The Sleep Journal

How to Keep Warm Enough to Sleep in a Cold UK Bedroom

How to Keep Warm Enough to Sleep in a Cold UK Bedroom

Cold feet, too many layers, then awake at 3am sweating? Here's why the usual winter bed advice works, and the...

How to Keep Warm Enough to Sleep in a Cold UK Bedroom

Cold feet, too many layers, then awake at 3am sweating? Here's why the usual winter bed advice works, and the...

Resetting Your Body Clock After the Clocks Go Back

Resetting Your Body Clock After the Clocks Go Back

The clocks go back on 25 October, but the hour isn't really the problem. Here's what actually resets your body...

How to Sleep Through a UK Heatwave Without Air Con

How to Sleep Through a UK Heatwave Without Air Con

British houses are built to hold heat in. That's a sensible design decision for about ten months of the year,...

Why You Keep Waking Up at 3am (And What It's Usually Trying to Tell You)

Why You Keep Waking Up at 3am (And What It's Usually Trying to Tell You)

There's a particular kind of awake that only happens in the small hours. You surface for no obvious reason, the...

Do Blue Light Glasses Really Help You Sleep?

Do Blue Light Glasses Really Help You Sleep?

Blue light glasses are the easiest thing in the world to sell. The story writes itself. Screens emit blue light,...

The Ideal Bedroom Temperature for Sleep in the UK

The Ideal Bedroom Temperature for Sleep in the UK

You have probably already read the number. Sixteen to eighteen degrees. Maybe you bought a little thermometer to check, put...

How to Stop Mouth Breathing at Night

How to Stop Mouth Breathing at Night

You wake up with a mouth like sandpaper, a sore throat that clears by ten, and the vague sense you've...

Does Mouth Taping for Sleep Actually Work?

Does Mouth Taping for Sleep Actually Work?

You've probably seen it on your feed: someone taping their mouth shut before bed, promising it fixed their snoring, their...

How to Build a Pre-Sleep Routine That Actually Works

How to Build a Pre-Sleep Routine That Actually Works

Most bedtime routines fail because they're too complicated. Here's how to build one that fits your life and actually gets...

Why You Can't Stay Asleep (And What's Actually Worth Trying)

Why You Can't Stay Asleep (And What's Actually Worth Trying)

Waking up in the night and can't get back off? Here are the real reasons it happens and the changes...