The False Promise of Cold Showers for Sleep As summer's heat becomes an all too familiar companion, people seek remedies to cool down and catch some sleep.
Among the most touted solutions is taking a cold shower – but experts warn that this may be more myth than magic cure all. Professor Mike Tipton says a cold shower can actually make you hotter, rather than cooler.
This happens because our bodies respond to the shock of cold water by producing stress hormones like adrenaline and cortisol, designed to keep us alert. These hormones are not what we want when trying to fall asleep.