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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/know-the-warning-signs-of-heatstroke/">Know the warning signs of heatstroke</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted May 25, 2007 at 12:30 PM by Hariz Siddiqui</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Heatstroke is a sudden uncontrolled rise in body temperature that affects the brain so that it can’t function properly.&nbsp; It should never happen to you because you get plenty of warning.&nbsp; First your muscles are affected, then your circulation and then your brain. As your temperature starts to rise, your muscles feel like a hot poker is pressing against them. As it rises further, the air that you breathe feels like it’s coming from a furnace and no matter how rapidly and deeply you try to breathe, you won’t be able to get enough air. When this happens, stop exercising and cool off by moving into the shade or pouring water over your head.&nbsp; If you continue to exercise, your body temperature will rise further and affect your brain. Your head will start to…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/know-the-warning-signs-of-heatstroke/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/know-the-warning-signs-of-heatstroke/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/know-the-warning-signs-of-heatstroke/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/know-the-warning-signs-of-heatstroke/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a><br /><br /> </P>