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Topics: Sleep, Sex and Relationships
Britt Jones
There’s a sleep method that could be the best thing to happen in your relationship, and all you need to do is give it a go tonight to feel the effects.
Sleep is so important to our individual health and also the health of our relationships.
I mean, if you’re getting in bed with a duvet hogger or someone who tosses and turns and keeps you up at night, you’re not going to feel happy with them as you drag your feet into the kitchen the next day.
There have been so many sleep methods advertised to help people get some good shut eye, like the military sleep method, or the 3-2-1 method.
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But it’s the Scandinavian Method you should be trusting with your sleep, and your relationship health.
So, what is it?
It’s the art of allowing both people in bed to have optimal duvet coverage, without fighting over who gets how much.
The Scandinavian sleep method is a very simple method, and it doesn’t require you to change much about your existing set up.
As per CNET, it provides couples with benefits like:
According to Dr Kat Lederle, a sleep and body clock scientist, the method involves each person having their own blanket or duvet.
She said to Woman and Home: "Instead of sharing one larger duvet, each partner has their own single-sized duvet, which means there's no fighting over the blanket and each person can sleep with the duvet they want and need.”
You can even take it a step further and separate your side of the bed by adding another mattress.
She said: "You can either have one mattress or two separate ones on the same bed, but you do not need to get two beds using this method."
Also known as the Copenhagen sleep method, it can be a ‘game-changing’ experience for couples, and also menopausal women who struggle with hot flushes.
The expert claims: "Having a light duvet can help alleviate hot flushes during the night and ease sweating. Plus, it gives you your own space, which really matters if your partner runs hot at night."
What you’ll end up with is a better night of rest and less resentment for your hogging partner.
On the other side of Scandi methods, you can also modify a proven way to help your children sleep better, too.
Max Kirsten, the Resident Sleep Expert for PandaLondon, shared that in Denmark, people typically allow their kids to sleep after being exposed to the cold air.
Max explained: "Feeling sleepier after exposure to cold temperatures can be attributed to several physiological responses in the body. When faced with cold weather, the body engages in thermoregulation, a process that involves redistributing blood flow to maintain core temperature."
Alongside all of that, cold weather and reduced exposure to natural light can influence the circadian rhythm, prompting the release of melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles.
"The body may also expend more energy to generate and maintain warmth in colder conditions, contributing to increased fatigue," he added. "Overall, the combination of thermoregulatory processes, circadian rhythm adjustments, and energy expenditure in response to cold temperatures can collectively make individuals feel sleepier after being out in the cold."