Dijon. Heatwave: What impact does it have on physical and mental health?

While not everyone has the same threshold for accepting extreme temperatures, both positive and negative, extreme heat undeniably disrupts the functioning of the human body and, with it, daily life. It is particularly during the sleep phase, essential for the regeneration of both body and mind, that organisms are put to the test. "To fall asleep, the body must reduce its temperature by 1 to 1.5 degrees. With extreme heat, it is therefore necessarily more difficult to achieve this," analyzes Dr. Clément Guillet, sleep physician at the Chartreuse Hospital in Dijon. While some mercury in the heart of rooms has been showing more than 30 degrees in recent days, the doctor reminds us that the ideal temperature for falling asleep is around 18 to 19 degrees. This difference has immediate repercussions on the human body. "This will cause micro-awakenings, but also insomnia. Slow-wave sleep, deep and restorative...

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