A doctor has issued a warning to those who keep their heating on overnight. Dr Karan Rajan says keeping your room cooler as you sleep could have a number of health benefits, Birmingham Live reports.
He said: "Not only does melatonin increase sleep propensity, it's also a hormone that promotes anti ageing."It reduces oxidative stress damage and the levels of cortisol, it reduces systemic inflammation and it's free." His advice comes as temperatures plummet across the country, with households cranking up the radiators as winter rolls in.
He added: "Our body's core temperature needs to drop to initiate sleep."So a cooler temperature gets you closer to the target sleep temperature of your body, so you fall asleep a lot faster."Dr Rajan said:
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