Heat stroke can kill or damage the brain and other internal organs. Although heat stroke mainly affects people over 50, it also affects young athletes who are in good health.
Heat stroke often occurs as a result of less severe illnesses related to heat, such as heat cramps, heat syncope (fainting), and heat exhaustion. However, this can also happen if there is no sign of heat stroke.
What heat can your body do?
Too hot can make you feel tired, sick and dizzy.
The heat stroke is due to prolonged exposure to high temperatures, generally associated with dehydration, which results in a failure of the body temperature control system. The medical definition of heat stroke is a body temperature of more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit with complications that affect the central nervous system and occur when exposed to high temperatures. Other common symptoms include nausea, cramping, confusion, disorientation and, sometimes, loss of consciousness or coma.
Heatstroke
Learn the latest considerations to treat heat stroke.
Symptoms of heat stroke
The typical symptom of heat stroke is a body temperature of more than 104 degrees Fahrenheit. But fainting may be the first sign.
Other symptoms can be:
- Throbbing headache
- Dizziness
- Lack of sweat despite the heat.
- Red, hot and dry skin.
- Muscle weakness or cramps
- Nausea and vomiting
- The fast heartbeat that can be strong or weak
- Rapid and superficial breathing.
- Behavioural changes such as confusion, disorientation or suffocation.
- Seizures
- Unconsciousness
Mudras for sunstroke
Mudras like Vaata-kaarak, Prithvi, and Shanka mudra are very useful in this condition.
Prithvi mudra:
| Prithvi mudra |
Prithvi mudra is very useful to increase earth element and decrease fire element in the body. This mudra is also called as Prithvi vardhak mudra or Agni-shaamak mudra.
How to do Prithvi mudra:
It is very easy to perform, just joining the tips of the ring finger on the tip of the thumb finger and applying gentle pressure is enough to form this mudra.
If you are a Kapha dosha person, then perform it in moderation only.
Shanka mudra
Shanka mudra is very useful to decrease fire element and increase air element in the body.
How to perform shanka mudra:
Clench the left thumb with the fight fingers and place the left fingers on the back of the right palm. Now join the tips of the right thumb and the left index finger.
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| Shanka Mudra |
30 minutes of practice is enough to get good result of the shanaka mudra.You can practice it at any time or in any position.If you are suffering from fever or any other allergy, then you can perform this mudra for a longer period to get optimum results.If you are a Vaata+kapha mix prakarti, then you should practice this mudra in moderation only.
Vaayan mudra is very useful to increase vaata humor.Due to this quality, this mudra also called as a vaata-kaarak mudra.
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| Vaata kaarak or vaayan mudra |
How to perform vaayan mudra:
Vaata-kaarak mudra is very easy to perform, just placing the tips of the index finger and middle finger on the tip of the thumb finger.
30 minutes of practice is enough to get best results of vaayan mudra.You can perform this mudra at any time or in any position.If is preferred to practice it in the early hours of the morning or meditation.
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