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.
The hypothalamus of the brain works as the thermostat for temperature control inside the body. Throughout your body are temperature receptors that send feedback to the hypothalamus.If the hypothalamus receives indication that the body is either too hot or too cold, the brain will signal the body to react.For example, if you are outside on a hot day, temperature receptors on your skin will signal the heat to your hypothalamus which responds accordingly.hermoregulation. The body regulates its temperature by means of convection, conduction and evaporation. Convection is the change in temperature due to the movement of air or water over the skin, for example, a breeze while you are running.