Cold Therapy - Ep 5: Sleep and the Cold

03/12/2023 14 min

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Episode Synopsis

There’s a chill in the air as the winter months come around again. But the cold isn’t 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:
Kathryn Reid, research professor, Centre for Circadian and Sleep Medicine at Northwestern University, Illinois.
Dr. Nick Obradovich, Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Tulsa, OklahomaSeries Producer, Sound Designer and Mix Engineer: Richard Ward
Researcher: William Hornbrook
Science Producer: Samantha Lewis
Production Manager: Maria Simons
Editor: Zoe Heron
Specially composed music by Richard Atkinson (Mcasso)
A BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio