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It may be too late for many of you this year, but save this for next year.

Our WHITE ancestors knew how to deal with heat. The 1920s and 1930s were some of the hottest years on the record, especially here in the USA.

ASK YOURSELF: HOW DID THEY DEAL WITH THE HEAT BEFORE A/C?

The answer is REALLY simple.

* CLOTHING

They wore ALL COTTON or WOOL clothing. NO synthetics of any kind.

They were dressed from head to toe, with long sleeve shirts.

They wore hats, often made of straw.

Get clothing that is made of cotton, linen or wool. Likely you can only find cotton, which is fine.

Wear loose-fitting clothing over your WHOLE body, including arms and legs. The clothing will protect you from the sun and sunburns, but also from the heat. When you get a slight breeze on loose-fitting clothing that is damp with sweat, it will send shivers down your spine it is cold.

This morning I was working in 85 F with 60% humidity. A cooler day than normal for my area. I was cold. Every time the wind blew I would shiver.

NEXT POINT: DON'T USE A/C. You CAN endure the heat. Your body will ADAPT to it. But if you keep going back to 70 F A/C rooms, your body CAN'T adapt to it. I keep my house at 80 F throughout the summer, but in these months, I could probably set myself up with a fan set to low and keep it at 85 F just fine. In all reality, though, I prefer being outdoors. It is more comfortable to be exposed to the heat and to let your body sweat.

I am told that soldiers returning from Iraq, where the average temperatuer was in the 120s, would stop in Kuwait, where it is in the 100s, and they would have to wear winter coats to avoid freezing to death. If that is true, then just keeping your body in the temperature will help it adapt to it.

WHAT YOU EAT: PLAIN WATER will kill you. Our ancestors knew that SALT was super important. They would add salt to almost everything they ate and drank. A popular drink was Switchel, which is basically lemonade but made from apple cider vinegar, maybe some salt, and some molasses. They would add spices like ginger to give it some flavor and kick. Keep that in a clay jug, soaking in a stream, and it will be cool to the touch. When you sweat a lot you need SALT. "Electrolytes" is a fancy word for salt.

What kind of salt? SEA SALT is best. It has all of the minerals you need in a good proportion. The iodized / purified salt you buy at the store contains mostly sodium chloride, which is good but lacks the other essential minerals. They are digging up sea salt in Kansas from an ancient sea that was there and it is said to have the right proportion of all the minerals, including the trace ones. If you can get the Kansas sea salt, get it. Get RAW salt if you can. Yes, you need iodine, but I'd prefer it wasn't in your salt but in your food.

We ate food we grew on our own land, without any fertilizers. This kind of food is high in vital nutrients. No, of course you are not going to break any records with crop yields without fertilizer, but the food you do grow is very much healthier for you. Plus, it creates more living soil to sustain more crops.

WHEN TO WORK: We would work hard at sunup and at sundown, the coolest times of the day when you still had sunlight. Ask any old-timer farmer and they'll tell you this. You work when the sun is low, then you put up your tools when the sun is high and just sit in the shade and do low-effort tasks. Big wide-brim hats are ideal for when the sun is high. The straw will conduct the sweat and the gentlest breeze will cool your head down. The British used helmets made of cork that they would soak in water. That would create a natural cooling effect as well.

BUILDING: The way we built our buildings encouraged natural ventilation. Those little houses on top of the barn would catch the heat from the barn (and the smells) and the slightest breeze would suck it out. There was a reason why we built stuff the way we did. If you don't know the reason, try copying our ancestors' designs and see what happens.

I remember my mom telling me things like "Never build a south-facing house". When I would ask why, she'd explain about the sun and things, and how your entrance will always be hot in the summer. Listen to what your grandparents said about the right way to build things and where to put things.

We would have awnings and curtains for a reason, to both keep the heat out or the heat in. Sunlight drives a lot of the heat. In the winter it is welcome but in summer, it's better to shade the house from it.

It costs a lot of money to heat or cool a building, so put some thought in how to build it to minimize those costs.

IN SHORT: Don't fall for the lies about global warming and think we need a massive government effort to solve the crisis. The world always gets hot in the summer and cold in the winter. Learn to adapt and survive, especially without modern conveniences that depend on things that might not be available in the future.