Dear Doctor,

Can a hot drink help keep you cool in hot weather?

Gasore

Dear Gasore,

It is true. In hot weather, most people go for cold drinks to feel cool, but a recent study has shown that a hot drink in hot weather can make one feel cool. Reason is that the hot drink ingested, activates thermosensors in the mouth and tongue to induce sweating, which makes one feel cool. Of course this would be possible in a hot dry weather. If one is wearing heavy clothes or there is humidity, it will not be possible.