Sleeping Well

These articles cover a broad range of topics that affect how well you sleep. You’ll find lots of practical and inspiring tips… Enjoy!

How Much Sleep Do You Need?

If you wake up tired or spend your days feeling exhausted, absentminded or grumpy, it’s likely that you’re not getting enough quality shut-eye. Our fast paced, high tech world is geared towards cutting back on sleep in lieu of other things that seem more important or interesting, but the price you pay is high…

hayfever-sleep

Hay fever can wreak havoc on your sleep and set you into a tailspin of exhaustion and frustration. If you accept how you’re feeling as some kind of norm, you’ll only keep suffering and so will everyone around you! No matter how clogged up you are right now, there are simple things you can do to ease your symptoms, improve your sleep and support your body to recover sooner than later.

man napping on a book

I’m often asked if daytime naps help you sleep better at night, or not. The answer is Yes… as long as you only nap for 25 minutes or less. Why the time limit? If you nap for longer than 25 minutes, your brain slows down into deeper stages of sleep. This causes two things to happen:

glowing clock

What happens when you find out what time it is while you are in bed? Does it relax you and make it easier to fall asleep, or does your brain get activated and start an avalanche of thoughts that keep you awake? Chances are, once you see what time it is you start calculating how much time you’ve been trying to fall asleep, how much time is left before you need to…

Sleeping man

The quality of your sleep is largely a result of your lifestyle and health. If you’re not sleeping well now, it is a sign that something you’re doing and/or thinking needs to change so you can sleep well. Here are the 5 most important things you can do to improve your sleep…

bedtime snack

f you eat your evening meal 4 – 5 hours before bedtime, you might be woken up by low blood sugar and hunger pangs during the night. You can stop this from happening by having a small snack or milky drink about an hour before you go to bed. This will stabilize your blood sugar levels and help you have a more settled sleep.