Cooling Your Body and Abode Naturally

• Cook with a pressure cooker (of course I would never say microwave but that is cooler)
  • I just got my old pressure cooker out (from when I cooked macrobiotically years ago) and started to use it. I'm amazed at how fast, moist, and delicious the food is cooked this way!
• Line dry clothes
  • Great benefit of nature's fabric softener - the air
• Air dry dishes
  • I'm going to follow my own advice here and will probably pick up one of those wooden dish drying racks at IKEA - I notice my dishwasher throws off so much heat!
• Use washer and dryer early in the day or late in the evening
• Use ceiling fans
  • They use less than 1/10th the wattage of air conditioners
  • Use ceiling fans in conjunction with air conditioning
• Use roof vents
  • These are so inexpensive, like $10
    Here is how to install them ~ http://snipurl.com/install_roof_vents
• Ventilate with a window fan - A good old fashion inexpensive way to cool

More for your environment...

• Diffuse essential oils in the house when the air conditioner comes on for the first time - this will cut down on the mold spores that may circulate (I like Purification mixed with either Orange or Lemon)

And for our body...

• Stay well hydrated - with water
• Wear lightweight cotton clothing
• Eat light
• Get those hormonal levels adjusted, sweating can be profuse when the hormones are out of whack
  (Endoflex essential oil is great for balancing the endocrine system)
• Put a dab of peppermint behind your neck for a cooling effect (if the neck area happens to get hot from applying the peppermint oil on sweaty skin-put some olive oil on it or a plain base massage oil to take the heat out, don't use water)