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Turn off the AC and embrace the heat: you'll adapt within a week, scientist calculates

Turn off the AC and embrace the heat: you'll adapt within a week, scientist calculates

Researcher Hannah Pallubinsky explains that the human body can adapt to high temperatures within a week if people train themselves by avoiding air conditioning. She encourages using upcoming heatwaves as an opportunity to build heat tolerance naturally.

Based on reporting by haarlemsdagblad. Translated and condensed by LocalHeadlines.

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