When hot drinks help keep you cool

What they're saying: "When we have a hot drink, we sweat more, and when we sweat more, it cools us down more than, say, a cold drink," William Kornrich, internal medicine specialist at NYU Langone Medical Associates – Riverhead, told Axios in 2023.

Yes, but: That's true as long as you're not wearing a lot of clothing and not in an extremely humid place — because sweat needs to evaporate to draw heat from the body.

"The real important thing is that you're getting fluid into your system on a regular basis," Kornrich said.

Be smart: Listen to your body, Kornrich said.

• "Water is wonderful," but if you're exerting yourself, consider supplementing with electrolyte drinks.
• If you need more help cooling down, you could use ice or a cold compress on your skin "where veins are a little bit more prominent, such as our groin and underarms."

Hydrate and get out of the sun if you've got cold and pale skin, a rapid or weak pulse, muscle spasms, dizziness or nausea. Those are signs of heat exhaustion.

Go deeper: What increasing heat does to our bodies