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How To Sleep With A Loud Snorer
Do you lose sleep because of your partner’s snoring? Is it light snoring you just can’t ignore, or the window rattling variety that nobody would sleep through? Most people snore...
Chamomile For Anxiety And Sleep – Does It Really Work?
It’s one of the oldest tricks in the book for tackling anxiety and insomnia – drink a relaxing cup of chamomile tea. For some people it works wonders; others prefer stronger medication or...
Using Valerian To Help You Sleep
Are you thinking about trying valerian to help you sleep, or to reduce anxiety? Do you have a question about using it properly, the side effects or long-term safety? As an insomniac myself...
Slumber Cloud Cooling Mattress Pad Review
The Slumber Cloud nacreous mattress pad promises to help you keep cool in bed by dispersing your body heat from underneath you. It uses fabrics containing Outlast Technology, which is a cooling...
Does Lavender Help You Sleep?
In the last few years I’ve noticed a growing number of lavender products in shops: oils, sprays, teas, candles, body creams – it seems to crop up everywhere. It often comes with the...
Ways To Keep Your Bed Warm In Winter
In some ways it’s easier to warm your bed than to cool it. To start with, your own body creates a lot of heat. And while that’s part of the problem in the summer, it’s a key part of...
Can White Noise Help You Sleep?
White noise is an effective way to block out disturbing sound at night. But does replacing one type of noise with another actually help you sleep? The scientific evidence suggests that white noise...
Tips For Sleeping On A Plane
Unless you’re blessed with that rare ability to sleep in any place at any time, the chances are you’ll have a little difficulty sleeping well on a plane. If you have the means and desire...
Fitbit’s New Sleep Tracking – A Month Testing The Alta HR
In 2017, Fitbit made some major changes to its sleep tracking. The Charge 2 HR, Blaze, Alta HR and Ionic now provide sleep stage tracking, better sleep insights and other helpful extras like sleep...
BedJet Review: Combined Cooling & Heating For Your Bed
The BedJet is one of the most intriguing sleep products I’ve tried, promising to both cool or heat your bed as the seasons change. I normally use a simple bed fan in the summer, and my partner...
How Sleeping In Separate Bedrooms Can Help Your Sleep
Earlier this year, my partner and I decided to experiment with sleeping in separate bedrooms. Before you wonder what went wrong though, let me be clear that it’s because of sleep problems, not...
Do Older Adults Need Less Sleep?
Many older adults feel that a good night’s sleep is more elusive than it once was. You may feel tired earlier in the evening, but then sleep for less total hours than you used to. Perhaps you wake...
Tips For Night Shift Workers
Imagine trying to fall asleep after a tiring shift at work. You’re just starting to doze off when the doorbell rings. Bleary-eyed, you quickly get dressed, stumble to the front door, and discover a...
Links Between Depression And Sleep
Depression is a serious mental health condition that can impact every part of your life. It can also seriously affect your sleep; it can take longer to fall asleep, you might wake much earlier or...
Using Earplugs For Sleep – Your Questions Answered
I’ve been using earplugs at night off and on for many years now. The sound of a dripping tap in the bathroom is enough to keep me awake, so if I can hear snoring or traffic, I’m doomed to...
What Soldiers, Sailors & Mountaineers Can Teach Us About Sleep
Think back to a time you had to sleep in a difficult or unusual place. Was it outside in harsh weather conditions? Were you travelling? Was it too noisy, hot, cold or uncomfortable? Were you alone...
Are Siestas Or Workplace Naps Beneficial For Employees?
After working for many years in England, when I spent some time in a small town in the south of Spain, the change to my workday hours was as much of a shock as the unbearably hot weather. In London...
How To Get Rid Of Dark Circles Under The Eyes
Unless you’re blessed with eternal youth, you might relate to the following experience: you wake up after a bad night’s sleep and stumble into the bathroom. You catch a glimpse of your face in...
Why Do We Yawn & Is It Really Contagious?
Picture the face of someone you know yawning when you’re talking to them. Their face goes through a series of distinct changes – a gaping jaw, eyes squeezing closed and a deep intake of...
Lucid Dreaming: How To Control Your Dreams
Have you ever become aware that you’re dreaming? Maybe even able to change what happens in your dream and do amazing things like fly through strange landscapes? It sounds like the stuff of...
Sleeping With Hay Fever
It’s almost summer in the northern hemisphere. For many of us, this is our favorite time of year. For hay fever sufferers, however, it can be an endless nightmare of wheezing, sniffing and red eyes...
How To Help Children Sleep With A Good Bedtime Routine
As you might already know, sleep problems in young children are one of the most common worries of parents. Whether it’s resisting going to bed, having nighttime fears, or continually waking in the...
How To Remember Your Dreams More Often
I often wake up and take a moment to try and recall exactly what I was dreaming about – where I was, who was there and what was happening exactly. And then, of course, it’s time for the...
Why Tiredness Leads To Bad Food & How To Control It
When you haven’t slept well, do you tend to eat more the next day, perhaps indulging in food that isn’t so healthy? Personally, when I’ve had a bad night’s sleep, I’m...
Do You Learn Better By Studying Late Or Sleeping More?
Studying for exams, preparing for interviews, memorizing speeches or work presentations – sometimes it feels like there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get all that information to stay...
10 Plants That Might Help You Sleep
Do you keep any plants in your bedroom, or have you always heard that it’s better not to because they produce carbon dioxide at night? Personally, I have a trailing spider plant that keeps me...
How To Help Children With Stress And Insomnia
In the storybooks, childhood is a stress-free period of our lives. There are no looming bills, problems at work or expensive car repairs to worry about. Playing with friends and creating vast...
What’s The Best Bedroom Color For Sleep?
How does the current color scheme of your bedroom make you feel when you slide into bed at the end of a long day? Do you find your eyes relax when you cast your gaze around the room, or do you feel...
How Do You Know You Slept Well? 4 Indicators Of Good Sleep
Some mornings you crawl painfully out of bed, just knowing that you had a terrible night’s sleep, and that you’re going to have a difficult day because of it. Other days you might wake up...