May 25, 2010 -- Consumer Reports Health has issued a new ranking of the six repellents it says are best to ward off mosquitoes and deer ticks. The magazine says it tested 10 insect repellents in an outside laboratory, where volunteers let deer ticks crawl on them and also exposed themselves to mosquitoes.
Keep Your Cool to Sleep Better. Your body temperature can affect how well you sleep. Scientists at the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience in Amsterdam found that people slept better when their skin was slightly cooled.
When youâre trying to sleep, your body loves to be cold, rather than hot. A drop in your core temperature, due to a cold sleeping environment, can trigger your bodyâs âletâs hit the hayâ tendencies and help you get right to sleep.f you become cold in the night, you can then reach for a blanket or an extra layer. 1  Place a blanket over your feet before going to bed to keep them warm. 2  Your feet are often one of the first parts of your body to experience cold temperatures.