Blood Thinning and Other Myths

I'm not sure if I've mentioned it yet, but it's pretty stinking hot in Texas during the summer. 

Ever since we moved here, people keep telling me that my blood will "thin out" and I'll cool down.  This sounds like one of the stories my Dad tells about his Grandfather and the hot blood/cold blood drinking theory.  I won't go into that but still, it got me thinking that my northern blood may be different now that I'm living in the South.

After a very insightful conversation with Nicole today, I started thinking about how strange it would be if my blood actually thinned out.  She also made a good point- there's no way this is actually true, it's not as if we live in a high-altitube climate where this would make a lot more sense.


Enter our trusty friend, the Google search.

Dead grass and cooling off in the shade

It turns out this theory is nothing but an old wives tale.  There seem to be some interesting articles about it and there are a lot of user-generated posts claiming this to be true.  From what I can tell from the more reputable sources, it seems that all this blood thinning talk can be chalked up to the fact that my body will "simply" adjust to the heat.  

I'll make sure to yell from the rooftops when this happens, I will be more than relieved when this heat wave breaks and the temps drop below 100 degrees.