Beat the Summer with Homeopathy

Sun , oh Sun ,
You take away all our fun .
Heat cramps , Sun stroke ,
Buying sunscreen makes us broke !
Our skin you burn and tan ,
And all the time we need fan .
There’s Dehydration and Exhaustion ,
And Prickly heat causes so much irritation !
How can we forget, you make us perspire ,
Quick relief from you we aspire !!


With April – May nearing and the mercury rising , all of us are surely feeling the heat . But besides just feeling the heat there are a number of ailments one can suffer from during summer . Let us see what these ailments are and how to beat them .

Why the sun harmful
Hot and humid environment slows down the evaporation of sweat . While atmospheric temperature continues to rise, our body cannot cool down fast enough . There is a state of elevated core temperature or Hyperthermia . This can lead to Heat Exhaustion and in severe cases ( core temperature > 40 degree Celsius ) Heat Stroke .

Extracellular sodium depletion following electrolyte loss as a result of persistent sweating with replacement of water but not salt can lead to painful cramps called as Heat Cramps .

Dehydration can occur if fluid loss due to perspiration is not compensated .

Skin problems are the commonest ranging from simple sun tan to skin cancer due to harmful effect of Ultra Violet rays of the sun . As Patricia Farris , a famous dermatologist has rightly said - “ Your skin remembers every bit of sun it ever had ! ”

Bad effect of sun heat leads to

HEAT EXHAUSTION- Elevated core temperature associated with hyperventilation and symptoms of tiredness , fatigue , muscular weakness , dizziness and collapse .

HEAT STORKE – Life threatening condition when core temperature of body is > 40 degree Celsius .Symptoms of heat exhaustion occur in addition to headache , nausea , vomiting .Coarse muscle tremor and confusion which may
progress to loss of consciousness may be seen as a neurological manifestation .

HEAT CRAMPS – Painful muscle cramps occur most commonly in the legs of young people following vigorous exercise in hot weather.

HEAT RASH – Skin redness , dryness , irritation from excess sweating .

PRICKLY HEAT / MILIARIA RUBRA – Papular itching eruption of the skin due to blockage of sweat ducts .

CATARACT - Long term UV exposure increases formation of free radicals which injures the lens and can cause its opacity .

PHOTOAGING - More the exposure to sun , more are the signs of aging like dry rough skin , sallow complexion , etc .

SUN BURN – Erythema caused by exposure to critical amounts of UV light .

SUN TAN – Brownish discolouration of skin from exposure to sun .

FRECKLES – Asymptomatic small circular brownish macules appearing on face , forearms , and other sun exposed areas of the body .

SOLAR PURPURA – Easy bruising , bleeding into the skin with bleeding from mucus membranes .

SKIN CANCER – Main risk factor for most forms of skin cancer is exposure to UV radition in absence of adequate melanin pigment .

HEAT TETANY – Hyperventilation on exposure to heat leading to respiratory alkalosis manifesting as tetany .

SOLAR KERATOSIS – Actinic keratitis ( inflammation of cornea )

HEAT SYNCOPE / FAINTING

CONJUNCTIVITIS

DYSPEPSIA

VERTIGO

EPISTAXIS FROM NOSE PARTICULARLY

EXCESSIVE OFFENSIVE OR STAINING PERSPIRATION

SUN HEADACHE

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