Sleep
What’s with all the fuss about nose breathing?
The trend of taping your mouth during sleep to force yourself to breathe nasally is gaining traction. But just how worthwhile is this?
- by Paula Goodyer
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The real reason you may struggle to get out of bed in the morning
Struggle to get going in the morning? You’re not lazy, but you might have sleep inertia, writes Evelyn Lewin.
- by Evelyn Lewin
Separate beds make for a happy marriage
There’s an assumption that not sharing a bed is the death of a relationship but it’s more common that you think. Sex is great and all that, but have you ever starfished in your own bed for eight hours solid?
- by Bryony Gordon
The perfect power nap exists. This is what it looks like
The humble nap is enjoying a renaissance, and a new study suggests that a siesta can improve alertness, creativity and energy.
- by Flic Everett
Clinical trial could prove gut health treatment doubles as insomnia cure
Researchers at Brisbane’s Prince Charles Hospital are recruiting for a clinical trial which hopes to show how treating gut health can help cure insomnia.
- by Stuart Layt
Think your dreams mean something? Freud has a lot to answer for
I’m one of the few who will admit his dreams are punk anthems written by a fevered chimp.
- by Anson Cameron
Can you coach yourself to be an ‘elite sleeper’?
They fall asleep late and wake up early, yet feel perfectly refreshed. What’s their secret?
- by David Cox
Why do I sometimes wake up with a headache?
From caffeine withdrawal to teeth grinding and medication overuse, there are ways to work out your morning headache culprit and address it.
- by Melinda Wenner Moyer
If we dream about an ex, are we secretly pining for them?
Do anxieties in our dreams mirror the ones in our waking life, are they about nostalgia for another time or are we reading too much into it?
- by Lindsay Goldwert
Six health habits to implement in your 60s for a longer life
From eating like a Mediterranean to reducing naps, there are things you can in your 60s to slow the ageing process and add years to your life.
- by Miranda Levy
The way to sleep yourself slimmer
Tiredness doesn’t just make you hungrier – it also means the food you eat will make you gain more weight than if you ate the same food while you were well-rested.
- by Professor Russell Foster