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Woman & Home UK
|September 2022
We all need the temperature to be just right before we can nod off for the night
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There's nothing like getting cosy before bed, but did you know overheating is a main cause for waking in the night, as your core temperature needs to drop for you to fall (and stay) asleep?
For a good night's rest - whatever the weather - your body temperature needs to drop between 0.5-1°C. Scientists think this decrease helps the body conserve energy and also stops it working hard to cool itself. Increased temperatures will tell your internal body clock to be more alert, and therefore disrupt every stage of sleep.
Mainly, we lose this heat through our head where it sticks out of the duvet, but it's essential your room is the correct temperature. This is approximately 16-18°C, which is much cooler than under the duvet,' explains sleep expert Dr Neil Stanley.
During warmer weather, it's harder to lose body heat and this can disturb your sleep, but there are some tricks you can try to help that happen.
This story is from the September 2022 edition of Woman & Home UK.
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