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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Ariane Sohrabi-Shiraz

Expert says certain herbal tea triggers body's 'cooling receptors' in hot weather

With the UK in the middle of a sweltering heatwave, many are trying desperately to find ways of cooling down. Some might be resorting to sleeping with the fan on, which it turns out can be damaging your health, or using tin foil to keep the sun out of their homes.

Most people will know it's important to stay hydrated while it's so hot, to avoid dehydration and heat exhaustion, but it turns out opting for something other than water could help your body cool down.

Although it might seem counter-intuitive, reaching for hot drinks over cold ones can actually be more effective at keeping your body temperature down.

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