How to Keep Cool During a Heatwave

As temperatures soar across the nation, it's important to stay cool. Lifestyle guru Erika Katz recommends freezing your bed sheets to cool off during the nighttime. She also says drinking hot beverages and taking hot showers helps your body sweat, cooling you off. Other tips include soaking your feet in cold water and dabbing yourself with a mixture of witch hazel and body wipes.

[@LN106R]

Thank you for explaining that you need to put the ice cubes in the freezer, I’ve been putting them in the oven all my life

[@dannythedominican6998]

But have you been adding blueberries 🤨

[@joet7136]

Me too! 🤔

[@mikeoxmaul837]

I’ll go get the hot beverages

[@renewedoptimism209]

You mean you DONT cook your meat in the freezer either?? Man I learned a lot from this lifestyle expert

[@wynxus]

Yeah,exactly! Lifesaver! Been doing it since I was 0.000000000001 years old!

[@sniffles8655]

Those sheets will literally only stay cool for maybe five minutes after being taken out of the fridge though.

[@WhiteGuysMadder]

Exactly. Silly lady

[@Kevin-sm8pn]

Then sleep in your freezer. Problem solved! Yay!

[@sniffles8655]

@@Kevin-sm8pn If I could fit I probably would. 😂

[@Yui789esss]

I won’t say they won’t but has anyone even attempted this “hack” ? 😂

[@pyrocat14]

And then after you moving around like monkey putting that bedsheet on your mattress you will sweat and have heatstroke 🤣

[@stephenprice3357]

From personal experience, I wouldn’t recommend taking a hot shower during a heat wave because it will only make you dehydrated and dizzy.

[@dontrah1838]

well good thing ur not a doctor like the guy on the video was I'll take his advice thanks tho

[@weStayModest]

@@dontrah1838 a cold shower would lower your body temp, thus nullifying the need to sweat to cool down. Just take a cold shower and air dry. Problem solved you lower your body temp and get the evaporative cooling without the sweat. Don’t need to be a doctor to use common sense.

[@SuperMissblueeyes]

NEVER use anything hot on someone at risk of heat exhaustion or heat stroke! They're usually unable to sweat, so this will make them worse, not better. Also, using heat on anyone is not a good idea. Anything that uses sweat to cool a person down gives them a risk of dehydration. Using heat is all round bad advice. Your body should not be encouraged to sweat more than it would by itself. For context, I'm an advanced first aider & a health scientist.

[@jarndrekinn1904]

I figured, taking advice from a "lifestyle guru" doesn't sound like the best course of action

[@heatherdeep8367]

Frfr 🤣 dude telling us to sweat more 💀 he telling us to get even more hot to stay cool while I'm hot ☠

[@jimmybaldwin737]

Hi. Just a question please. I sweat a lot naturally. I’m in good shape. My fitness is good. I train in mma. But I sweat literally 2-5 minutes into the workout. It was really hot in the Uk on Monday and Tuesday. And in the evening wrestling session. I was dripping with sweat within about 7 mins. And I trained that morning already. So already sweated that day in the morning. But the evening session. I was dripping more. I’m literally the only one who drips with sweat. Everyone else does sweat. But when I train. On the Matt you can see loads of sweat on it. Compares to others. Is this an unhealthy thing to sweat to much ?

[@Monica_bondevik]

@@jimmybaldwin737 hey, the amount you sweat can be genetic and doing exercise in the heat we've had in the UK will make it worse. I highly advise changing your method of work out while the temperature is 30°c+ like swimming inside of run, weights or really anything else as the water will cool you down and you won't dehydrate so quickly. Also drink plenty of water especially if you sweat a lot

[@deed2157]

@@jarndrekinn1904 The guy was a doctor and he said you can use heat too. I'm still going to use cool drinks and showers anyway😂

[@noshimoshi]

as someone who lives in a tropical country that's pretty much summer all year long, please drink cold beverages and take cold showers. be nice to yourself lmao

[@winterwaffle16]

Yeah who the fuq wants to sweat after their shower? I just tried to get clean by showering and now I'm sweaty and smelly immediately after

[@tonyhuang431]

@@winterwaffle16 especially during sleep

[@Vic-l3t]

exactly, dont listen to those looney Libs...Stay cool not Hot

[@sparklemotion8377]

All them Arabs with their coffee and tea in the desert 🐫

[@banderas2000]

Fr 😂 if I took a hot 🔥 shower in this heat I would die

[@a50ftfall6]

The hot shower and hot drinks don't really help in areas with high humidity Because sweat basically doesn't evaporate in high humidity

[@Emily20133]

It helps me

[@matthewburno]

I feel like every time they make these moisturizing or swamp cooler type effects for life hacks they feel like we all live in the desert places that live near the coastal ocean like California Florida Hawaii etc could never cool down with moisture in the air because there's already moisture in the air these tricks work in places like Nevada maybe the only good advice they put here was freezing the bed sheets and pillows maybe.

[@a50ftfall6]

@@Emily20133 what's your humidity?

[@ajjoshi]

And will induce dehydration

[@Emily20133]

@@a50ftfall6 80

[@lorenbarnes8721]

Thank you for explaining to take it out of the bag and use it after. Never would of figured that out.

[@Achoti7]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@mamarobyn]

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING WRONG!! It helps though when I pee in the bed not to get the pee on the sheets though....

[@paddington1670]

now step into the bag with one foot....

[@user-nw4cl3lv2f]

@@mamarobyn 😂

[@RIPDerek20]

@@mamarobyn ay yo got any of those sheets 👀

[@giantalaskanworm719]

This looks like something 5-Minute Crafts would do

[@mikeoxmaul837]

Lmao

[@MobiFlag]

OMG thank you Inside Edition for these life hacks. I'm gonna use NONE of it!

[@Alex-tj8ms]

Why not?

[@angrycinnamontoast794]

Thank you for Informing

[@MrAlan1828]

Well said, High-5

[@paradisesunprincess]

Damn, please don't follow these "health gurus". I'm a trained medical professional and I can tell you absolutely 100% that hyperthermia is NEVER treated with additional heat. But didn't need me to tell you that, your human instinct always tells you to take a cool shower when you're hot.

[@joeybaseball7352]

Never trust anything where the source is "trust me bro."

[@tonyhuang431]

when you get sweaty during sleep I can never sleep when I SWEAT

[@uhavemooface]

Yeah I never drink hot beverages when its hot. What idiot came up with that idea. Its only common sense to drink cold water or take cold showers. The house we live in doesn't have any cold water in our shower so we have to take hot or warm showers. We need a plubmer lol. I hate summer.

[@hymandan]

What’s up with that doctor …..

[@Vic-l3t]

Former medic here, Do not listen to those crazies!....Stay hydrated, monitor your body temp carefully, find some A/C

[@llllll-md9wo]

It seems like she’s been threatened to show these heat hacks

[@dakweenlyrics409]

Idc what I’m not taking a hot showering during a heat wave!

[@killercon2735]

same here

[@tonyhuang431]

I mean who likes to be sticky and sweat when sleeping.... Such great advice

[@CarputingYT]

"Put it in the freezer" *Shows her putting it in the fridge*

[@honeybunch5765]

Yeah that was a bit ...😃

[@brocklee8181]

"Pop some ice cubes for a refresher" "Drinking warm beverages cools you down faster" nice

[@jennyyy78]

😂🤣😅

[@thatgirlPAIGE94]

I used the witch hazel method once after giving birth. It was phenomenal

[@alexsera3966]

I have never heard of it. What is witch Hazel?

[@saraiii1079]

@@alexsera3966 it’s and oil

[@gaberocco1]

it was soooo good you used it one whole time?

[@Master0fHyrule]

I get dizzy and have fainted from taking a hot shower. Do not recommend.

[@supernova4744]

I live and work in Death Valley, CA. It's 120 degrees as I type this. Let me give you some advice. Move slow when outside. Don't stay outside for very long. Avoid alcohol drinks because alcohol dehydrates you. Drink lots of water and drinks with electrolytes. And here's the biggest one. Have AC! On a side note.... your body does acclimate to your environment. I visited my dad in Phoenix where it was 108, and 108 felt comfortable to me because my body was used to 120+ degrees. When I went to Michigan where it was 85, I felt a little chilly.

[@keandominique5102]

I don’t have enough money to buy an AC 😞.

[@Mr.Greedful]

How do drinks with electrolytes help during a heat wave ?

[@janette2691]

​@@keandominique5102if you have a car or someone that can drive you, go to a cooling center, mall or library.

[@janette2691]

​@@Mr.GreedfulElectrolytes help keep the body hydrated, which is essential for optimal health. Also they prevent you from heat stroke

[@Usaisaboveall]

How do professional people in production make this , watch it , review it and publish it

[@eyesee2339]

Because they all have AC

[@tonyhuang431]

cuz they rich to have ac

[@DanielCoronel99]

During the heat wave I’d rather drink a cold beverage for breakfast because I don’t wanna burn out for drinking a hot beverage where I wanna enjoy eating breakfast drinking something cool during the summer.

[@coffee_lover5394]

Wanna eat soup? 😂💀

[@Liyahhbabyyy]

No one's forcing u but ok

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

@@Liyahhbabyyy who said anyone was forcing him? Don't be so dramatic, woman.

[@ClipperFlipper]

Sleep inside fridge thanks me later

[@onepieceluffy7427]

Remember that Simpsons episode where homer use the fridge to cool off?

[@-delta2344]

As an Asian, rice is gold. Don’t use rice like that!

[@JesusOurLordandSavior]

Agreed, my parents would be scolding me all day if they saw that craziness....

[@idgafijwtmitg]

Nahhh im definitely gonna do it now and then just to dry my feet

[@JesusOurLordandSavior]

@@idgafijwtmitg lmao....let me know how dry it gets.

[@atrociousbean4096]

Legit. People work so hard just to make you rice and they’re just using it as a budget ice pack.

[@brandonliao408]

That's crazy to see how Florida is on the lower end for heat. Feels like hell here already.

[@RoccosVideos]

I dont like hot drinks but if I did I’m not drinking them when it’s hot. Also obviously if you’re saying a hot drink cools you down by making you sweat then it heats you up first to cause the sweating. Getting hot in general makes you sweat so you could say a hot room cools you down faster than a cool room because it makes you sweat. Brilliant logic. 🤦‍♂️

[@giantalaskanworm719]

The next cold season they'll advise us to get cold drinks cuz it'll make us shiver more thus generating more body heat 😂

[@konoveldorada5990]

@@giantalaskanworm719 xd

[@terabaap1775]

Honestly it's like saying the best way to survive a heatwave is to go out at noon and roam in the extreme heat so that you can sweat and "cool down".

[@firstnamelastname7708]

Not to mention that sweat will only cool you down if the air is dry enough to evaporate it. She’s just giving people in high humidity environments a recipe for heat stroke.

[@terabaap1775]

Oh, I thought that by hydrating yourself regularly and staying inside while it's sweltering would help you during a heatwave. Apparently, I was wrong all along.

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Hahaha 🤣 right I stay inside in the summer 🥵 and the winter 🥶

[@leftyguitarist8989]

And most importantly, prepare for extreme temperatures. Go for long walks in both gradually hotter and gradually colder temperatures. This is my strategy and i can handle extended periods of anything from 20F to 100F in summer clothing.

[@meh6513]

And drink water you might be mentally withstand it but water solves most internal damage and water bottle or even two is a must for such walks surely

[@aimee9878]

Thank you so much. Eating fruits and vegetables with water. Loose fitting clothes. Light colored clothing. Sunglasses and a hat. Cold treats.

[@rkustanto]

What? Rice in sock? Asian mom will go full Jubi mode

[@LucianaCristinadeOliveira]

I'm from Brazil. There's nothing better than having quick cold showers. 🤭 Not way my having warm ones.

[@omightylegend2521]

I guess I’ll just MICROWAVE my glass of ice cold water

[@FakeExotic]

I aint drinking hot drinks on a hot day

[@professionalamateur417]

Thank you for explaining everything. This will keep us safe during scorching hot weathers.

[@WhiteGuysMadder]

No it won't lol

[@cathria.]

@@WhiteGuysMadder It was a joke 😑

[@WhiteGuysMadder]

@@cathria. I got woooshed

[@ryanlarbi8157]

@Johnny You got woooshed hard, I’m on the autistic spectrum and even I understood the sarcasm

[@WhiteGuysMadder]

@@ryanlarbi8157 well you seem like a really smart guy so that's why ;)

[@Serakaisu]

I love how the counter and floor had more water on it than that ice tray did. Great way to cool off I guess

[@idgafijwtmitg]

Waiting for dude with feet fetish 😂🤙😂

[@UltimateAzumanger]

The sweat thing won't really work in places with high humidity, though.

[@jeromelombardo6053]

So let me get this straight take the sheet out of the bag?

[@KevinSamuelsPowerBottom]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@andrewjones8616]

wouldn't people collapse from a heatstroke from drinking hot drinks and taking a hot warm shower and the bowl of ice and turn on the fan is a good idea and soaking your feet in a big bucket of ice water to keep cool.

[@konoveldorada5990]

Alternative: *Make a home out of Liquid Nitrogen.*

[@manmr5385]

Just put ac on man

[@Thesixwolf6]

yup they must not have a ac

[@Robert-eu4tw]

Thank you, I honestly got no sleep because of the heat so I will try some of these methods now

[@WhiteGuysMadder]

You still alive?

[@joy5976]

using a damp towel as a blanket might help! I did it when I had bad sunburn and our ac was out

[@debug77-B]

Don't take a hot shower or drink hot water, you could have a heat stroke

[@mountainstream8718]

I second the damp towel method. I live in a tropical country, it's summer all year round here + I live near the beach. Recently the weather is getting so hot the temp is around 100°F in the morning and 108° or higher at noon til sun down it's crazy. I wet my tshirt generously before going to bed and it'll just be slightly damp in an hour, but it still helps. Also having water in a bottle spray near you helps.

[@keandominique5102]

@@WhiteGuysMadder do the think the doctor in this video may be gay ?? I was getting some serious effeminate vibes from him ...

[@andsolearningcontinues]

Some tips to survive heatwaves. 1. Eat a lot of watermelons and cucumbers. 2. Drink a lot of water & coconut water. 3. Cold shower 3X a day. 4. Bring your portable fan everywhere. 5. Sleep naked. P.S. I live in a tropical country btw.

[@jasongates-]

The problem with the "sweat" part is that the more humidity the less you cool off from sweat, since that sweat cannot be blown away. Sweat is a cooling mechanism when it can be taken from the body. If it's too humid, and then those higher temps (and so, heat index), the less that sweat is removed from the body, and so, the sweat thing won't happen as much. That makes the sweat part counterproductive to what they were trying to do. That, after telling us that it sounds counterproductive to add heat. That's why it's counterproductive. But, thanks for the tips.

[@sheisme2]

Home shopping network? Lol. This feels so animated lol

[@DieGo-kh5un]

No way I’m taking the advice to drink hot water beverages or hot showers

[@shadowlainx666]

I had tried the sheet in the freezer a few years ago and honestly it only helps you for maybe 30 min. After that you're hot again. I had a lot of restless nights

[@A_couple_of_cakepies]

In Melbourne australia, we’re having temperatures of 32°f or 0-1°c. Hope America keeps safe during this hell of a heatwave

[@guardian1234561]

Won’t your sheets get soggy though?

[@jagslab]

No because you’re putting them in a bag

[@OptimisticOilersFan]

5 minutes crafts be like:

[@jacksonchandler3294]

Um is this a joke? Their pulling five minute crafts trick Fr.

[@arielmalsireal5453]

Their Electricity Bills: I'm IN DANGER? Debts: Oh?

[@jadegblueparrot8606]

the cold sheets will warm up real quick and will make you very uncomfortable , dont bother

[@minusthemachineagain9342]

Best thing to stay cool is eat cheap popsicles.

[@YourLocal_Kitten]

I'm surprised at the amount of people who didn't know this before hand... kinda sad tbh.

[@rifledepot6067]

Those sheets would stay cool for 3 mins

[@paulhuang1694]

heat waves been freaking me out cant make u happier now

[@K4JESUS88]

Put the mister or sprinklers on when it's hot. Water the garden then put a big ice cube out at night in the coolest part of the garden or outdoor area. It will cool down the night and the next day. Then put another ice cube out early morning and water again. Having many ice cubes in the freezer makes the freezer nice and cold too

[@shawnvillelife8311]

I thought we already did this one but it’s still really good

[@amandasimms8609]

Just pop it straight in the freezer!

[@chris_day_]

Yes, I'd like to sweat more when I'm already at the brink of developing severe dehydration and heat stroke

[@TamagoHead]

Make sure your your fridge has about a 4” standoff from the wall behind it and make sure your now digital appliance is on a surge suppressor. Also, clean your stuff. If you have dust on your appliance heat radiator, it doesn’t work as good or at all.

[@PhantomCarGuy]

This design is very human!

[@Pheobus3309]

Thanks lady who probably has more air conditioners than everyone in the UK.

[@illiniwood]

When my grandmother was little in the 1920's, during heat waves her mother would order an extra ice block from the ice delivery man. She would put the ice block in front of a fan and it would keep the living room cooler by a few degrees all day long.

[@kalkinbooey]

All the voices in this video were irritating, cept the host she was alright 😊

[@aimee9878]

Being hydrated. Spending less time in the sun. Having shorter walks. Using sunglasses and sunscreen when needed. Earning money as a first responder somehow or atleast a paycheck when considering that health will bring me wealth.

[@Bammer2001]

Question is, do they work?

[@Bigmouth660]

I don't think I'm going to drink hot stuff very often during a dangerous heat wave. It sounds counter intuitive

[@Sharonprincess1]

They have to be joking about hot tea and hot showers 😂

[@vinylknight]

I did a life experiment on difference taking cold and hot shower. I always take hot shower during hot day because it feels like I'm wearing heat proof armor, whereas taking cold shower causes your body to feel like you're an ice cream and melting during hot day

[@keegancan]

I think if you sweat you dehydrated yourself thus allowing your body to not be able to have a mechanism to cool yourself this making you overheat more?

[@j5892000]

Home made ice pack with ice...

[@mod_123_]

This has to be some of the worst advice I've ever heard

[@deathbycake7637]

I like the blueberries in ice makes drinking water more exciting.

[@bill8428]

Feels like two little girls on summer vacation

[@sarahbejb1789]

Wish I can do the blanket, in a Asian household it’s gonna end up smelling like fish 🥲

[@googlename7943]

oklahoma is literally that meme of the dog sitting in a kitchen drinking coffee saying it's fine while the house is on fire

[@rabadu5921]

1:02 alot of Filipinos can relate here

[@liwayway7810]

Kape pa

[@jesusrodriguez4554]

Why you don't use dry ice now you can put water and use the fan

[@TwoSlingOfficial]

Guys i think she wants us to put it right in the freezer

[@journeymansmitty8283]

I've actually tried the one with the blueberry it's pretty amazing but the one with the rice and the sock is a new one on me though I didn't know that🤔

[@danasvah]

What do the blueberries do?

[@journeymansmitty8283]

@@danasvah when you put it in your drink it provides flavor to your drink and it keeps you cool during a heatwave🤔

[@milkywaygaminglol99]

Wha? Hot shower? My friends and I just dump our selves with Cold water 😂😂😂

[@marhawk6468]

Sweat from hot drink and hot shower?? Nice so I can be sticky and smelly right?

[@aimee9878]

Hydration more than normal to make heat equal. Not allowing misinformation to influence me and acting with my brain to adjust tips to what helps me feel comfortable considering people will steal from me when I do not want them to.

[@madamebutterfly851]

I know for a fact she has frosty cool central AC in that beautiful house!

[@karstenchan8038]

I thought showering with hot water will make u sweat then u have to wash your hair agaim

[@mysticmorgan8688]

Which inside edition reporter was in this video?

[@lynnodonnell4764]

The fan & ice idea goes back to when my mom was growing up in the 1930s.

[@Deviousahhz]

1:09 you won't convince me to have a big gallon water of boiling water to walk around and drink on a hot day

[@Harjeet_Singh_M]

How long that frozen bed sheet going to hold cold at night? 15 mins. 🙂

[@ordinarybanana9625]

Lay down on the couch and don’t move for a while and let a fan blow on you, wow that’s HARD

[@icyanplays3440]

A fan is going to blow cold air whether or not it has ice below it, thats what a fan does

[@hereandabout]

. yes drinking hot tea is helpful . and being wet and sitting in front of a fan . and thank for other tips .

[@Galactic_pls]

Umm cold air sinks so how tf is that fan thing gonna work when all the cold air is stuck in the bowl?

[@arielmalsireal5453]

Heatwave Be Like: I'm Staying Here Only US, UK And EU. Lmao

[@williamfossais6503]

we have it too in canada. its very unbearable

[@meowstermeow2967]

She is just putting random things in th freezer. "If you cat is feeling hot, put it in the freezer ALL DAYYYY, amazing right!"

[@SyedAhmed-qu3ty]

Solution 1: Afforestation Solution 2: Eco friendly development

[@SoFiAEpIsOdEs0]

Where have I seen some of these before

[@SwordDemon808]

Heat wave happens all over the country Hawaii: nope

[@perryrice4149]

Wow this is great especially if you're going through menopause. 😔☺️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@nicksanders9291]

this is basically the video you need when you don't have a ac

[@damhatrebloc]

Humans need to Fuggin learn when to accept the fact that they DONT KNOW how to Fix an issue, instead of spewing worthless waste of space that Dont work. Sorry if i come off rude im hot damnit and this is JUST the thing heat sufferers need. way to go once again humans, NEVER disappoint....