Another sense to add to the human mix!

How awesome are we?!  5 senses... maybe even 6 if you consider the new study that finds we Amazing Human Beings have magnetosensor capabilities?!   What’s this you ask?  Basically, it’s what helps migratory birds navigate.  (For more, check out this article - Humans May Have ‘Magnetic’ Sixth Sense)

I decided, I am adding another...  Common Sense.

Remember that ol’ saying your parents told you?  ...the one about the older you get, the less you know?  Well, it’s happened to me.  Seriously, no matter how much I learn about anything... there is always information to counter.  Maybe counter is not the right word, that sounds negative.  Balance is more like it.  I love that word.  Now the trick, to maintain balance. 

My post for today begins with a question:  With summer in full swing who would think about hypothermia?  (a.k.a.  Dangerously low body temperature.)

Well....... THINK!  Especially if you do any kind of boating.  Cold water can rob you of your abilities:  ability to maintain a normal body temperature, ability to speak clearly, ability to feel with your hands and fingers, ability to move, ability to breath normally, ability to judge, ability to think... ability to stay alert and ALIVE!

Watch this video - Before You Wade In - Effect of Cold Water on Body  - to see how quickly cold water can alter your abilities. The accompanying article is pretty informative as well. (The cold truth: Hypothermia a danger no matter the time of year) 


Now the counter... our frigid frosty friend has its counter balance... meet Extreme Heat.  Another article came my way, "Use 'common sense' when dealing with summer heat."
The focal point:  Hydrate, hydrate, HyDRaTE!  Warning signs for heat exhaustion include cramping in your calf muscles and hamstrings, stomach cramps, feeling dizzy and/or light headed, nausea, headaches, as well as the oddity of not sweating any more - even though you're cool to the touch.  Major warning on that last item, as this could indicate that your organs are literally beginning to shut down in an effort to keep your heart beating.  Add to that awfulness some disorientation and lack of focus, and your headed for disaster.


Remember to use your Seventh Sense.   Common Sense is above all, your best defense.  
(Related Posts:  Boaters be wear... as in WEAR your lifejackets! & Need help calming your racing heart?)