WE WANT TO. ALL RIGHT, MARK MARQUISE, THANK YOU. JUST BE COOL. IT’S NOT JUST AN EXPRESSION RIGHT NOW. IT IS LITERAL. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HOW THIS EXTREME HEAT CAN REALLY TAKE A TOLL ON OUR BODIES. WEAR SHOES, LIV JOHNSON CONTINUES. OUR LIVE TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT FROM LAKE EOLA AND LIVE. YOU WERE ABLE TO TALK WITH A DOCTOR ABOUT HOW THE SUMMERTIME CONDITIONS ARE REALLY AFFECTING OUR MENTAL STATE, RIGHT? LUANA WE ALWAYS THINK WHEN IT’S THIS HOT OUTSIDE, WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE PHYSICAL EFFECTS IT MIGHT HAVE ON US, THE RISK OF HAVING A HEAT STROKE, BUT IT ALSO AFFECTS US MENTALLY, WHILE ALSO MAKING IT VERY HARD TO ENJOY A DAY OUTSIDE. IT’S HOT. WHOA. GEEZ. CENTRAL FLORIDIAN DAUNTE MARONE EXPRESSING HOW IT FEELS ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE OF FLORIDA AS WE EXPERIENCE ANOTHER WEEKEND OF EXTREME HEAT. I’VE BEEN TO FLORIDA RESIDENT MY ENTIRE LIFE. WE’RE BOTH FROM FLORIDA AND IT IS THE HOTTEST SUMMER FOR SURE. AND WHILE MANY PEOPLE STILL TRY TO GET OUTSIDE AND ENJOY THE OUTDOORS, DR. VINCE CALLAHAN WARNS OF THE POTENTIAL HARM THIS HEAT CAN HAVE NOT ONLY ON YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH, BUT MENTAL HEALTH. ONCE YOUR BODY EXCEEDS ITS CORE TEMPERATURE OF 98 TO 99 DEGREES, YOU START SEEING A DECLINE IN COGNITION, WHICH IS HOW THE PERSON’S ABILITY TO LEARN THEIR OBJECTIVITY. CRITICAL THINKING, SKILLS, PLANNING, THREAT ASSESSMENT, ALL OF THOSE THINGS WHICH ARE PART OF THE FRONTAL LOBE WHICH BEGINS TO BE IMPACTED BY THE HEAT. DR. CALLAHAN HAS BEEN STUDYING THE BRAIN AT THE DOCTORAL LEVEL FOR 13 YEARS. HE SAYS HEAT HAS BEEN LINKED TO A RISE IN VIOLENT CRIME, ROAD RAGE, SUICIDE RATES AND IN HOSPITALIZATIONS FOR MENTAL DISORDERS. THAT CORE TEMPERATURE BEGINS TO BE RAISED. YOU’RE YOU’RE PROCESSING BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN IN YOUR BRAIN, SO TO SPEAK. AND THEN YOU YOU DON’T FUNCTION AS WELL AS YOU NORMALLY WOULD. WARREN SAYS HE NOTICES HOW THE HEAT MAKES HIM MORE IRRITABLE WHEN IT’S HOT OUTSIDE. HAVE BEEN OUT IN THE HEAT FOR A WHILE. I’M A LITTLE BIT MORE IRRITABLE, YOU KNOW, I’M SWEATING, DRIPPING SWEAT IN MY EYES. DR. KELLIANNE SAYS IT’S IMPORTANT TO DRINK HALF OF YOUR BODY WEIGHT IN OUNCES OF WATER DAILY AND ADD DRINKS WITH ELECTROLYTES. HE ALSO SAYS IF YOU ARE ON MEDICATION, TALK WITH YOUR DOCTOR TO MAKE SURE THE MEDICATION WON’T BE EXACERBATED BY THE HEAT. NUMBER THREE, REALLY STAY OUT OF IT AS MUCH AS YOU CAN. DON’T DON’T BE OUT UNLESS YOU HAVE TO. AND IF YOU DO GO IN SMALL INCREMENTS. DR. CALLAHAN SAYS RIGHT NOW GOING OUTSIDE SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE TRAINING FOR A MARATHON. SO IF YOU GO OUTSIDE IN SMALL INCREMENTS AND BUILD YOUR BODY UP TO IT BEFORE YOU HAVE TO SPEND AN EXTENDED AMOUNT O
How extreme heat can affect your mental health
Updated: 7:37 PM EDT Aug 13, 2023
Extreme heat can take a real toll on our bodies, physically and mentally. “I’ve been a Florida resident my entire life, and this is the hottest summer for sure,” said Central Florida resident Dante Marone.While many people still try to get outside and enjoy the outdoors, Dr. Vince Callahan warns of the potential harm this heat can have on not only your physical health but mental health, especially once your body exceeds its core temperature of 98 to 99 degrees.”You start seeing a decline in cognition, which is the person’s ability to learn. Their objectivity, critical thinking skills, planning, threat assessment. All of those things, which are part of the frontal lobe, begin to be impacted by the heat,” Callahan said.Callahan has been studying the brain at the doctoral level for 13 years.He says heat has been linked to a rise in violent crime, road rage, suicide rates and hospitalizations for mental disorders.”That core temperature begins to be raised, your processing begins to slow down in your brain, so to speak, and you don’t function as well as you normally would,” Callahan said.Marone says he notices how the heat makes him more irritable.”When it’s hot outside, you’ve been out in the heat for a while. I’m a little bit more irritable. I’m sweating. It’s dripping in my eyes,” Marone said.Callahan says it’s important to drink half of your body weight in ounces of water daily and add drinks with electrolytes.He also says if you are on medication, talk with your doctor to make sure the medication won’t be exacerbated by the heat.”Number three, really stay out of it as much as you can. Don’t be out unless you have to. If you do, go in small increments,” Callahan said. Top headlines: Deputies: Man shot, killed in Brevard County Deputies: 4 suspects arrested after woman kidnapped in Orange County FHP: 2 dead after motorcycle crashes into pickup truck in Brevard County
ORLANDO, Fla. —
Extreme heat can take a real toll on our bodies, physically and mentally.
“I’ve been a Florida resident my entire life, and this is the hottest summer for sure,” said Central Florida resident Dante Marone.
While many people still try to get outside and enjoy the outdoors, Dr. Vince Callahan warns of the potential harm this heat can have on not only your physical health but mental health, especially once your body exceeds its core temperature of 98 to 99 degrees.
“You start seeing a decline in cognition, which is the person’s ability to learn. Their objectivity, critical thinking skills, planning, threat assessment. All of those things, which are part of the frontal lobe, begin to be impacted by the heat,” Callahan said.
Callahan has been studying the brain at the doctoral level for 13 years.
He says heat has been linked to a rise in violent crime, road rage, suicide rates and hospitalizations for mental disorders.
“That core temperature begins to be raised, your processing begins to slow down in your brain, so to speak, and you don’t function as well as you normally would,” Callahan said.
Marone says he notices how the heat makes him more irritable.
“When it’s hot outside, you’ve been out in the heat for a while. I’m a little bit more irritable. I’m sweating. It’s dripping in my eyes,” Marone said.
Callahan says it’s important to drink half of your body weight in ounces of water daily and add drinks with electrolytes.
He also says if you are on medication, talk with your doctor to make sure the medication won’t be exacerbated by the heat.
“Number three, really stay out of it as much as you can. Don’t be out unless you have to. If you do, go in small increments,” Callahan said.
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