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Create a sleep friendly bedroom

Good quality sleep seems like a luxury these days with demanding schedules, endless responsibilities and stress contributing to feeling restless. However, there are things we can do to improve the quality of our sleep. Sometimes a thing as simple as the way we...

How your diet affects your sleep

Sleep affects every part of our lives, from our mood to our energy levels to what we want to eat. But, did you know that what we eat and when we eat it also affects how well we sleep at night? Below are a few of the ways that your diet affects sleep. We’ve also...

A good bedtime routine for adults

Most people would scoff at the idea of adults needing a bedtime routine. With our busy lives, it’s common to work until late at night, trying to catch up on general life admin until you suddenly see the clock and experience a moment of mild panic. Creating a bedtime...

Sleeping better naturally with essential oils

For сеnturiеѕ, реорlе frоm аrоund thе wоrld have used eѕѕеntiаl oilѕ for sleep. Essential oils are a natural and easy way to treat insomnia and can complement other sleep aids. Mоѕt people knоw thаt getting еnоugh ѕlеер iѕ аn еѕѕеntiаl element fоr hеаling thе bоdу...

The best white noise machines

The Sleep Health Foundation has found that between 33% - 45% of people in Australia sleep poorly or not long enough most nights. This leads to fatigue, which can cause poor mood, lower productivity and a range of health problems. White noise machines can help people...

13 Science-backed reasons to go to sleep earlier

Humans have a strange relationship with sleep. We beg to stay up late when we’re young and when we grow up, we often long for the chance to turn in early. Also as adults, we tend to lose track of time when we juggle the demands of work, family, and friends. As a...

Best tips for beating jet lag

Jet lag is the feeling that you get when your body clock (or circadian rhythm) is not sychronised with the day night cycles of our current environment. Put simply, jet lag is when you travel across time zones and feel utterly exhausted at the end of your trip. ...

When insomnia isn’t your only problem

Conditions associated with insomniaDid you know that it is far more common for insomnia to be associated with another problem than it is for it to occur on its own? Up to 10% of the population have insomnia, a sleeping problem characterised by difficulty falling or...

What are blue light blocking glasses?

Are you wondering what exactly blue light blocking glasses are, how they work, and if they can help you? Read our simple explanation of blue blocking glasses to find out if they are right for you. What is blue light? Blue light is a tiny, visible part of the...

Essential oils for snoring

Snoring occurs when the tissue and muscles of the throat, mouth and tongue relax during sleep. This causes a vibrating noise when the person breathes. This can be annoying for the snorer and for the people around them. There are many different snoring treatments...

Best travel pillow for long haul flights

Sleeping while travelling can be tough! To help you out, we've created a shortlist of the three best travel pillows for long haul flights. The challenge of sleeping on long haul flights In April 2018, Qantas Airlines launched the first ever-nonstop commercial...

5 Hacks for better sleep

Most of us will agree that we could do with better sleep. In fact, a study from Philips Annual Global Sleep Survey found that 67% of participants view sleep’s impact on their overall health and wellbeing to be significant. The Importance of Good Sleep So...