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Sleep · Before bed

Cool the bedroom

Tonight, turn the bedroom heating down or open the window before bed. Cool room, warm covers.

no timeEvidence: decent

A hot bedroom means less deep sleep and more waking. That comes from a review of how heat and cold affect the sleeping body. Evidence: decent Cold under warm covers doesn't break up sleep the same way, but it still affects the heart. Cool, not cold. Evidence: decent

There's no single best temperature. You'll see exact numbers online; the research doesn't give one. A practical test: cool enough that you want the covers. Evidence: worth trying

If you have a heart condition, don't sleep in a cold room in winter. The same review ties cold nights to strain on the heart. Evidence: decent

Source: Okamoto-Mizuno and Mizuno, 2012, Journal of Physiological Anthropology (link)

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