Expert Advice

Dr. Alanna Hare and other sleep experts provide exclusive, objective pieces, dedicated to the provision of evidence-based advice on sleep. From sleeping during pregnancy to a detailed description of what goes on at a sleep clinic, the Expert Advice column provides one of the best sources beyond medical treatment, to improve your sleep.

The Need for Sleep in the Fight Against Alzheimer’s

Until recently, Alzheimer’s had been somewhat neglected by mainstream culture. And indeed, why such a debilitating, crippling condition had previously been ignored for so long, will probably elude us for…

The Seemingly Endless (But Fixable) Perils of the Night Shift

Struggling as so many of us do, with merely getting up in the morning and making it to work by 8, 9 or 10am, it's sometimes easy to forget that…

Sleepyhead: An unparalleled guide to Narcolepsy – Book Review

Dee-Dee couldn’t leave his bedroom. After being diagnosed with cataplexy - a condition that often manifests itself in the sudden loss of muscle control due to strong and/or pleasant emotions…

Self-Help & Sleep in the 21st Century

Headspace, Digipill and, Sleep Cycle - smartphone-based apps have revolutionised the way we sleep. And together with a whole host of articles proclaiming “5 Ways to Sleep Better…” (myself included),…

Reclaiming Our Dreams: A Dream and Philosophy Slam

Our common perception of ‘dreams’ have undergone a vast transformation in the past two hundred years. From the work of Sigmund Freud or Carl Jung, to the advancement of Behaviourism…

The Massive Cost of 6 Billion Nights of Sleep Data

According to the BBC documentary The Truth About Getting Fit, your Fitbit’s ‘beep’ in celebration when (if) you reach the 10,000 step benchmark, is somewhat premature. In fact, medical journalist Michael…

But really, why do we sleep?

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.” Wise words, from Albert Einstein, who also famously said, “If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.”…