sleep

Coronavirus: Good sleep hygiene will help boost your immunity

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An Australian brain and sleep monitoring expert has revealed how a good night’s sleep can help boost your immunity as the coronavirus outbreak sweeps across the globe. Dr David Burton, who is the CEO and executive chairman of Compumedics Limited,  has shared the reasons why sleep is important and said that a good routine, is key … Read more

Babies who persistently struggle with sleep in first year are more likely to have childhood anxiety

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Babies who persistently struggle with sleep in their first year are more likely to have childhood anxiety One in five babies has sleep difficulties in their first 12 months – such as frequent waking or trouble falling asleep These babies are three times as likely to suffer with emotional problems by the age of four, … Read more

Babies who persistently struggle with sleep in their first year are more likely to have anxiety

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Babies who persistently struggle with sleep in their first year are THREE TIMES more likely to have anxiety by age four Babies who have difficulty sleeping are also twice as likely to have depression Scientists in Australia tracked 1,500 babies through childhood Higher rates of mental illness were found in those who slept badly as … Read more

First time mother, 26, praises pillow spray that helped her newborn to sleep through the night

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A mother who felt like a ‘zombie’, because her new baby was so restless she didn’t get a full night’s sleep for more than three months, claims her son now sleeps for 10 hours a night – thanks to a ‘magic’ pillow spray.  Emily Pritchard, 26, and partner Ross Jewitt, 31, from Braintree, Essex, were left … Read more

Women who have a mysterious condition where they sleep for up to 36 hours

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This morning, like most others, having spent more than an hour shouting at and shaking her, Paula Stewart’s partner threw a glass of water in her face. Was she upset or frightened by his actions? Not in the least. In fact, businesswoman Paula, 38, had pleaded with Mark to do exactly this because, without such … Read more

Adorable photos show polar bears play-fighting and snuggling up for a sleep in Alaska

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Unbearably cute! Adorable photos show polar bears dancing, play-fighting and snuggling up for a sleep in Alaska A photographer spent four days in sub-zero conditions to capture these stunning images of the polar bears  The species were snapped in their natural habitat rolling around in the snow and snugging to keep warm Wildlife photographer Brant … Read more

SPA DOCTOR: Soothing scents helped me get a good night’s sleep… at last!

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Insomnia has been an unwelcome part of my life for a decade. An unbroken night’s sleep is a luxury I rarely enjoy. As a musician, my sleep patterns are regularly disrupted by my working schedule. At weekends, that can mean working odd hours – sometimes starting at 11pm, and finishing at 6am. Then I have … Read more

Can’t sleep? Dizzying new memoir details novelist Samantha Harvey’s insomnia

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MEMOIR THE SHAPELESS UNEASE: A YEAR OF NOT SLEEPING  by Samantha Harvey (Cape £12.99, 192 pp)  There can be few people for whom Samantha Harvey’s dazzling, dizzying trip through the nightmare world of the sleepless will be completely foreign. Who among us hasn’t lain awake at night counting backwards from one thousand? I can sometimes … Read more