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Hi, and welcome to Your Health Quickly, a Scientific American podcast series.

On this show, we highlight the latest vital health news, discoveries that affect your body and your mind.

Every episode, we dive into one topic.

We discuss diseases, treatments, and some controversies.

And we demystify the medical research in ways you can use to stay healthy.

I'm Tanya Lewis.

I'm Josh Fishman.

We're Scientific American Senior Health Editors.

Today we're talking about the best way to beat the heat this summer.

Your body has evolved a natural technique for cooling down rapidly, and it's remarkably effective.

We'll discuss how to take full advantage of it.

It's hot out. It's sweltering. The sun beats down on your head. Breezes are distant memories. Welcome to summer. Hey, it's not that bad. I prefer warm weather to the cold. I like doing more things outside.

It's easier to convince myself to go up with runs and bike rides. And I love those long summer days when it stays light so laid out.

Okay, I like summer too. But the fact is heat can be dangerous. We've been getting more and more blistering summer heat waves.

About 1,300 people in the

U.S. die because of extreme heat every year. Yeah, and that's because high heat makes her body

work extra hard to cool down. That can lead to heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Heat can be

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