The Sleep Diet

Updated August 23 2012 - 12:10pm, first published August 1 2012 - 10:36am
Snooze to lose ... adequate sleep is important for maintaining a healthy weight.
Snooze to lose ... adequate sleep is important for maintaining a healthy weight.

If you have problems getting to sleep you'll know all the good zzz rules by heart. Go to bed and wake up at the same time each day, keep the bedroom off limits to all activities except sleep and sex – and avoid sleep thieves like caffeine, nicotine and alcohol.But what if you're sticking to the rules and still not getting your eight hours?  One possibility is a too high body temperature – even in the middle of winter, says Sydney sleep scientist Carmel Harrington.

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