Six ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather
Six simple things you can do to help keep your house cool when temperatures rise.
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"Fanning the face improves thermal comfort most, but fanning the whole body helps lower body temperature more."
— Prof Mike Tipton , Academic
"Too cold and the body will shut down blood to the skin and trap the heat in the body making it harder to get out."
— Prof Mike Tipton , Academic
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