Are you kept awake by a bed that always feels too warm, night sweats or uncomfortable hot flashes? Temperature is often overlooked as a cause of sleep problems, but it’s actually one of the key...
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The 5 Most Comfortable Mattress Toppers
The level of comfort and support provided by your mattress can have a profound impact on your sleep. A mattress topper is an effective way to improve your current set up, and is less expensive than...
How To Choose A Mattress Topper
Replacing your mattress can be very expensive, so a mattress topper is a great way to revitalize or change the style of your bed instead. With some careful research, the right one will give you what...
Mindfulness Exercises To Help You Sleep
Do you sometimes struggle to sleep because of excessive thinking and worrying – perhaps about work, family, health or relationships? Perhaps you’ve experienced the situation where...
Rescue Remedy Review
Bach’s Rescue Remedy is an unusual alternative medicine and in some ways a controversial one. It’s widely used around the world, yet has no scientific evidence to confirm its...
How To Avoid Jet Lag By Adjusting Your Body Clock In Advance
Does it take you several days to adjust to a new time zone after a long flight? Do you wake up ridiculously early, or struggle to sleep when it still feels like the afternoon to you? Fortunately...
Restless Legs Syndrome: From Symptoms To Treatment
Is your sleep disturbed by sudden arm or leg movements which you can’t control? Perhaps you experience twitching or burning sensations in your legs? If so, it could be that you have a sleep...
Can Sleep Help You Solve Problems?
Have you ever gone to sleep pondering over a problem you just can’t solve, to then wake up with the answer in your head as clear as day? And when you feel stressed or worried about personal or...
Confusional Arousals (Sleep Drunkenness)
If you’ve ever experienced confusional arousals, you may have done something as equally strange as what I’m about to describe. Two weeks ago, I woke up in the middle of the night feeling...
Sominex Herbal Review
Sominex Herbal is an over the counter sleeping tablet that’s made and sold in the UK, and contains valerian, hops and passion flower. I’ve tested a range of herbal sleep aids here, so if...
The Best Air Mattress For Guests And Camping
Have you ever experienced a bad night’s sleep because you had to keep pumping air back into your mysteriously deflating air mattress? Fortunately, you can now find reliable air beds made from...
How To Keep Cool At Night: 15 Ways To Beat The Heat
If you’re anything like me, feeling too warm in bed can trigger an uncomfortably sweaty night of clock watching. Keeping your bedroom at a relatively cool temperature is a key ingredient for a...
The Best White Noise Machines In 2018
After testing a wide range of white noise machines, the best overall was the Lectrofan. With 20 different white noise and fan sounds, and an excellent volume range, it was the most effective at...
Kalms Review – Valerian Versus My Anxiety & Insomnia
This past week I’ve been testing out Kalms, hoping they can perform the miraculous and help reduce the anxiety and insomnia that have crept back into my life recently. If you’re looking...
The Best Heated Mattress Pads And Electric Blankets
In the depths of winter, it always amazes me how a bed can look so cozy, only to give you a shivery surprise when you actually climb in. So when the world outside is freezing over, heated bedding is...
The Best Over The Counter Sleep Aids I’ve Personally Tested
If you have difficulty sleeping, an over the counter sleep aid might be a better alternative to strong prescription sleeping pills. They tend to have fewer side effects and don’t leave you...
The 10 Best Travel Pillows I’ve Used On Planes
If you need to sleep on a long flight, a good travel pillow can make all the difference. By supporting your head and neck properly, you’ll have a much better chance of getting some decent rest...
The Best Sleep Masks I’ve Found For Blocking Out Light
Do you find you need total darkness to sleep, or that your eyes sometimes need a little attention and downtime? Using a good sleep mask is an effective way to block out light when you can’t...
The Best Headphones For Sleeping And Noise Cancelling
As much as silence can be golden at night, sometimes listening to music in bed is the perfect way to wash off the mental dust at the end of a long day. My partner prefers total silence, so even...
The Best Pillow Speakers I’ve Used For Music In Bed
If you enjoy listening to music or the radio in bed, pillow speakers are a good alternative to headphones. The main plus is that they avoid the main problem with headphones – not being able to...
The 10 Best Earplugs For Sleeping In Silence
Are you regularly kept awake at night by snoring, street noise or the antics of your annoying neighbors? It can be frustrating trying to sleep when you don’t have a quiet bedroom, which is...
Spoonk Acupressure Mat Review: A Unique Way To Relax
The Spoonk acupressure mat is one of the most unusual ways to deal with muscle tension and improve your sleep that I’ve tried. When I first heard they were receiving praise throughout the...
How A Busy Life And Stress Affected My Sleep
Do you sometimes lie awake at night because you can’t stop thinking about your endless to-do list, or a stressful event that’s worrying you? Most people have busy lives and know that...
How To Block Out Noise In Bed
How much sleep have you lost recently because of inconsiderate neighbors or a snoring partner? For sensitive sleepers, noise can be one of the biggest obstacles to a good night’s sleep...
Sleepwalking – What Causes It And What Should You Do?
It’s estimated that close to 30% of people sleepwalk at some point during their lives. It’s therefore quite likely either you or someone in your family has done so. It’s one of the...
How To Stop Sleep Talking
Sleep talking is a sleep disorder in which someone talks during their sleep without being aware of it. It can range from mumbling to amusing gibberish, and even be surprisingly conversational. Sleep...
Nytol One-A-Night Review: The Knock-Out & Morning Fuzziness
I recently tried Nytol One-A-Night, a popular anti-histamine over the counter sleeping pill. Two weeks ago, I also tested Nytol Herbal, so I’ll be comparing the effectiveness of both in this...
Review Of Nytol Herbal Tablets
I decided to try Nytol Herbal for a week in a typical situation where my insomnia flares up: sleeping in an unfamiliar bed in a new house. I know that it takes me a couple of nights to settle into a...
How To Stop Nightmares And Night Terrors
Contents The difference between nightmares and night terrors How parents can help children with night terrors How parents can help children having nightmares Advice for adults having nightmares...
Is It Right To Give Melatonin Sleep Aids To Children?
I first came across the concept of giving melatonin to children when I was researching different sleeping pills. I was surprised to find melatonin sleep aids made specifically for kids being sold...