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How to Get Out of Sleep Paralysis: 6 Techniques that Work

Although we can read countless scientific studies, articles, blog postings and medical diagnoses that tell us sleep paralysis is – for the most part – not particularly dangerous, nor symptomatic of any underlying health issues: it’s incredibly difficult to shake the worries and horror when it occurs. Telling a regular sleep paralysis sufferer that it’s […]

12 Home Remedies for Sleep that Will Knock You Out In No Time

Sleepless nights aren’t all terrible – at least you’re using this one productively to research the best home remedies for sleep. If you’ve been spending most nights staring at that same spot on the ceiling, letting that one, tiny, out of reach crack in the plaster drive you nuts, let me guess – you feel like […]

Do You Get Anxiety Before Bed? 12 Tricks to Fall Asleep Faster

Anxiety before bed is an incredibly common occurrence amongst everybody from childhood age upwards to the elderly and, unfortunately, our natural response to such nocturnal nerves usually makes the whole thing worse. The sleepless paradox basically comes down to a repeating pattern of anxiety disrupting a night’s sleep, thereby making you a shambling zombie the […]

8 Brilliant Ways to Use Lavender Oil for Sleep

If you’ve found yourself on this article, then it’s likely you already know all about the encyclopedia of essential oils for sleep and their claims to yawny greatness, so we’ll save you the preamble and get right to nitty gritty of one of the top contenders: Lavender. Why Lavender Oil for Sleep? Lavender has had a […]

How to Get a Child to Sleep in 3 Simple Steps

Parents since the beginning of time have been wondering how to get a child to sleep. And we still haven’t quite figured it out ’cause according to WebMD, an astounding seven out of ten children aren’t getting enough z’s – and as we all know, if the kids aren’t sleeping, neither are we. So how do […]

Aromatherapy for Sleep: What’s the Story?

The relationship between sleep and scent is a longstanding, complicated and fairly inconsistent one; you’ll be familiar with the comic film image of someone being brought back from unconsciousness with a quick snifter of some smelling salts or oils – but is there any actual truth to it? Are there actual scents that help you sleep […]

12 Sleep Myths Holding You Back from the Best Sleep Ever

Anything that we don’t know absolutely everything about, from a scientific perspective, lends itself to the great societal rumor mill, and invites us to come up with all kinds of myths surrounding it. Space, the deep sea, David Hasselhoff and even sleep – they all prompt us to believe in some outlandish things to try […]

When Is The Best Time to Sleep?

It’s drilled into our grey matter from an early age – going to bed early is unequivocally beneficial and late nights are to be avoided at all costs, but is this the truth? Is the important factor about bedtime really just how early it is, or is there a specific golden hour when we should hit the […]

How Many Hours of Sleep Do I Need?

Just like we know very little about the murky depths of our planet’s oceans; we still don’t have all the answers to our murky subconscious, least of all when it’s submerged in sleep. That being said, for something that we spend approximately one third of our entire lives doing, most people don’t really know how […]

The Ultimate Guide on How to Take Melatonin for Better Sleep

If you’ve ever fought to get your sleep cycle back on track, you’ve probably heard of melatonin. And at first, it sounds like the perfect sleep aid – it’s natural, it’s non-addictive, and it gently signals to your body that it’s time for bed without the groggy aftermath à la Valium. On top of all […]