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This is how to cool down in the Summer heat!

07 Friday Jun 2019

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Before you sip iced tea or iced coffee to cool off in sweltering heat, consider trying a HOT drink instead. It sounds counterintuitive, but it may cool you down better than something ice-cold.

Loughborough University researchers in the UK found hot drinks increase body temperature, and can trigger sweat, which is the body’s way of cooling off. That’s why many of the top tea-consuming countries – like India – have hot climates.

But other research shows cold drinks work best in extremely humid conditions since sweat evaporates more slowly in humid weather.

So when in Phoenix, drink hot tea. And in New Orleans or New York City, drink it iced.

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We yawn less in hot weather.

06 Thursday Jun 2019

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That’s because yawning helps cool the brain, so it can function at maximum capacity and help us stay alert. But when it’s hot out, we don’t get the brain-cooling benefit from inhaling boiling hot air. In fact, researchers found people yawn most when it’s around 68 degrees. And yes, being sleepy and stressed makes us yawn too because both of those physical states cause the brain to overheat.

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To beat a heat wave, have some Earl Grey tea on hand.

12 Monday Jun 2017

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But you don’t need to drink it – simply sniff a teabag. Yale University researchers found that taking 6 slow, deep whiffs of Earl Grey tea calms our amygdala – which is a region of the brain linked to stress and anxiety.
And when there’s a heat wave, the hot, oppressive weather is known to over-stimulate the amygdala, which is why we get easily irritated and anxious in sweltering weather. So the next time that happens to you, take 6 deep whiffs of Earl Grey, and you’ll be calmer in 2 minutes or less.

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Which is worse: Being too hot or too cold when you go to bed?

31 Wednesday May 2017

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Sleep specialist Dr. Cathy Goldstein says it’s worse to be too hot!
That’s because our core temperature needs to drop to trigger our sleep hormones. So if we’re too hot, our body thinks it’s not bedtime yet, so it keeps our brain alert. And if you do fall asleep when you’re too hot, you’ll miss out on slow-wave sleep – the most restorative kind. Ideally, the bedroom should be between 60 and 67 degrees. That’s the optimal temperature for sleep.

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Here’s a reason to do hot yoga:

04 Wednesday Jan 2017

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It’ll kill your appetite. Studies show that when we exercise in temperatures 97 degrees or hotter, we eat about 200 fewer calories at our next meal. That’s compared to working out in an air-conditioned room. It works by elevating levels of a hormone peptide called YY, which dampens appetite.

Can’t sleep? Check this out.

28 Friday Oct 2016

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Do you have trouble sleeping when the heater kicks on? Try wearing slightly damp socks to bed. The blood vessels in your feet will constrict as your feet cool down, which sends nutrients into your organs and tissues – and lowers your body temperature.

Hot peppers are a pain relieving food!

06 Wednesday Apr 2016

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Dr. Ashwin Mehta is the director of integrative medicine at the University of Miami School of Medicine. He says that capsaicin – the compound that makes peppers hot – tricks our brain into releasing pain-killing endorphins. It also blocks the release of chemicals that increase sensations of pain. So, have a spicy burrito. Your mouth may be on fire, but you’ll have less pain.

Do you wear your hair in a ponytail?

29 Thursday May 2014

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Ladies, I know you want to get your hair off your neck when the weather is hot – but tie it back loosely. Research shows that wearing your hair pulled back tightly triggers headaches in 50% of women.

Do you love spicy food?

07 Wednesday May 2014

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If so, you’re less likely to get a blood clot! That’s because jalapenos, cayenne pepper, and hot sauce contain a compound called capsaicin. That’s what gives those foods their heat – and it’s also a powerful anti-inflammatory. That means it helps prevent the formation of blood clots in arteries. Capsaicin also helps break down dietary fat, so it’s less likely to be converted into artery-clogging, bad cholesterol.

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