Cold Therapy - Ep 5: Sleep and the Cold

Published: Dec. 3, 2023, 8 a.m.

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There\\u2019s a chill in the air as the winter months come around again. But the cold isn\\u2019t always something to fight or guard against. With a little bit of care, you can invite the cold into your life - with real benefits for health and mood. In each episode of this new podcast series, Dr Michael Mosley uncovers the science behind a different way you can harness the power of the cold, alongside the very latest research and atmospheric sound design.

In this final episode, how keeping a colder bedroom can lead to better, deeper sleep - and how our sleep is affected by the changing climate.

Guests: \\nKathryn Reid, research professor, Centre for Circadian and Sleep Medicine at Northwestern University, Illinois.\\nDr. Nick Obradovich, Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Series Producer, Sound Designer and Mix Engineer: Richard Ward\\nResearcher: William Hornbrook \\nScience Producer: Samantha Lewis\\nProduction Manager: Maria Simons\\nEditor: Zoe Heron\\nSpecially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso)\\nA BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio

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