Sleep

Christmas is awash with festive recipes. Recipes for Christmas pud, grandma’s ‘secret’ festive gravy, the perfect mulled wine and the best-tasting (not too dry, just right) turkey and all the trimmings. But what about Christmas oil blend recipes? Have you ever fancied having a go at making one of those? One of the best things about making these festive beauty ‘recipes’, is that you can make the most of any...

Winter can be a toughie, especially if you’re a summer lover, those winter blues can be hard to shift. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Winter comes around every year, so it only makes sense to embrace it with open (sleeved!) arms. The...

There’s sleep. And then there’s deep sleep. This article is going to mainly focus on the latter, starting with the most logical place – an introduction to what sleep is and why we all need it. Why do we need sleep? We need sleep for...

Are you a light sleeper or a deep sleeper? Or maybe you’re a bit of both? We focused on deep sleep in this article, so now it’s time to focus on light sleep. But first, let’s spend a few minutes exploring the wonderful world of...

REM sleep, sounds a bit scientific doesn’t it? REM stands for Rapid Eye Movement and it happens to be one of the stages within the sleep cycle. There’s light sleep and deep sleep. And then there’s REM sleep. But first, a few words about sleep...

How we sleep sets us up for the day ahead. If we’ve slept well, i.e. nodded off within 30 minutes of our head touching the pillow and had between seven and nine hours’ largely uninterrupted sleep,1 then we tend to feel sprightlier the next day....

They race around burning off loads of energy and they’re obviously growing by the day; it’s tiring work being a child! But how much sleep do children need? The long and the short of it is, some children need more sleep, depending on how old...

How do you like to sleep? On your stomach? On your side? Or maybe full-on starfish? We all sleep differently. For some, this means dropping off and waking up in relatively the same position as you nodded off in. While for others, it means sleeping...

Sleep plays an incredible role in our lives. Overall, it enables our bodies to a) repair, emotionally and physically, and b) recharge, ready for the next day.1 But not all of us get the recommended quota of sleep every night and, when we do drop...

Do you feel tired all the time? A good night’s sleep could be just what you need – however elusive this may seem to you at the moment. Maintaining a healthy sleep pattern is important as it energises our bodies to perform everyday tasks and...

Are you a natural ‘morning person’, or do you love a lie-in? Do you thrive on six hours’ sleep, or are you a nine-hours-a-night type? Have you noticed this changing over the years, or have you had a similar sleep pattern for as long as...

Anxiety is one of the most common mental health problems, and it can affect people of all ages and backgrounds. It’s something that can be triggered by a number of things, from stress related to your job or home life to certain substances such as...