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I might try this today after cycling:
According to a sports medicine expert, increasing the amount of blood in your body by drinking milk after engaging in somewhat strenuous exercise is effective in preventing heatstroke. Hiroshi Nose, a specially appointed professor at Shinshu University School of Medicine, mentioned that this practice could help build a body capable of withstanding summer heat. While frequent hydration and staying in air-conditioned rooms are recommended as heatstroke countermeasures, Nose also emphasises the importance of making the body resistant to heat.
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According to a sports medicine expert, increasing the amount of blood in your body by drinking milk after engaging in somewhat strenuous exercise is effective in preventing heatstroke. Hiroshi Nose, a specially appointed professor at Shinshu University School of Medicine, mentioned that this practice could help build a body capable of withstanding summer heat. While frequent hydration and staying in air-conditioned rooms are recommended as heatstroke countermeasures, Nose also emphasises the importance of making the body resistant to heat.
The key is blood volume. Doing "exercise that feels somewhat strenuous" for at least 15 minutes in the morning and evening, when temperatures are relatively comfortable, and then drinking a glass or two of milk within 30 minutes increases the amount of blood in the body. For those who do not like milk, yoghurt is also effective. When blood volume increases, the body's ability to adjust its temperature improves, and heat dissipates easily through sweat from the skin's surface, making the body more resilient in the heat. [...] He added that if one continues exercise that feels a little tough and drinks milk for one to two weeks, blood volume will increase by 100 to 200 milliliters. Nose drinks milk after walking briskly for at least 15 minutes daily. His body has become more resistant to the heat, and he is spending the summer comfortably.
Drinking milk after slightly strenuous exercise helps prevent heatstroke: Japan prof. - The Mainichi
TOKYO -- Increasing the amount of blood in your body by drinking milk after doing somewhat strenuous exercise is effective in preventing heatstroke, a