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.
While a dip in core temperature before bedtime flips on your brain and bodyâs âtime for bedâ switches and helps you fall asleep, Somerenâs research shows that keeping your skin temperature âperfectly comfortableâ is important when it comes to maintaining deep, restful slumber.