why does a hot toddy raise your temperature?

Question

if you have a cold you can take a hot toddy (whisky+warm water+suger mixed together in a glass) to raise your temperature and sweat the cold out of you, my question is why does a mixture of whisky, warm water and suger raise your temperature,none of the ingredients on its own will significantly raise your temperture

Answer 1

The heat from the drink will internally raise your body temp, but this is a misnomer. You see, alcohol, while making you feel warmer, actually lowers your body temp, so it's a contradicting effect that may be as counter-productive as it is effective in raising your body temp internally.

Answer 2

the same reason drunken raisins help stop pain of arthritis. Some of those old remedies just work.

Sounds like I am pulling your leg, but I been using those raisins for years, and it works!

Answer 3

alcohol raises the blood pressure

Answer 4

its only apparent feeling
it causes vasodilatation
and so more heat loss

Answer 5

BECAUSE ITS HOT AND HAS ALCOHOL IN IT