“A good night’s sleep is important in order to process information throughout the day as well as to repair and re-balance the body physically and mentally,” Dr Nerina Ramlakhan, a sleep expert at Silentnight, tells The Independent. “Ideally, in order for us to sleep well, there needs to be a fractional temperature difference between our body and our brain—a warm body and a cool head!”
So what can you do to calm yourself down and get a good night’s sleep? Here are some tips.
Wear cotton pyjamas and use thin, pure cotton sheets for your bed. High-quality cotton is the ideal bedding material for sleep to stay cool as it’s most breathable.
Make sure you’re not eating too much protein as this can actually heat your body up by boosting your metabolic rate, according to sleep expert Dave Gibson.
Eat spicy food, but at least three hours before bed. It can make you sweat, which cools the body down.
Exercise in the morning rather than evening to stop your body getting too hot.
Contrary to the popular belief, Gibson says we should keep windows closed during the day to keep the house cooler. Keep the curtains closed, too.
Turn off all electrical devices in the bedroom as these emit heat. Switch off sockets, too.
Keep your feet cool, either by keeping them outside the covers or resting on an ice pack.
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