The peculiarity of our latitudes is that for a fairly long time, as a rule, from November to March, there is no need to dream about a comfortable (in understanding, warm) weather. It is especially difficult to survive this damp-frosty-snowy season for heat-loving natures, for whom going out into the street during this period is equivalent to a feat. To help them at least somehow, we will share some unusual and pleasant ways to keep warm, which will certainly be of use to them in the long cold.
Shower with coffee aroma
If after a stay in the street you are very wet and frozen, do not try to warm up immediately with the help of hot water when coming home. Your body is extremely interested in such a temperature drop, as when immersed in a too hot drive there is a large load on the vessels and heart. Wait a little, warm up for at least 20-30 minutes, and only then stand under a warm shower and make yourself a warming coffee scrub.
The secret of preparing a "warm" scrub: mix half a glass of ground coffees with essential oil from black pepper (3 drops) and cinnamon seeds (5 drops). If your skin is too dry, you can add a spoonful of olive oil. To achieve maximum effect, after the scrub is wrapped in a dry cotton sheet and wait 15 minutes, then take a warm shower.
Hand baths
Another guaranteed way to warm up is to steam hands with a special water-oil solution. For this, you need to drip 5 drops of cinnamon oil in hot water and add 1 tsp mustard powder and cardamom. The water temperature should be as high as possible to sustain. After steaming, hand should be moistened with moisturizing or nourishing cream. However, it should be remembered that this procedure is disastrous for manicure, so you still need to spend time on its recovery. Improve the same weather-beaten and chapped hands will help the bath with a healing effect. For its preparation, it is necessary to pour 1 tbsp of linseed into a half-liter jar, pour it with hot water and shake for 10 minutes. In this infusion it is necessary to hold hands for about 20 minutes.
«Vodka» foot bath
This method of warming the body is borrowed from Finnish fishermen, for whom a long stay in wet and cold air is an integral part of their work. So, pour hot water into the basin, add 100 grams of water, 4 tablespoons of honey and 2 mustard powders. After keeping the feet in this bath for 15 minutes, you will wonder how the heat spreads not only on the legs, but also on the whole body . This procedure is very relaxing and tends to sleep, so after it is recommended to put on warm socks and lie down to rest.
As an alternative to vodka, you can make a salt or zhuravyavyu bath. For the first variant in water 37-38 о С it is necessary to dissolve 1 tbsp. a spoonful of salt (preferably sea), and for the second - strained infusion, prepared from 5-6 st. a mixture of herbs (chamomile, nettlewoodwood, peppermint, sage), taken in equal proportions and steamed on a quiet fire for 20-30 minutes.
Massage
Completely numb feet help warm the foot massage. If you sit comfortably in a lotus pose or in Turkish, take a foot in your hands and rub it well, alternating the various mass movements: stroking, rubbing, kneading, tapping and vibration. If the leg is red and warm, then it's done right.
Warming up from the inside
Taking attempts to warm up with the help of external means, in parallel you can drink and warming the drinks. But in any case, not alcohol, which, contrary to widespread confusion, not only does not warm (except for a very short time), but also exacerbates the situation. Much better and optimal options - hot tea with lemon and honey, teplomoloko or drinks, in which you can add ginger and cinnamon, the properties are great to help with colds.
Inhalations with sage
For people with weak immunity, inhalation with sage will become an irreplaceable remedy. Regularly carrying out this procedure will help reduce the number of medications taken from cough and cold. Of course, it is best to use for these purposes an inhaler, which is purchased by the vaptek. But if there is no such device, then a pot of water is poured into which a handful of sage or chamomile is poured, and then, after covering themselves with a towel, they inhale the vapor from the infusion, 10-15 minutes. During the hour after the procedure, it is advisable to refrain from talking, smoking and exits to the street.
Living Heat
It has long been proven that one of the most effective and sparing ways to keep warm is to use the warmth of the human body. Therefore, if uvlas has such a "body", that is, a loved one who will gladly give you this sweet service, then after taking a cup of hot tea, hurry to use it. It seems that this is the way to keep warm in the future and preference will be given.
Eat the "right" food
In the opinion of physiologists, in winter one should listen to the demands of one's organism and lean on thick, rich soups and meat, forgetting for a while about diets. In cold weather, we expend more energy, so we need to take care of its replenishment by increasing in our diet pishchuzhivotnogo origin. Enhance your "frost resistance" will also help foods rich in iron and iodine, as well as omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (their source is fatty marine fish).
Followers of the same ayurveda recommend in the cold season to forget about the use of warming spices - pepper, ginger and cinnamon.
Additional heat our body can also take the otters, but the amount of citrus and dairy products should be reduced, because the acids contained in them, act on the human body cooling.
In addition, it should be remembered that the dehydrated organism will freeze faster, so drink more, preferring teas (blackberries than green) and infused with herbs.