If you're struggling with sleep and you've tried all sorts of methods that haven't helped you, like darkening the room, not eating at night and not drinking water, then here's an option that works great and you may not have tried yet.
According to neurologist and sleep expert Dr. Chris Winter, "Keeping a room cool at night significantly affects our ability to fall asleep."
Speaking to the Daily Mail, the British expert noted that it is recommended to maintain a temperature level between 15-20 degrees Celsius in the room where we sleep. This is in contrast to the normal average temperature of homes, which is between 24-27 degrees Celsius.
Winter noted that for many people, feet peek out of the blanket when they wake up in the morning, and the reason for this is the body's attempt to regulate its temperature.
Regulating temperature while sleeping, Photo: GettyImages
"Before we fall asleep, our body temperatures drop. With sleep, our temperature drops even faster. If you're having trouble falling asleep, keeping your room cool will help your body go into sleep."
On the other hand, a warm bedroom causes the body to stay awake and may impair the body's REM sleep, which is a stage in which the brain enters into dream sleep. Lack of this type of sleep makes it difficult to get up in the morning.
Dr. Winter noted that if we are used to going to sleep in a room where the temperature is 21 degrees, then we should start working to lower the temperature to 19 degrees for a few days and see how this change affects us.
Another method he says helps many of his patients is to keep the pillowcase in the freezer until bedtime. "If your head feels cool, then the rest of your body feels the same way. I don't remember a single patient of mine for whom lowering the temperature in the room or cooling the pillowcase didn't help."
Meanwhile, a study published in the journal Diabetes found that sleeping in a room with a temperature of 19 degrees increases the body's metabolism. Another study found that sleeping in a cool room relieves stress and anxiety.
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