Until recently,knowing how to sleep better as a shift worker has involved lots of guesswork.
I’ll have a go at most things that offer a better night’s sleep,but don’t try this one at home.
When you find yourself wide,wide awake at improbable hours,with no chance of drifting off again,my advice is simple:Go with it.
Sleep is a frustrating thing:we desperately need it,yet cannot directly control it. The idea of a hormone that can immediately flick on our sleep switch is alluring.
People diagnosed with idiopathic hypersomnia can get 12 hours of deep slumber and wake up feeling as tired as ever.
About one in five young Australians are believed to have a sleep disorder,and doctors warn they are observing rising rates of insomnia.
Designer handbags take a back seat to bed linen and mattresses in the search for a luxurious night in.
People who study yawning,known as chasmologists,say just hearing about a yawn can trigger one. How come? The question has puzzled us for millennia – and is still wide open.
Find yourself waking up a minute or two before your alarm goes off? You’re not alone.
When you’re waking up in darkness and leaving work after the sun has gone down,it’s important to find the light.
Brisbanites Tim Butters and Jeremy Hassell were initially sceptical until they tried it for themselves and decided to build their own.