10 Secret Things You Didn't Know Your Body Could Do
6. Your Mind Can Keep You Warm In Freezing Weather
Have you ever heard that old adage "mind over matter"? Well, it turns out that there's a lot of truth in it. According to Buzzworthy, there's a group of Tibetan monks that can dry their sheets in freezing weather, by wrapping them around their naked bodies and raising their core temperature.
It all sounds a bit unbelievable, but scientists have put this theory to the test and, while the participants were unsuccessful in drying the sheets, they were successfully able to regulate their body temperature - which is as shocking as it is amazing.
In another study, participants used a meditative technique to raise their body temperature by inhaling deeply.