Does Lavender help you sleep?
There’s nothing worse than a bad night’s sleep. If you find yourself tossing and turning for hours then it’s time to put the sheep-counting and warm milk on hold, and try a new...
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Best Pillow Sprays for Sleep
Best pillow mist sprays for better sleep… Spraying your pillow with a fine mist of essential oils such as lavender, sandalwood and camomile can induce a relaxing state within a few deep breaths, perfectly...
The Best Oil Diffusers to Help Sleep
The benefits of aromatherapy are well documented when it comes to relaxation. The brain’s limbic system is engaged and the pulls of negative emotion and ‘on edge’ behaviours are subdued. From there, stress is...
Which is the Best Mattress Topper?
Nothing beats a great night’s sleep. It’s that feeling of falling into bed and being so comfortable that you instantly drift off into dreamland, the feeling of waking up so refreshed you feel...
Best White Noise Machines for Babies
When you have very young babies, getting them to sleep can be a real challenge sometimes – and an overtired baby is not fun! With all of the external stimulation around them such as...
Best SAD Lamp Lightboxes Reviewed
In December and January it’s getting dark at 3.30pm. You’re going to work in the dark and returning home in the dark. It’s rather depressing. The concept of Seasonal Affective Disorder is a reality...
How to Sleep Well on a Hot Night – 8 Sleep Tips for Sleeping in a Heatwave
Sticky, irritable and can’t sleep? Must be Britain in a heatwave! It catches us by surprise as we’re simply not used to nighttime temperatures outside above 15c usually. Our room temperature ideally hovers...
Can’t Sleep Because of Coronavirus? How to Sleep during Covid-19 Lockdown
These aren’t normal times, nor are they normal days at the moment. The Coronavirus has been at the forefront of mass media since January, and therefore been ever present in our minds as...
Best Cots for Co-Sleeping
Co-sleeping has become an increasingly common option for parents of newborns – doubling over the last twenty years according to this study. And it is easy to see why many parents favour it. Despite...
Why Do I Keep Waking Up at 4am?
Are you consistently waking up expecting the blessed sunshine of a new day only to find you’re a few hours early? If so, rather than anxiously staring at a dark ceiling while ‘04:00’ flashes...
Best Weighted Blankets for Better Sleep
Whether you have only just heard about weighted blankets and are starting your research, or whether you are already sold and are just looking for the right product for you, you are in the...