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Don't let a heatwave upset your sleep routine. Use these strategies to help with sleeping in the heat.

What’s the role of medication for insomnia? Although the best long term treatments for insomnia are non-drug strategies to change thinking and behaviour around sleep, there is a role for [...]

Binge drinking or using illicit drugs can have significant effects on sleep long after they are out of your system.

Throughout history there have been lots of theories about the content of dreams and meaning of dreams. Do dreams really have meaning?

We’re all busy, but how does being busy impact on sleep? In modern Western society, being busy is worn like a badge of honour. Colleagues will often ask, ‘Are you busy?’, but rarely ask if [...]

Does a nightcap help with sleep? Is this a good strategy or a road to trouble? It’s very common for me to see people who use alcohol to help with sleep, and 28% of insomniacs have used [...]

What are the common symptoms? Who gets it? Snoring and sleep apnea are similar in that they both occur when muscles in the tongue and upper airway relax during sleep and cause either a partial or [...]

Marijuana or cannabis use is common, particularly before bed time, but does it help with sleep?

Do you have insomnia or nightmares? It may be PTSD. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterised by recurrent, unwanted mental and emotional re-experiencing of a previous traumatic [...]