Tips from experts on staying safe, hydrated during SoCal heat wave

As a dangerous heat wave hits Southern California, hospitals and urgent care clinics are bracing for an influx of patients with heat-related illness.

Dehydration and overexertion outdoors during times of extreme heat are sure to put strain on your body.

Kijner says the heat exhaustion patients he sees at Providence Holy Cross often had no idea how they were making their dehydration worse. Water isn't the only way to keep fluids in. Fruits and vegetables are another important source of hydration. And they're a healthier source of electrolytes than sports drinks with lots of added sugar.

"One of the best things to do would be to maybe make a smoothie of some sort," says Dr. Jaclyn Railsback with the Cleveland Clinic.

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