Sleeping in a cold room is better for you

(Meredith) – What temperature do you keep your home? 75 degrees? 72? A study has shown that you can actually get better sleep in a cold bedroom.

But what’s the sweet spot? Experts say anywhere between 60 to 67 degrees Fahrenheit. If you’re above 75 degrees or below 54, that can make sleeping more difficult, according to Charlottesville Neurology & Sleep Medicine Medical Director Dr. Christopher Winter.

In an article written by Winter and posted by the Huffington Post, he said that those who have warmer core body temperatures might have difficulty sleeping. That’s where colder temps come in.

“Their inability to dissipate heat and cool themselves is one proposed explanation for their troubles engaging sleep quickly,” Winter said to the Huffington Post. “Because of this, the temperature at which an individual sleeps becomes very important as the ability to shed heat and feel cool can influence how successful an individual will be in terms of falling asleep.”

But if you hate it cold, there’s still some hope. Winter’s study revealed that warming your body prior to sleep can help improve insomnia, at least in the elderly.

If you think you might want to lower the temperature in your bedroom without bringing the temperature of your whole home down, here’s a few different things you can check out:

• Sheex makes bedding products that help keep moisture away, which also removes heat.
• Looking for another method? Why not try Gel mats? These products, like  (Cool Gelmat) and (ChillGel), go on top of your mattress and under your sheets. It’s naturally cold, but once your body heat spreads out, it’ll sap the cold out from the mat. However, it does create that feeling of coolness when you’re trying to fall asleep.
• Click here to check out the Chilipad, which contains water-filled silicone tubes that can cool your bed below 50 degrees.

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Information for this article was provided by the Huffington Post.