• Sleep Part 5 – How to improve sleep

    So to recap, we’ve talked about what sleep is and why we do it. We thought about how much sleep we’re supposed to get, sleep difficulties and the things that can get in the way of our sleep. Now we’re going to focus on the things you can do to improve sleep. We’ve split this section into two – the […]

  • Sleep Part 4- What can get in the way of our ZZZZZs

    There are so many reasons why people struggle to sleep. What follows is a list of common things that make it harder to get to, or stay, asleep. Sadly it reads a bit like a list made by the fun police!… but these things are important to consider in the context of what you can do to improve your sleep. […]

  • Sleep Part 3 – Problems with sleeping

    Welcome back! In this part of the series we will (very briefly!) think about some ‘diagnosed’ sleep problems but also much more common experiences of sleep difficulties. We’ll also think about how much sleep we’re recommended to get. We all have problems sleeping! We all will go through periods where it is easier or harder to go to, or stay […]

  • Sleep Blog – part deux! Why do we Sleep????

    Seems obvious right? To get some rest. Well, to quote Ben Goldacre, it turns out “it a bit more complicated than that…” Definitely maybe Why we sleep is the subject of significant ongoing research around the globe. The huge variety of hypotheses proposed to explain, or part explain, the function of sleep reflect the gap in current understanding. Even some […]