, as the body works harder to cool itself down. This can lead to an increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure, and potentially exacerbate underlying heart conditions. In short, this means you’re much more likely to have a heart attack when you’re hot because when you get hot, your veins get very dilated, especially on your head and scalp, which is where you lose a lot of heat. This can cause veins to look bigger and the skin to look redder as the blood is diverted close to the surface to cool down. You’ll particularly notice this in your face because the body loses most heat from the head. More worrisome is the increased risk of blood clots when you’re very hot. When you’re dehydrated, water leaves the blood to be sweated out, so you get more cells in the blood, making it thicker and stickier, increasing the chance of a clot and a heart attack.
In extreme heat, the air can become dry, hot, and polluted. This can irritate the upper respiratory system and cause it to constrict and exacerbate existing respiratory conditions such as asthma. In extreme cases, this broncho-constriction can cause people to experience a shortness of breath because the irritation of the upper respiratory system is stopping the body from being able to transport as much oxygen to the lungs. In hot weather especially, the body trying to maintain a normal temperature requires extra oxygen, which can be dangerous, especially in people with asthma.
High temperatures can also impair cognitive function, affecting attention, memory, decision-making, and concentration. Heat-related cognitive impairment can lead to decreased productivity, impaired judgment, and increased risk of accidents or mistakes. As the body tries to divert blood to the skin to cool down, the brain is getting less than it needs. Sweating causes the body to lose vital minerals such as salt and electrolytes, which are required for sending signals to the rest of the body. If these nerves are less able to function, it can result in fatigue, decreased alertness, and overall mental and physical sluggishness.
The elderly, young children and individuals with medical conditions can be far more susceptible to extreme heat because they have a less efficient thermoregulatory system, which makes them more prone to dehydration.
What to do?
Stay out of the heat! Stay indoors, ideally air-conditioned. And don’t be an idiot by actually exercising outdoors like this 71-year-old man who hiked 4 miles in 120°F Death Valley, and promptly dropped dead (video below).
Stay hydrated by drinking water.
Replenish your electrolytes by consuming foods naturally rich in potassium, magnesium, and sodium, such as bananas, avocados, coconut water, leafy greens, and natural sea salt.
A demonic-looking speaker for the World Economic Forum (that foments a global “Great Reset“) extols replacing cash with digital currency as a government tool to lock out the “less desirables,” such as buyers of guns and ammunition.
On March 2, 2022, the Biden administration put its support behind the research and development of a “U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency” (CBDC) by signing a sweeping executive order instructing the federal government to begin research and submit reports on a variety of issues surrounding digital currencies. (yahoo!news)
Along with the Bid Light phenomenon, Disney’s box office crash and drastic decline in theme park attendance are signs that the majority of American people finally have had enough of the Left’s woke agenda and are fighting back with their wallet.
Someone waited three years in Rio de Janeiro for the perfect moment to take this pic (Twitter):
About the statue:Christ The Redeemer is an Art Deco statue of Jesus Christ overlooking the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Constructed between 1922 and 1931, the statue was created by French sculptor Paul Landowski and built by Brazilian engineer Heitor da Silva Costa, in collaboration with French engineer Albert Caquot. Romanian sculptor Gheorghe Leonida sculpted the face. Voted one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, the statue is 98 ft. high, excluding its 26 ft, pedestal. The arms stretch 92 ft. wide.
It may be one of the most surefire findings in all of social psychology, repeatedly replicated over almost five decades of study: American conservatives say they are much happier than American liberals. They also report greater meaning and purpose in their lives, and higher overall life satisfaction…. [T]he entire gap…equates to about a half-point on a four-point scale, a sizable happiness divide.
According to social scientists, here are four reasons why conservatives are happier than (il)liberals:
Marriage: Conservatives are more likely to be married, and marriage tends to make people happier.
Belief in a meritocracy: Social psychologist Jaime Napier, Program Head of Psychology at NYU-Abu Dhabi has conducted research suggesting that views about inequality play a role. Conservatives are less concerned with equality of outcomes and more with equality of opportunity. While American liberals are depressed by inequalities in society, conservatives are okay with them provided that everyone has roughly the same opportunities to succeed. The latter is a more rosy and empowering view than the deterministic former. Napier told PBS:”One of the biggest correlates with happiness in our surveys was the belief of a meritocracy, which is the belief that anybody who works hard can make it. That was the biggest predictor of happiness. That was also one of the biggest predictors of political ideology. So, the conservatives were much higher on these meritocratic beliefs than liberals were.”
Psychological health: In A Simple Theory of the Self, p. 79, psychiatrist David Mann, M.D., defined psychological health as the capacity “to confront oneself and others with the absolute minimum of subterfuge.” It turns out that by Mann’s and other measures, conservatives are psychologically healthier than (il)liberals:
Two studies explored a more surprising contributor: neuroticism, typically defined as “a tendency toward anxiety, depression, self-doubt, and other negative feelings.” Surveyed conservatives consistently score lower in neuroticism than surveyed liberals.
In 2011, psychologists at the University of Florida and the University of Toronto conducted four studies, aiming to find whether conservatives are more “positively adjusted” than liberals. They found that conservatives “expressed greater personal agency, more positive outlook, more transcendent moral beliefs, and a generalized belief in fairness” compared to liberals. They added: “The portrait of conservatives that emerges is different from the view that conservatives are generally fearful, low in self-esteem, and rationalize away social inequality. Conservatives are more satisfied with their lives, in general… report better mental health and fewer mental and emotional problems (all after controlling for age, sex, income, and education), and view social justice in ways that are consistent with binding moral foundations, such as by emphasizing personal agency and equity. Liberals have become less happy over the last several decades, but this decline is associated with increasingly secular attitudes and actions.”
Pomeroy concludes: “So if you need some cheering up, maybe turn to a conservative friend rather than a liberal one.”
