23/05/2026
Reaching for iced beverages, ice lollies and cold beer has the opposite effect.
Your thermoreceptors immediately pick up the signals and cause less blood flow to the skin so your core temperature stays around 38°C (98°F)- the optimum environment for the stomach and digestive enzymes. You end up feeling warmer.
✅It is far more beneficial to have warm or hot beverages. Â
That way your body will naturally activate it's own cooling system.
The thermoreceptors in your mouth trigger sweating.
As the sweat evaporates from your skin heat is drawn away from your body.
Other tips...
✅Dip your feet in a bucket of cool water. Â
Your feet have a high concentration of blood vessels.
The cold water absorbs the body's heat very quickly. Â
Cooler blood is recirculated back into the body.
✅Eat salads. Â
Cucumbers, carrots and watermelons are naturally cooling foods.
✅Place a damp cloth on your forehead.
As the water evaporates the heat is absorbed.
Immediate cooling and relief.