For those who don’t have AC, or want to keep electricity bills down.

-After you shower, turn it to cold for about 30 seconds. This will keep your body temperature lowered for a while after your shower.

-If you feel the heat is unbearable at any time in your day, pop back into the shower and blast it on cold for 30 seconds. Just stand there enjoying the freezing temp. People die every summer in their homes from the heat, this trick can save lives. You can also do this right before you go to bed to help you sleep.

-If you need to walk through your home but feel lazy and too hot to get up (from your bedroom to your kitchen, for example), keep a small jar/container of water next to you, or a spray bottle. Apply some water to your arms and legs, then get up and walk where you need to. The act of walking will create a breeze on the drops of water, and will lower your body temperature. You can do this right before you head outside too, but the effects won’t last long, unless you bring a spray bottle with you and don’t mind doing this in public.

-If you’re sweating a lot, look into supplementing with electrolytes. You can add a small pinch of rock crystal salt to your water to help, if you can’t get electrolyte supplements.

-Wear lightweight loose-fitting clothing. This creates a breeze around your skin. You see a lot of people wearing tight minimal clothing, such as women wearing very short shorts, this is actually worse than wearing long loose skirts. You don’t want the sun blasting on your skin, it will heat up your body temperature.

-Wear linen clothing if you sweat a lot. Linen absorbs and dissipates sweat much better than other fabrics. But you’ll need to purchase an iron if you don’t already have one, linen wrinkles after washing.

-If you have a baby and need to go outside, dampen a towel (preferably white or another pale color) and place it over the stroller (from the top to where their feet are). The water will cool down the area within.

-If you feel like you are sick from the heat, keep an ice pack in the freezer (you can buy them in local pharmacies, they are usually blue in color), and put it on your head for a few minutes to cool the area, and then on your chest. Or chest first then your head. Only leave on for as long as is comfortable, you can do this for a few minutes through the day as needed.

-If you’re planning a vacation, perhaps skip the hot countries. Every year, tourists die from heat. And are you really going to enjoy a vacation while you are covered in sticky sweat and battling heat exhaustion? Perhaps consider going far north, or to a southern hemisphere country where it’s winter. Visiting hot countries in May or October might be better, and prices will be cheaper and less tourist lines.

-Public libraries always have air conditioning, you can find a place to read for a few hours, or use their wifi.

-Check the forecast regularly. Take advantage of dips in temperature to run your errands then, and prepare for heat waves.

-Try to find healthy alternatives to ice cream. Your health won’t thank you for eating ice cream all day long. You can also make smoothies from cooling foods, such as cucumber and mint. Add a banana and blend it.

From another member in the comment section in this thread: "Another recipe, healthy banana "ice cream": just bananas + cacao powder in a blender (0.5 - 1 Tablespoons cacao per banana) and freeze it."

Healthy popsicles: You can buy silicone trays designed to make homemade popsicles, and put healthy fruit juice in, or green tea (not for children), or any herbal tea. Make sure the tea is cooled down first, then apply the popsicle sticks and lid, and put it in your freezer.

You can puree fruit or berries and mix with yogurt, add some honey if desired. Put in popsicle molds and freeze. You can find recipes and video instructions online, and experiment with various flavors.

-For those who have cats and dogs, you can make them frozen treats, keep them in your freezer, and give them to your pet. Your floors will get messy though, because they will be licking them all across the room.

Meowsicles and Barksicles:

1. Blend your pet’s wet food with water (you can do this by hand in a bowl), and put it in ice cube trays to freeze. You might need to experiment with the ratio to see what will work best.

2. Combine low-sodium chicken or bone broth with water, put it in ice cube trays to freeze.

3. A lot of cats and dogs like bananas. You can mash a ripe banana, add pieces of their wet food, and put in molds (candy molds, for example) in the freezer. These might not easily get out of regular ice cube trays, but flexible silicone trays should be fine. For dogs, peanut butter can be added.

4. For dogs, cook (bake or boil) sweet potatoes, mash, mix with some olive oil, put in ice cube trays in the freezer.

Once the treats are frozen, you can transfer them into a container to keep in the freezer.

If the AC bothers you, start affirming very firmly to yourself that it no longer bothers you. I used to feel awful from the AC, like I had an instant head cold. I affirmed this to myself every time I felt the effects, and after a while, it worked. The next summer I had to begin the affirmation again but for a shorter duration of time. And then it was permanent, I no longer feel the effects from AC.