Show threadbiohacks6d ago

Stick with it for 14 days and watch your sleep score. Also, skip intense workouts within 3 hours of bedtime since they keep your core temperature elevated too long.

Most people fall asleep 15-20 minutes faster and wake up actually feeling rested instead of dragging.

#Biohacking #SleepOptimization #Thermoregulation #SleepHacks #InsomniaRelief #Productivity #CircadianRhythm #DeepSleep #Performance #Health (2/2)

Show threadbiohacksJun 1

Within 7 days, your deep sleep should creep up into the 15-25% range. Stick with it for about 3 weeks and you're looking at 20%+ more restorative sleep, plus a lower resting heart rate. Pretty solid for something that costs less than a fancy supplement.

#Biohacking #PeakPerformance #Optimization #SelfExperimentation #SleepOptimization #Recovery #Thermoregulation #DataDrivenHealth #Performance #Longevity (3/3)

Show threadbiohacksMay 30

Pro Tips: Spicy dinners raise your core temperature, so skip them at night. Late-night alcohol messes with your body's ability to regulate temperature.

Expected Results: You'll fall asleep faster, wake up feeling more refreshed, and get better recovery from your workouts.

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Show threadbiohacksMay 28

Try this for a few nights. You might fall asleep faster and wake up less tired.

#Biohacking #SleepOptimization #Thermoregulation #Productivity #BedtimeRoutine #SleepQuality #Wellness #CircadianRhythm #Recovery #Energy (2/2)

Radical AnthropologyFeb 26

#Breasts may protect a newborn from #hypothermia:
'the surface temperature of the breasts of breastfeeding women was slightly higher than in the other groups studied.'

#evolution #thermoregulation #anthropology

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-mother-breasts-newborn-cold-perspective.html

Mother's breasts may protect a newborn from the cold—a new perspective on breast evolution

Humans differ from other primates due to their relatively large, permanent breasts, and their development has so far not been conclusively explained. According to a study conducted at the University of Oulu, Finland, the surface temperature of the breasts combined with their size and shape may help a newborn maintain body temperature.

Phys.org
UAFunMorphJan 26

Behavioural #thermoregulation is vital for #reptiles and may involve cognition! A new FunMorph study led by Ioanna Gavriilidi tested whether better spatial cognition is linked to more efficient thermoregulatory behaviour, accounting for personality 🦎

Using common wall lizards in a realistic, thermally heterogeneous environment, higher cognition scores were linked to better exploitation of thermal variation, but not to more accurate thermoregulation.

Read the study here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306456526000264

Stefan F. WirthOct 21, 2025

Some #insects support passive #breathing via tracheae through #active #respiratorymovements, nsmed #convectiveventilation. Muscle contractions cause motions that e.g. dilate the #spiracles, allowing more efficient #gasexchange. The same time, the process also serves #thermoregulation. My example, the #robberfly #Tolmerus #cingulatus, demonstrates this #behavior.

Please watch my YouTube video; my channel needs more views.
https://youtu.be/zSOdFZF18yk?si=J67MJAevRUq-mP6i

©#StefanFWirth #Berlin2025

#Photos
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Feed2MastodonAug 19, 2025

📚 Tiere nutzen vielfältige Strategien zur Hitzeregulation.

• Kühlung durch Verdunstung (z.B. Hecheln).
• Anpassung des Verhaltens (z.B. Schatten suchen).
• Spezifische anatomische Merkmale (z.B. große Ohren).

https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/forschung/hitze-tiere-verhaltensforschung-100.html

#Tiere #Hitze #Thermoregulation #Verhaltensforschung #Klimaanpassung

Überraschende Strategien, wie Tiere mit Hitze umgehen

Viele Tiere leben in heißen Umwelten. Einige ihrer Tricks zur Thermoregulation ähneln Strategien von uns Menschen - andere eher nicht. Sie wirken fast schon bizarr.

tagesschau.de
American NaturalistJul 18, 2025

Deconninck et al. provides a refreshed view of how plasticity in temperature preference can inform us about the thermoregulatory strategies of ectotherms. An all-new framework that they apply to Drosophila melanogaster.

Read now ahead of print!
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/736575

#Plasticity #Thermoregulation #Ectotherms #EEB

Matt HodgkinsonJun 21, 2025

The claim is circulating that antidepressants can cause overheating and dehydration. This is a genuine public health message, but it's not so simple: diuretics, beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, antipsychotics, and some antihistamines may also interact badly with hot weather.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/15/well/live/heat-weather-medication-safety.html (excerpt in a reply)

There's even doubt about antidepressants having this effect. A recent paper in eClinicalMedicine looked at all the studies they could find and concluded that there wasn't evidence of antidepressants causing overheating in hot weather - though some other medicines do.

"Current evidence supports strong anticholinergics, non-selective beta-blockers, adrenaline, and anti-Parkinson’s agents impairing thermoregulation during heat stress ... physicians should interpret with caution conventional public health messaging related to the thermoregulatory effects of some drugs (e.g., antidepressants) during hot weather."
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(24)00465-6/fulltext

#Antidepressants #Diuretics #AnticholinergicMedications #MedMastodon #BetaBlockers #HeatWaves #Thermoregulation #OverHeating #Dehydration #SideEffects #AdverseEffects #AdverseEvents #DrugSideEffects #DrugSafety #HeatStress #HotWeather #HotWeatherSafety #PublicHealth #ACEinhibitors #Antipsychotics

These Common Medications Can Make Heat Waves More Dangerous

Certain antidepressants, blood pressure pills and other drugs make you more susceptible to heat-related illness. Here’s what to know.

The New York Times