What’s Your Other Sleep Number? The Best Temperature to Get a Good Night’s Rest
Britain's Prince Louis of Cambridge, April 23, 2018.
New Jersey, in just about a month or two, will see the temperature turn colder. My wife and I are more on the cool side when it comes to being comfortable while sleeping. Turns out a cold room may not be the best for optimal rest.
If you would like to fall asleep quickly and stay asleep through the night, it’s very important to have your bedroom at the right temperature. Every person is different, some like it hot, some like it cool, and some like it somewhere in between. According to Today, a new study seems to show that our parents and grandparents should be raising the thermostat when bedtime comes.
The study addresses the difficulty of falling asleep and staying asleep when you’re uncomfortable, and the temperature plays a huge part in that.
The goal was to find out what is the best temperature for the best sleep experience.
Researchers assembled a group of 50 adults ages 65 and up and analyzed sleep and environmental data for 11 thousand nights of sleep. The middle-aged participants wore devices to monitor their sleep for a full year. The data revealed that when bedroom temperatures were between 68 and 77 degrees, it helped to “enhance sleep quality.”
That’s slightly warmer than the 60 to 67 degrees the National Sleep Foundation recommends for a satisfactory sleep environment for most of us. The reasoning is that when we’re too hot while sleeping it’s associated with spending less time in the restorative sleep stage.
Many couples participate in thermostat wars. Fortunately for my wife and I, we agree on the temperature. We simply “set it and forget it,” the thermostat is set at 70 degrees every day of the year. The only time we touch it is to turn it on or off depending on the season.
This study found that sleep efficiency only started to decrease in participants when temperatures were north of 77 degrees. According to sleep expert Dr. Carol Ash, as you get older, it’s harder to regulate your internal temperature, so having a warmer room may help elderly people sleep more soundly. The key is to find the right temperature for you, one or two degrees can make a difference in how well you sleep.
The 10 Most Popular Makeup Brands
There are thousands of makeup brands in existence in the United States alone. With that many out there, it may seem overwhelming when deciding which brand to pick. There are a few key factors to consider when deciding what to put on your face. The quality of the product and if the company is cruelty-free are some deal-breakers for some people. Then, factor in marketability, like which celebrities are endorsing the products, as well as their social media content. In 2023, it is obvious that TikToks, Reels, and YouTube videos are what attract people, so it only makes sense for a makeup company to follow suit and have video content daily to keep new customers coming in.
The makeup and cosmetic industry is blossoming, with predictions by The Branded Agency indicating a value of $805.61 billion by 2023, a substantial growth from $532.43 billion in 2017. The makeup market is a competitive one. Research suggests that brand recognition plays a pivotal role in consumer choices, with 59% of consumers favoring products from brands they recognize and 21% willing to buy a product purely because they appreciate the brand.
A study conducted by Hey Goldie analyzed over sixty different makeup brands and their popularity. For each brand, average Google searches for the United States and Instagram posts containing the brand’s name were counted, then dividing the sum by the years the brand has been around in order to even out the results and rank the top 10 most popular makeup brands.
Keep scrolling to see which makeup brands are the most popular in the US.
Joel Katz is the Morning Show Personality, Assistant Program Director, Podcast Host, Voiceover artist, audio producer, and Digital Content Writer for Magic 98.3. Joel has been working in New Jersey radio since college and started at Magic in 2002 as the Morning Show Host, “I can’t think of another place where I’d fit more perfectly; it’s just a great company with awesome people.” Joel is married to Kathleen, his elementary school sweetheart (they were each other’s first dates at age 9), shares a birthday with his oldest son, Ty, and has twins, Kiera and Liam. Joel runs at least 3.1 miles every day and enjoys playing basketball, doing laundry, saving his turn signal for when he really needs it, kissing dogs through a fence, using coasters, making that cool noise by rubbing his fingers on balloons, and chasing after ping pong balls on a windy cruise ship.
