Enjoying the heat wave?
29 June 2025Jun 2025 – I am, so much so that since the start of the year I’ve worn 4 layers of clothing on my upper body, including one thermal layer. Most people (including my wife) think I’m mad. Perhaps.
A few years ago, we replaced all the original double glazing with triple glazing acoustic one-way glass – unusual in a private house. Part of the reason was to minimise the sound of our dog barking to the outside world. Unlike dogs that win competitions so that their owners can proudly display cups on the mantlepiece, our dog has a collection of complaint letters from the council and anonymous letters from nearby residents. Considering she’s only doing her job by barking, I thought it was wrong she should be told off – even if it was at 3am. As a gesture of goodwill to the people opposite that no longer talk to us following that incident, now whenever they look out of their windows toward the front of our house, all they can see is a reflection of them themselves. (Time-saving tip: do not talk to your neighbours!)
Something I didn’t allow for but which has saved on heating bills is that the interior temperature is consistent. During the heatwave, the indoor temperature is cool and pleasant, with no sense of how hot it is outside. So on Friday last, when I went outside for longer than the usual 20 seconds or so daily walk to the wheelie bin and back, it fascinated me how many people I saw not wearing as many clothes as usual.
Body temperature in the range 97 to 99 F can vary with age, activity level, time of day, and other individual factors. In my opinion, the reason so-called normal people feel hot in hot weather is food and drink. Sweat is the body’s way of cooling when we are dehydrated. Top-up with water? A good way to overheat the body permanently is to drink coffee, tea, alcohol, eat chocolate, crisps, ice-cream, added sugar. Any food and drink, typical of the Western high acidity diet, that causes the body to work harder to maintain the pH alkaline-acid balance takes its toll on our innards. Removing clothes to cool down is not the answer if the cause of feeling hot is also not addressed.
Scientifically proven? No idea. I’m a fan of science, up to a point. When you rely on science, remember scientists rely on funding, often provided by the same companies whose products are under scrutiny. For me, it’s what makes sense. A wholefood organic vegetarian for more than 40 years, for the past few years more alkaline and since last year, thanks to Chris van Tulleken, no ultra-high processed foods, I’m not expecting anyone to follow my example: what you eat and drink is your choice. All I would say is that the cumulative effect of a high acidity food and drink regime over the long term is a cause of mental stress, aches and pains and a host of ailments that attack your immune system until one day your bodily systems have to choose between maintaining your longevity naturally and protecting you along the way from self-inflicted harm.
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