Eat wisely

As your body works to digest and metabolize your food, eating can raise your core temperature. The more calories you eat, the hotter your body will get.

Think again if you're thinking that ice cream would be your preferred cold food. Unfortunately, while your body works to absorb the calories, consuming this frozen treat may actually make you hotter. So try to eat light—salads will keep you cool and you won't have to slave over a hot stove to cook them. Cucumber, lettuce, and tomatoes are examples of foods that frequently appear in salads and have high water content. These foods both help you hydrate and replenish your electrolytes. Interestingly, spicy foods and hot beverages both help to chill off. This is due to the fact that spicy foods activate skin thermoreceptors, which normally respond to heat. This results in the typical cooling effects of vasodilation, flushing, and sweating.