Why Your Lack of Sleep Could Be Something More Serious

If you’ve stumbled upon this post in the wee hours of the morning (again), frantically searching for why you can’t get a good sleep, well… pop the kettle on, and let’s have a chat. Lack of sleep is a right bugger, isn’t it? Tossing, turning, and trying to ignore the looming alarm clock. But what if the reasons behind it are more than just that sneaky afternoon coffee or binge-watching “The Great British Bake Off”?

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How often should you change your bedding?

We often hear the phrase you should change your mattress every 10 years, or 8 years I’ve actually heard recently – but what about our bedding? I’m not talking about sheets, pillow cases and duvet covers, as it tends to be pretty obvious when they are past their best. Also, with kids covers, they tend to change their favourite interests before the covers have done their time. Perhaps you’ve recently had to switch from dinosaurs to Minecraft, or LEGO, to Harry Potter?

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How to help your baby sleep through the night

It’s no secret that most new parents dream of getting a better night sleep. Some babies are better sleepers than others – some babies sleep in short bursts while others sleep through the night very early on. Every baby has its own sleeping pattern, and it rarely aligns with its parent’s desire for sleep.

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Confessions of sleep deprived parents

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Sleep deprivation is a killer isn’t it? I mean actual torture! Being sleep deprived is not just about feeling a bit tired, it’s way more than that as any parent will well know. New parents will steal just four hours and 44 minutes of sleep in an average night during the first year of their […]

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Ageing and self sabotage

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The idea of ageing is enough to get some of us recoiling like the heroine in a horror film. Ageing prematurely should have us shrieking, but the chances are that those signs of ageing you see aren’t just a natural result of life. Rather, modern society makes it easy to pick up some unhealthy habits […]

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