The Secrets of Better Sleep: Get a great night’s sleep, every night!
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Most of us will spend around a third of our lives asleep, and getting enough good-quality sleep is vital to our physical and mental wellbeing. However, more and more of us are struggling to fall asleep, waking up during the night and struggling with sleep disorders such as insomnia. Fortunately, no matter how busy or stressful your life, there are plenty of simple changes you can make to ensure that you wake up every morning feeling calm, refreshed and full of energy to take on the day ahead.
In just 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Understand the role and importance of sleep
• Make simple changes to improve the quality of your sleep
• Choose the most effective treatment for your sleep problems
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The Secrets of Better Sleep - 50Minutes
The secrets of better sleep
Get a great night’s sleep, every night!
Problem: getting enough good-quality sleep is essential for our overall quality of life, but this is not always easy. Nowadays, many adults are looking for ways to improve their sleeping habits.
Aim: to better understand sleep and its importance, to learn about the most common sleep problems, and to discover good habits, tips and alternative therapies to get a great night’s rest.
FAQs:
Is it correct to say that we sleep to rest?
Do our genes determine the amount of sleep we need?
Is sleepwalking a sleep disorder?
Is it true that the older we get, the less sleep we need?
Is it true that any sleep we get before midnight is twice as restful?
What is the optimal sleeping position?
Am I doing the right thing by following several different treatments to cure my sleeping problems?
Since time immemorial, sleep has been both an essential component of life and a fascinating enigma, as can be seen in the famous lines from Shakespeare’s (English playwright, 1564-1616) play The Tempest: We are such stuff/As dreams are made on, and our little life/Is rounded with a sleep
(Act IV, Scene I).
Indeed, we spend a significant proportion of our time sleeping – most of us will spend around a third of our lives asleep. Getting plenty of good-quality sleep is crucial to our wellbeing, while sleep deprivation can lead to a host of physical and mental health problems.
But what really happens when we are asleep? Even today, we do not have all the answers to this question. Although studies over the past hundred years or so have shed some light on the mysteries of sleep, their results are only the tip of the iceberg.
In our increasingly fast-paced society, it can be easy to forget that sleep is a natural part of life and a crucial factor in our recovery from tiredness and the efforts of our day-to-day lives. However, a good night’s sleep has