Summer is hot. Don’t let heat stress leave you feeling irritable and fatigued. High five the summer with the help of a handful of cool, quick health tricks.
1. Snack Wise
Ditch the chips and pretzels at the BBQ party for frozen grapes, homemade 100% pure fruit juice popsicles or slices of melon. Not only are these treats fun for all ages, they are refreshing, hydrating and a great source of antioxidants. You need lots of antioxidants in the summer to help you keep damaging free radicals under control. Why? In the summer stress on your body from the heat, being more physically active and eating more BBQ foods all cause your cells to be host to more free radicals.
Ditch the chips and pretzels at the BBQ party for frozen grapes, homemade 100% pure fruit juice popsicles or slices of melon. gresei/iStock
