Vinegar has been used over the ages to treat everything from rashes to stings, bruises, sunburn and heat exhaustion. Make a paste of apple cider vinegar and baking soda to calm and soothe the skin from bee stings, poison oak or poison ivy. Mix lavender and apple cider vinegar to treat sunburn. Mix a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar into water to replace electrolytes and combat heat exhaustion like sports drinks do. Straight vinegar will counteract the alkaline in a wasp bite. Press it against the skin in a cold compress to heal bruises.

Baking Soda (bicarbonate of soda) can draw out impurities, calm irritated skin and sooth redness. Make a paste of baking soda and very cold water to treat poison ivy, or baking soda and apple cider vinegar to treat ant bites and bee stings.

Teas have been used for centuries to treat a variety of ailments, from fevers, coughs and nausea to congestion and constipation. Drinking raspberry or peppermint teas produces a natural cooling effect on your overheated system. Tea made from sorrel (Rumex acetosa) is said to provide tremendous relief from overheating. Drink 3 cups a day to help.