How To Beat The Heatwave: 7 Lifehacks For Hot Weather

Sleep under a slightly damp top sheet. Evaporation cools you all night.

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Open two windows on opposite walls. Face one fan outward to pull heat out.

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Ice the pulses. Apply ice to wrists and neck. It cools your bloodstream instantly.

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Ice Fan. Place a large bowl of ice directly in front of your fan.

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Skip Synthetics. Wear loose cotton or linen. Polyester traps your body heat.

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Unplug Large Tech. Electronics emit 'phantom heat'. Unplug them when not in use.

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Mint Mist. Spray water mixed with peppermint oil. Menthol fools your skin into feeling cold.

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Gulp down some icy water to instantly drop your core temperature from the inside out.

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