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.
8. Lower the temperature of your bedroom before you climb into bed, says Wang-Cheng. Lower temperatures signal your body that itâs time to sleep, and they make hot flashes less disruptive. If your bed partner objects, just tell him to bundle up. A hot bath also helps you lower your bodyâs temperature.