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A tip for combating extreme temperatures, shared by a doctor on TikTok, is causing a stir. According to the health specialist, cooling specific areas of the body, such as the inside of the wrists, would lower body temperature.
Faced with heat waves, social networks are full of tips to help you lower the temperature. The latest comes from Dr. Karan Raj who proposes to “trick” your brain to refresh your body.
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Aim for the hypothalamus
In a TikTok video viewed more than 300,000 times, the doctor specifies that to apply this method, it is necessary to influence the hypothalamus. “This region of the brain essentially acts as a thermostat, it can raise or lower the temperature, depending on different factors, like the temperature of the skin”specifies the doctor to the 4.9 million subscribers.
To influence this area of the brain, recognizable in the video by its “peanut shape”it is necessary to refresh certain parts of the body. “These areas are called pulse points. These pulse points are areas where blood vessels are so close to the skin that you can feel them”explains the specialist.
Among the easily accessible areas, Dr. Karan Raj suggests putting a little cold water on the level of the radial artery located on the inside of the wrist. In a diagram, he lists nine areas to refresh to play on the hypothalamus. We find for example the hollow of the knees, the temples, the top of the foot, the back of the ankles or the neck.
This is not Dr. Karan Raj’s first attempt. Accustomed to medical popularization, he distills on his networks health advice, secrets to live longer or even information on Covid-19.