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Published 19:44 21 Mar 2016 GMT
Updated 23:08 6 Sept 2016 BST

Shawn Stevenson is the author of Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health and Bigger Success. Rolls off the tongue.
Anyway, he's been explaining why taking all your clothes off, or wearing something very light, will help you sleep better.
"Health-wise, it’s important to let your body cool down during sleep," Stevenson explains.
"Cooling down will lower your blood pressure, which in turn helps your body activate its “rest and digest system” — otherwise known as the parasympathetic nervous system.
"Cooling down also helps the body release certain hormones and reparative enzymes."
Basically, you don’t need to use as much energy sleeping as you do when you're active during the day.
So, if your body can lower its core temperature to save energy, then getting to a lower core temperature can help you get into a deeper sleep.
It's worth a try. Happy snoozing everyone.
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