Dr Alanna Hare

The Best Sleep Solutions during the Menopause

Menopause and peri-menopause are times of enormous physical, hormonal and psychological change for women. Sleep problems are a common feature of peri-menopause, menopause and post-menopause, and as many as 60%…

The amazing physical effects that that happen when you are pregnant

Pregnancy affects a woman’s body in so many incredible ways. Often, these physiological changes can lead to the development of sleep disturbances, or exacerbates pre-existing sleep conditions. Fatigue and interrupted…

The genuine impact of pregnancy on your mental health

During pregnancy women experience so many physical changes in their bodies. Not only is there a little baby growing inside you, but such physical changes can lead to the development…

Eye Masks – Reasons Why Darkness Benefits your Sleep Quality

Darkness is as essential to good quality sleep as light is for wakefulness and alertness in the daytime. Levels of melatonin, the body’s natural sleep hormone, rise as light levels…

Work Life: Sleeping your way to the top…

Countless books, articles and blogs are dedicated to advising you on how to improve your career prospects and salary, but few if any of these include in their tips for…

Does Sleep Help You Get Better Skin?

I love a new “wonder” cream just as much as the next woman, and as I’ve got older, I confess I have spent reasonable amount of my time, and a…

How to Sleep Better in Pregnancy by our Sleep Expert

I may be a sleep expert, but during my first pregnancy, even I found it difficult to get a good night’s sleep. So when it came to expecting my second…

Q & A with Dr. Alanna Hare – ‘My daughter can’t get to sleep before 5am’

For the past 12 months, my 14 year old daughter hasn't been able to get to sleep before 5am. If left alone, she then sleeps until midday. This is…