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.
Most people have a body temperature ranging from 97.5 to 98.8 degrees Fahrenheit. This temperature can change during the day â for example, body temperature is lower in the morning than in the evening, Mayo Clinic says. However, consistently low body temperature can indicate a number of conditions.