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Stay Cool in Summer

Summer season is on in Northern Hemisphere, and every body want to stay cool in summer. Here are some basic techniques of summertime energy management to be cool during summer season. Please keep in mind that these are comforting techniques and do not provide 100% relief and would last an hour or less. Get your air conditioner filters clean, keep your weather stripping tight, draw the drapes on windows and doors during the heat of the day, and limiting use of ovens and ranges like big heat-creating appliances. Use tropical clothing like loose, lightweight cotton and linen to enable your body from direct contact with the sun. The guayabera, men's shirt popular in Mexico, Latin America, the Caribbean (especially Cuba), also known as "Mexican wedding shirt," is constructed to keep you cool naturally. A relative of the traditional Filipino barong, the guayabera wicks moisture from the skin and is worn untucked to promote air circulation. Putting cold water on your pulse