- Tropical nights, with temperatures above 20°C, increasingly disturb sleep and regeneration, becoming a serious challenge to health.
- Constant thermoregulation exhausts the body, leading to dehydration and problems with concentration – but there is a simple solution.
- Discover a cheap and proven way to effectively cool your head, which will guarantee you a good night’s sleep even in the hottest weather.
What are tropical nights and why are they so dangerous?
brings very high air temperatures not only during the day but also at night. Tropical nights are a meteorological phenomenon during which air temperatures do not fall below 20 degrees Celsius. Twenty years ago, tropical nights in Poland were a very rare phenomenon, but climate change has made them occur more and more often. Tropical nights are very tiring for the body and make it impossible to get a good night’s rest even at night. Heated apartments and relatively high temperatures at night prevent the body from regenerating. Many people then suffer from problems falling asleep and the quality of sleep is lower. The body is constantly in thermoregulation mode and loses water and minerals it needs. Poor sleep affects our concentration, we become distracted and tired.
Place this on your head and it will be easier for you to fall asleep on hot nights
. It is one of the most innervated areas of the body, which makes it excellent at capturing all temperature changes in the environment. The lack of a layer of fat means that it is not protected in any way and is susceptible to cold. In winter this means the head needs to be protected, but in summer this can be taken advantage of. Cooling your head in hot weather brings immediate relief and may make it easier to fall asleep. By cooling your head, you lower your blood temperature, which gives you a feeling of relief. Additionally, thermoreceptors located on the head send a signal to the hypothalamus, the internal temperature stabilizer in your body. Cooling the head also brings relief during migraine attacks, which is a very common ailment in hot weather.
Soaking your hair with cool water is good but short-lived. It brings relief only for a moment, and the hair dries quickly on tropical nights. A much better method is cooling gel inserts for transporting food. You can buy them in online stores, and one cartridge costs about a few zlotys. We recommend buying a spare immediately so that you can exchange them freely. Thanks to their gel formula, the inserts are soft and maintain a low temperature for many hours. Just take one insert and place it on the pillow. The cold will gradually be released and you will sleep better. Store the cooling inserts in the refrigerator or freezer and they will always be ready for use. They will help in hot weather, migraines and other pain conditions.
