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Boosting Immunity During Cold and Flu Season With Sleep
As the wild winds of winter have well and truly blown in the cold and flu season, prioritising our health and well-being is essential. While hygiene practices and vaccinations play an important role in preventing illnesses, one often overlooked...
Navigating Sober Slumber: Unraveling the Sleep Journey in Dry January
As we head well into January (already!), many of you will have embarked on the challenge of Dry January, abstaining from alcohol for an entire month - well done! While the benefits to physical health are widely acknowledged, the impact on sleep...
Reclaiming Rest: Getting Kids’s Sleep Back on Track After Christmas
The joy and excitement of the holiday season often come hand in hand with late nights, festive activities, and a break from the usual routine. As the holidays comes to an end, many parents find themselves faced with the challenge of getting their...
How to Keep Warm in Bed in Winter
Can you feel the temperature dropping? The leaves are turning colour and Autumn is in the air. But with the colder months approaching, sleep can be disrupted. During the night, temperatures are usually at their lowest in the early hours, and when...
Menopause Awareness Month
As part of this Menopause Awareness Month, we thought it was worth talking about how menopause affects sleep. Many people will experience bouts of insomnia from time to time, but menopause-related insomnia can stretch on for weeks and months if not...
Myth vs reality – how to get a good night’s sleep in 2023
As part of our Sleeptember #KnowYourSleep campaign, we commissioned a survey to understand the extent of the UK's sleep knowledge and to inspire the nation to think about how they can achieve better sleep. The results found nearly a quarter of...
NICE Guidelines for New Insomnia Treatment
Last week, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) issued a new piece of guidance recommending QUVIVIQ™ (daridorexant) for treating insomnia in adults with symptoms lasting for three nights or more per week for at least three...
Student Life and Sleep – When Getting Zs Matters
As the new academic year approaches, we're on hand to help students heading off or returning to university to get those all-important Zs - and we're not talking grades. Sleep is a vital pillar of wellbeing for everyone, and students are no...
Back to School – #KnowYourSleep
Back to school is fast approaching as is our annual awareness campaign, Sleeptember. This year we are looking at education around sleep with our #KnowYourSleep campaign. Whether you have a new-starter or a child moving up a year, going back to...
Sleeptember #KnowYourSleep
Sleeptember – The Sleep Charity’s annual awareness month – is fast approaching! We are on a very BIG mission to help the nation sleep better and the theme for this year (2023) is ‘sleep education’ with our #knowYourSleep campaign. We have a free...
Why Your Child Might Need A New Bed This Summer
This month, Bed Advice UK - part of The National Bed Federation (NBF) - explains the importance of checking your child's bed during the school summer holidays. A child’s bed should provide adequate support for growing bones and muscles by holding...
Catching Zzzs While on Holiday
It's summertime and many of you will be packing for your jollies. While it's good to get away and recharge, sleep can often be disrupted by the stress of holiday prep, unfamiliar environments, irregular bedtimes, change in diet and, the biggest...