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Goodnight, Sleep Tight: Tips to Flip Your Sleep Switch

Do you struggle with turning off your brain at night to sleep? In this post, we look at the science of dropping your body's temperature and how sleeping cooler is directly tied to triggering your body's own internal "sleep switch." This, in turn, allows you to enjoy longer stretches of deep sleep.

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Studies Show Deep Sleep May Prevent Dementia

Looking for an easy way to take care of yourself and keep your brain sharp, too? Start by focusing on quality over quantity: studies show that a lack of deep sleep can cause more “bad stuff” to build up, thereby increasing the risk of Alzheimer's disease. When you don't get enough deep sleep, your brain has a harder time cleaning and rebooting itself. So if you’re focused on taking care of yourself and looking for prevention strategies to keep your brain sharp, read our post to learn how to sleep cooler to prioritize your own deep sleep.

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Women and Menopause: Hot Flashes Be Gone!

Hot sleep? Sweaty sleep? For so many women, it must be the change-of-life night sweats. Luckily, countless women are experiencing relief from menopause symptoms using ChiliSleep products. Could you or someone you know be next? Read on for our easy-to-implement tips and to learn how one woman's life was changed "after a couple of days finding just the right temperature, my night sweats have disappeared!"

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Does Alcohol Help You Sleep?

Does alcohol help you sleep? Drinking to “unwind” is often just another way of dealing with stress, and there are plenty of techniques for clearing your mind naturally. Although alcohol might help you drift off, what happens afterward would not be considered a sound night’s sleep. If you’re struggling to sleep -- and having a drink has been part of your evening routine -- then it might be a good idea to look at alternatives. Read more to learn about the effects of alcohol on sleep -- and learn new habits that will lead to improved sleep quality!

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What Are the Best Sleeping Positions?

What’s the most popular sleeping position? Some positions are better than others, but remember that what works as the best sleeping position for neck pain is going to be different than the best sleep position for acid reflux...

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Foods That Boost Testosterone for Better Sleep

Are you curious about foods that increase testosterone? Did you know that testosterone levels rise during sleep and decrease during waking hours? Since a healthy testosterone level is important for weight loss and quality sleep, I wanted to research which foods boost testosterone levels naturally, increase lean muscle mass, and of course, help you sleep better! There's also quite a big connection to testosterone and sleep apnea as well. Find out which foods boost testosterone levels naturally while decreasing your chances of developing sleep apnea.

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3 Tips to Naturally Boost Melatonin

Melatonin supplements will not protect you from COVID-19. But boosting your own natural melatonin levels may help to induce sleep…and deep sleep can definitely strengthen the immune system. But how to boost natural melatonin for better sleep, you ask? The key to getting deep sleep is a temperature-controlled sleep environment. A cooling mattress-topper like the OOLER or Cube can help.

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Sleep & Weight Loss: How to Create Better Habits

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Curb Menopause and Pregnancy Symptoms with Cooler Sleep

If you're feeling discomfort from hot flashes and night sweats, you're not alone. Learn how pregnancy and menopause symptoms can be managed with chili.

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Debunking the 8-hour Sleep Myth

Is 8 hours really the "ideal" number of hours to aim for in our sleep habits? Learn more as we debunk this common myth and give you the tools to change your sleep for the better.

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Sending Sweet Dreams to Front-line Heroes

We're committed to helping healthcare teams and first responders during this unprecedented crisis through our one-for-one project. Your purchase or donation can make all the difference for these heroes.

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Sleep Health: A Constant During Unpredictable Times

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How Your Chronotype Impacts Deep Sleep

In this blog, we’ve talked about chronotypes before. It’s a critical concept because it has such a significant impact on your quality of sleep. Just as a quick refresher, “chrono” means “time,” so your chronotype refers to your internal body clock.

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Small Sleep Changes Can Make a Big Difference

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The Myths About Your Sleep Cycles

When it comes to sleep—and especially if you’re struggling to sleep—it’s hard to discern what’s fact from fiction in your attempts to consistently get a restorative night’s sleep. Whether you’re struggling enough to see a physician, or merely consulting the Internet, it can be hard to find answers that work specifically for your needs.

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HRV: What Does It Mean?

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What Is Deep Sleep And How Much Do You Need?

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How To Get More Deep Sleep

Lifestyle

Tired of Being Tired? The 3 Reasons You NEED to Join Our ‘Back to Sleep’ Challenge!

We'd love for you to join our upcoming “Back to Sleep” challenge on Facebook. My team and I have been working super hard behind the scenes to put together this incredible FREE event for you. I just wanted to take a minute to share a few of the big reasons you’ll want to sign up and what'll you learn from some of today’s leading health and wellness experts!

Lifestyle

Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot! Summer Travel and How to Sleep Cooler During a Heatwave

Despite scorching summer temperatures, there are many strategies you can try to sleep comfortably while away from home. “Vacation sleep” is something few people think about when they’re planning their itinerary and vacation schedule. But poor sleep quality on the road can leave you grumpy, tired, and wondering why you ever went away at all. After all of the planning, driving, and money spent, the last thing you want to do is not feel rested. It’s a vacation, right? It should feel, in every sense of the word, like a real respite from your daily stresses and pressures. 

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How The Cube Helped Army Veteran Defeat Night Sweats, PTSD and Sleep Apnea

ChiliSleep recently chatted with an Army veteran who was struggling with sleep issues, including sleeping hot, PTSD, and sleep apnea. In this post, hear first-hand how the Cube helped to not only improve his sleep but ultimately, to reclaim his health and vitality! As he says in our interview, "On days that I work out I'm well beyond where I was before using the Cube and on non-workout days I still have lots of energy to do everything else I need to do!"

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Bert Sorin on Sleep Quality & Strength Training

Bert Sorin, president and co-owner of Sorinex, totally gets the importance of sleep science for the strength and conditioning world. That's why I was excited to chat with Bert personally about his annual SummerStrong14, which is unlike any other strength event in the world. Learn why he values ChiliSleep's temperature-regulated sleep solutions and read Bert's expert advice about sleep's critical role in recovery and performance.

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Sleep-Deprived Moms: 3 Steps to Get More Rest

Pop quiz: are you a sleep deprived mom and tired of being tired? New mom sleep derivation is rough! Postpartum sleep deprivation leads to stress and all-day exhaustion. If you’re a sleep deprived mom who often feels exhausted, frazzled, or stressed, it might be because you’re not getting enough quality rest. It’s not too late to take back control of your time and improve your sleep, too! Every “chapter” in life is just a season and won’t last forever. While this chapter might feel especially challenging, the most important thing is that you try to prioritize your health and wellness.

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Top 5 Tips on How to Stay Cool at Night

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How to Get More Sleep and Sex

How sleep affects sex—and vice-versa—is a classic “chicken or the egg?” question. Does getting more sleep help you have more (and better!) sex, or does having more sex help you get more sleep? While there’s certainly a correlation, there’s no definitive recipe we can provide since each sleeper is unique. What we can say is that cooler sleep is the science-backed solution for how to get better deep sleep.

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Top Tips for Sleep-Deprived Parents

Sleep deprivation and newborns, the struggle is real! Pre-baby, you may have slept a solid 8 hours and you’re longing to return to that sleep schedule. I'm not a newborn sleep specialist, so unfortunately, I can't get your baby on a sleep schedule. I am, however, a physicist who has spent years studying the science of sleep and can share some good news while you adjust to life with a nocturnal newborn...

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How Do I Hack Daylight Saving Time To Sleep Better?

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The Dangers of Heated Blankets

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Why Do I Get So Hot When I Sleep?

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5 Reasons Why You Should Get a Cooling Mattress Topper

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Happy New Year; Creating New Sleeping Goals

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Travel Fatigue; How Not to Feel Tired This Holiday

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Do Seasons Really Affect Your Sleep Cycle?

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When Should I Get a New Mattress?

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The Causes and Effects of Oversleeping

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How Can Veterans with PTSD Get More Sleep?

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Why Temperature Affects Sleep

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Sleeping Cold Burns More Belly Fat

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Put Your Worries to Bed and Get Quality Sleep

Sleep plays a vital role in our overall mental health, physical health and general ability to perform daily functions at a high level. But, all is not lost. Just as my mother used to soothe me back to sleep after a nightmare, we can utilize certain strategies to help us settle into a low-stress, high-performance sleep mode.

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5 Facts About ChiliSleep’s Partnership with the Cincinnati Reds and Seattle Mariners 

"Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical." - Yogi Berra Truer words were never spoken. This quote pretty much sums up my excitement about our latest sleep tech collaboration with not just one but TWO Major League Baseball teams! In this post I’m breaking down the details of exactly HOW ChiliSleep’s innovative OOLER is helping the Cincinnati Reds and the Seattle Mariners to minimize their travel fatigue, boost cognitive function, and improve on-field performance.

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How Air Force Pararescuemen Use the OOLER to Escape the ‘Hell Night' Sleep Cycle

Recognizing the link between sleep and high-achievement, a group of Air Force Pararescuemen are using the OOLER to sleep deeper and perform better. As the Captain of the unit says in this article, the OOLER changed his sleep overnight: "I was able to get 8 hours without overheating and wouldn’t wake up in puddles of sweat." Keep reading to learn more about the history of the PJs, their hectic day-to-day life, and how the OOLER is improving their sleep quality so they can train better and recover faster.

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24 Hours With Endurance Athlete Klodian Mitri

Committing to a sleep routine can enhance performance, but we wanted to ask an actual endurance athlete about their own daily habits. Luckily, we were able to sit down with a ChiliSleep user who just happens to be an inspiring endurance athlete and Ironman: Klodian Mitri. Despite his enviable successes, Klodian says that more training isn’t the answer to competing in endurance sports. The key, he admits, is learning to hack his time -- the same 24 hours we all have -- to accomplish more.

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Sleep & Athletic Performance with NHL’s Devan McConnell

Sleep for athletes is an important topic because lack of sleep affects risk of injury. But how much sleep do athletes need, anyway? ChiliSleep interviewed Devan McConnell, High Performance Director of the Arizona Coyotes, to get his top tips for hacking elite athletic performance. Because he values performance sleep, he uses ChiliSleep's OOLER to promote deep sleep and recovery!

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How Poor Sleep Quality Sabotages Your Athletic Performance

If you're an athlete that struggles with excessive sweating or simply haven;t started to prioritize your sleep, chili can help to make your performance dreams a reality. Find out why sleep is so important for enhancing your athletic abilities and start creating your best night's sleep today.

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How to Build Muscle in Your Sleep

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Hydro Powered Sleep: The New Frontier in Sleep Technology

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Four Reasons Why You Need A Temperature-Controlled Weighted Blanket