Growing up in Scotland  we would drink tea come rain or shine. There was never a wrong time for tea.

I still hear my mother's voice saying ,"if your too hot have a cup of tea". Truthfully, I thought that was an old wives' tale. However as we all know , there is always a smattering of truth in tales. 

Scotland , certainly, has its fair share of old wives' tales.

As the weather has begun to heat up, i began to wonder is there a rationale for drinking hot tea in hot weather. I have to say I was astounded by the wealth of information on the benefits of tea in  hot weather.

 The journal Acta Physiologica from 2012 article showed that hot tea in hot weather did. indeed, lower a person’s body temperature.

I really should not be surprised. I have had the opportunity to travel extensively in many hot and arid countries and I have had the delight of tasting their hot tea, first hand. Morocco and Egypt immediately came to mind.

Below are several articles that you can read while you have your tea. 

Whether or not there is a significant change in body temperature, well I will leave that to you. One thing for sure is there is nothing more relaxing that a cup of tea, or a cuppa. 

Submitted by,

Helen Muir Wagner

Do hot drinks really cool you down in a heatwave? (yahoo.com)

Stay Cool in Summer: Are Cold or Warm Drinks Better? (runtastic.com)

3 Reasons You Should Match Hot Weather With Hot Tea - Teatoxlife