Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Climate change, anyone? It's the hottest summer ever and the long-term forecast calls for more of the same. It's pushing our bodies to the limit, but you do you really know how our body responds to heat, and how and when it gets to be too much? Grab a cool drink and check out this episode of Vitals.
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:: Sheena William, RN ::
Twitter: @Keepingitkinky1
Instagram: @keepingitkinky
:: Alok Patel, MD ::
Website: alokpatelmd.com
Twitter: @AlokPatelMD
Instagram: @alokpatelmd
:: Caitlin Rublee, MD ::
coloradowm.org/caitlin-rublee-md-mph
Rublee is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the University of Colorado School of Public Health. Her research addresses the climate crisis through health policy and evidence-informed practice, as she teaches a new generation of physicians and health industry leaders.
:: Pam Reed ::
pamreedultra.com
Reed is a legendary endurance athlete and ultramarathoner whose feats include record-setting victories in the 135-mile Badwater race in 2002 and 2003. In summer 2023, at age 62, she completed the Desert States 100, the Badwater and the Hardrock 100 all within three weeks.
Thanks to sports photographer Jacob Banta, who took those great shots of Pam at this year's race.
bantavisuals.com
Want to Read More?
Are heat deaths undercounted?
wbur.org/news/2023/08/31/heat-waves-mortality-excess-deaths-climate-change
Record-Breaking Heat
pbs.org/newshour/science/summer-of-record-breaking-heat-paints-story-of-a-warming-world-scientists-say#:~:text=The%20summer%20of%202023%20is,University%20of%20Maine's%20Climate%20Reanalyzer.
Europe's Deadly Heat Waves
nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02419-z#Sec8
The Future Forecast
time.com/6198720/heatwave-health-death-toll
scientificamerican.com/article/why-extreme-heat-is-so-deadly
More On the Heat Index
weather.gov/ama/heatindex#:~:text=The%20heat%20index%2C%20also%20known,sweat%20to%20cool%20itself%20off
Heat-Related Illness
cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heatstress/heatrelillness.html#:~:text=Heat%20Stroke,-Heat%20stroke%20is&text=It%20occurs%20when%20the%20body,within%2010%20to%2015%20minutes
Heat, Air Pollution & the Lungs
lung.org/blog/summer-heat-waves-lung-health
Medications That Raise Risk
healthpartners.com/blog/medications-increase-risk-heat-stroke
The Hypothalamus
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/bird-hypothalamus#:~:text=When%20your%20hypothalamus%20senses%20that,This%20is%20called%20maintaining%20homeostasis.
The Badwater 135 Race
badwater.com
00:00 Intro
00:20 Counting heat deaths
01:31 List of deadly heat waves
02:58 How the body naturally stays cool (explaining sweat)
03:46 Heat exhaustion & heat stroke
04:39 water or sports drinks?
05:49 Heat's effect on different body systems
07:28 Ultramarathoner Pam Reed
11:11 Acclimating to heat
12:35 Medications that raise risk
Climate change, anyone? It's the hottest summer ever and the long-term forecast calls for more of the same. It's pushing our bodies to the limit, but you do you really know how our body responds to heat, and how and when it gets to be too much? Grab a cool drink and check out this episode of Vitals.
Please SUBSCRIBE! ►► bit.ly/pbsvitals
Let’s Connect:
IG: instagram.com/pbsvitals
Twitter: twitter.com/pbsvitals
Facebook: facebook.com/pbsvitals
Find our experts and hosts:
:: Sheena William, RN ::
Twitter: @Keepingitkinky1
Instagram: @keepingitkinky
:: Alok Patel, MD ::
Website: alokpatelmd.com
Twitter: @AlokPatelMD
Instagram: @alokpatelmd
:: Caitlin Rublee, MD ::
coloradowm.org/caitlin-rublee-md-mph
Rublee is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and the University of Colorado School of Public Health. Her research addresses the climate crisis through health policy and evidence-informed practice, as she teaches a new generation of physicians and health industry leaders.
:: Pam Reed ::
pamreedultra.com
Reed is a legendary endurance athlete and ultramarathoner whose feats include record-setting victories in the 135-mile Badwater race in 2002 and 2003. In summer 2023, at age 62, she completed the Desert States 100, the Badwater and the Hardrock 100 all within three weeks.
Thanks to sports photographer Jacob Banta, who took those great shots of Pam at this year's race.
bantavisuals.com
Want to Read More?
Are heat deaths undercounted?
wbur.org/news/2023/08/31/heat-waves-mortality-excess-deaths-climate-change
Record-Breaking Heat
pbs.org/newshour/science/summer-of-record-breaking-heat-paints-story-of-a-warming-world-scientists-say#:~:text=The%20summer%20of%202023%20is,University%20of%20Maine's%20Climate%20Reanalyzer.
Europe's Deadly Heat Waves
nature.com/articles/s41591-023-02419-z#Sec8
The Future Forecast
time.com/6198720/heatwave-health-death-toll
scientificamerican.com/article/why-extreme-heat-is-so-deadly
More On the Heat Index
weather.gov/ama/heatindex#:~:text=The%20heat%20index%2C%20also%20known,sweat%20to%20cool%20itself%20off
Heat-Related Illness
cdc.gov/niosh/topics/heatstress/heatrelillness.html#:~:text=Heat%20Stroke,-Heat%20stroke%20is&text=It%20occurs%20when%20the%20body,within%2010%20to%2015%20minutes
Heat, Air Pollution & the Lungs
lung.org/blog/summer-heat-waves-lung-health
Medications That Raise Risk
healthpartners.com/blog/medications-increase-risk-heat-stroke
The Hypothalamus
https://askabiologist.asu.edu/bird-hypothalamus#:~:text=When%20your%20hypothalamus%20senses%20that,This%20is%20called%20maintaining%20homeostasis.
The Badwater 135 Race
badwater.com
00:00 Intro
00:20 Counting heat deaths
01:31 List of deadly heat waves
02:58 How the body naturally stays cool (explaining sweat)
03:46 Heat exhaustion & heat stroke
04:39 water or sports drinks?
05:49 Heat's effect on different body systems
07:28 Ultramarathoner Pam Reed
11:11 Acclimating to heat
12:35 Medications that raise risk
