Hi Count,
Early morning and late afternoon aren't bad ideas, and a cooling vest is helpful. I usually just drink water, which is boring, and sometimes spice it up with some coconut water for a little extra potassium or a spring of mint or slice of lime. Wear a hat, capes are too hot :-), Bob got a kool one (for him, hat not cape) from Coolibar.

I suppose Iced Tea or Coffee wouldn't be bad, both have some caffeine but might be a problem in large quantities. Watch for cool days and do stay inside on the hottest days during the midday hours, we might melt like the wicked witch! I sure am not good for much outside work then (or play). Look for big old trees, sometimes the temp can drop markedly beneath them. We have a 100 year old maple on the south side of our house along with other trees and it really makes a difference.
Good luck, but we don't fool Mother Nature, b.

I had no idea we were not to have artificial sweeteners. I like to put liquid crystal light (not too much) into water for refreshment. Will this cause me problems?

My doctor said to only use Natural Products. And stay away from Artificial and processed food .
Ask your Pharmacist about OTC meds because OTC meds
Might Trigger MG.
Stay away from Advil ( ibuprofen which relaxes your Muscle ) and meds that Contained the same Ingredients that Advil has if you on Mestinon cause mestinon thins your blood. Advil Contains Aspirin

Take Tylenol for plan.
No OTC COUCH MEDS .

The most wonderful, refreshing drink I know of is the V-8 Smoothies. It's reasonably priced too. I take an empty water bottle, fill it half full of v-8. (Not the original kind-the fruit kind) I like the strawberry banana or the Pena colida. I put it in the freezer for two hours. Oh my goodness! I love my happy drink! Also, we have been making smoothies at our house. I either use van or plain yogurt, p butter or protein drink mix for a protein. I like fruit too. So sometimes I drink my meal. We also have a crushed ice maker.

I like to be outside too and I live in the Deep South. I bought a cooling pack at Wal greens that wraps around my middle. I have also used the lunch box cooling packs at various pulse points; they work too, for me. Good luck!

I drink lots of diet pop and I don't think I had any problems--anyway, I got better without stopping it. I did try going without it for a few weeks and it made absolutely no difference that I could tell, so went back to guzzling it regularly.

I like the caffeinated stuff that is also dark colored like diet coke or diet pepsi as it tans the teeth too ;-) Of course I am too cheap to buy the brand names, so buy the 84 cent huge store-brand bottles at Wal-Mart.

Good Luck

Iced coffee. Yum.

ICED TEA...

COOL

I drink all-natural sodas, especially root beer.
Diluted 50-percent or more with water.
No caffeine, low-sugar.
Maybe a little ice.
Nice!