{"id":100625,"date":"2023-11-05T03:27:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T03:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=100625"},"modified":"2023-11-05T03:27:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T03:27:44","slug":"take-a-bath-if-you-want-to-sleep-well-but-soak-for-15-mins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/world-news\/take-a-bath-if-you-want-to-sleep-well-but-soak-for-15-mins\/","title":{"rendered":"Take a bath if you want to sleep well, but soak for 15 mins"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Water great idea! Take a bath if you want to sleep well \u2026 but soak for 15\u2009mins if you want to get the best results<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan measured sleep quality in 23 people<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Found optimum time for people to sleep faster and less likely to wake in the night<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Around one in three people in the UK regularly experiences problems sleeping\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Millions of insomniacs swear by a hot bath before bedtime to help them get a good night&#8217;s sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Now scientists have found the optimum time they should spend soaking to ensure the method works \u2013 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Taking a shower \u2013 or bathing for less than a quarter of an hour \u2013 does not have the same effect.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan measured sleep quality in 23 men and women.<\/p>\n<p>The results, published in the Journal of Physiological Anthropology, showed that when they relaxed in a hot bath for 15 minutes or more a couple of hours before bedtime they got to sleep faster and were less likely to wake in the night.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/05\/01\/37531340-0-Top_A_hot_bath_can_lull_you_into_better_sleep_Not_only_helps_to_-a-4_1699147689801.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scientists have found the optimum time they should spend soaking to ensure the method works \u2013 15 minutes<\/p>\n<p>Around one in three people in the UK regularly experiences problems sleeping. Insomnia is thought to cost our economy in the region of \u00a334 billion a year because of lost productivity.<\/p>\n<h3>READ MORE:\u00a0An hour in a hot bath burns off the same calories as a brisk half-hour walk, reveals riveting new book of sensory tips<\/h3>\n<p>And the NHS dishes out an estimated \u00a350 million of sleeping pills every year to patients who lie awake a night.<\/p>\n<p>In the new study volunteers were told to take a quick shower, a short dip in the bath or a long, hot soak lasting 15 minutes or more \u2013 and at least 90 minutes before bedtime \u2013on different nights. They took their temperature before and after, and again when they were about to nod off.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a motion-sensing gadget on their wrist tracked when they fell asleep. The results showed that when they had a long soak, the recruits nodded off in an average of 12 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>But after a quick dip it took 16 minutes and when they had a shower it was 20. They also slept more deeply, with fewer movements detected during the night.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists think long baths work better because they raise the body&#8217;s core temperature more \u2013 by around 0.9C compared to just 0.3C with a shower or short soak.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This means it then has to cool down a lot more for the body to be able to get to sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Experts think it&#8217;s the size of this cooling effect \u2013 rather than the specific core temperature \u2013 which makes us drowsy. But they say that it is crucial to have a bath at least an hour and a half before going to bed to allow enough time for this cooling process to take place.<\/p>\n<p>In a report on their findings, researchers said: &#8216;A greater decrease in core temperature after bathing appears to be important for improving sleep onset. Our findings suggest the magnitude of the increase in body temperature from long bathing is closely associated with the ease of falling asleep.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12711731\/Water-bath-sleep.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Water great idea! 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