Posts Tagged ‘good night’s sleep’
Top tips for sleeping when you’re sick
When you’re not well, sleep is one of the best things you can do. Unfortunately, sleeping when you’re sick isn’t as easy as it sounds. Here is our best advice on how to get quality sleep to help you recover. Sleep to recover Sleeping when you’re sick is one of the best things you…
Read MoreWhat is narcolepsy?
There are a number of chronic sleep disorders that can severely interfere with your life. Narcolepsy is one of them. What is narcolepsy? Narcolepsy is a chronic sleep disorder that affects the brain’s ability to control sleep-wake cycles. Characteristics of this condition include overwhelming daytime drowsiness and sudden ‘attacks’ of sleep. People with…
Read MoreHow to stop snoring
If you sleep with a snorer or someone has complained about your noisy sleep, chances are you’d like to know how to stop snoring! We all been kept awake with snoring before — that snorting, rattling sound people make when they’re asleep. Sometimes it can be a gentle, and other times it can…
Read MoreHerbs for sleep: Do they really work?
If you’ve ever had trouble sleeping you may have turned to herbs to help you sleep. But do they really work? Herbs have been used for centuries as a natural way to promote good sleep. Even today, people turn to natural sleep remedies, including herbs instead of resorting to sleeping pills. Herbs for sleep…
Read MoreThe effects of coronavirus on sleep
The coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives. Social distancing, lockdowns, taking extra care to practice hand hygiene and the ever-present threat of a virus we have no vaccine for, has increased anxiety levels considerably. But what are the effects of coronavirus on sleep? Have our sleep patterns changed? And if so, how? Sleep has…
Read MoreCan oversleeping be a problem?
With inadequate sleep affecting around 33-45% of adults in Australia[i], you may think that there’s no such thing as too much sleep. However, oversleeping can have detrimental effects as well. How much sleep do we need? While there is no ‘magic’ number of hours we should sleep for, experts agree that the average adult…
Read MoreMenopause and sleep
A lot of women experience poorer sleep quality once they hit menopause. But’s what’s the link between menopause and sleep? And what can you do about it? What is menopause? Menopause marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years, and is a normal part of life. Menopause occurs when it has been 12 months…
Read MoreHelping older people get a good night’s sleep
Sleep problems may sometimes increase with age and poor sleep can lead to the overuse of sleep aids, sleepiness during the day, memory problems, and short attention span. Still there are many things that older people can do to get a good night’s sleep. Just because the pattern of sleep changes, doesn’t always mean there is…
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