by Michelle October | Mar 24, 2023 | Physical Health
When we think about sleep, almost anyone will tell you that getting eight hours is ideal. However, how many people have you met who swear by only getting six? Or those who get 10 or even 11 each night? Dr Alison Bentley, Restonic Sleep Specialist, cautions against the...
by Michelle October | Mar 7, 2023 | Physical Health
Sleep is our body’s top recovery mechanism. It impacts our health, our weight and is even affected by our menstrual cycle. But what you sleep on? That’s a different topic entirely. Signs you need a new bed “There are a few signs which indicate that you need...
by Women's Health | Feb 15, 2023 | Weight Loss
Before, we thought that sleep deprivation and weight gain weren’t related. But research in recent years has shown that not only are they linked, but getting too few zzz’s can have a major impact on an expanding waistline. In a study by the University...
by Women's Health | Jan 17, 2023 | Physical Health
We spend a third of our lives asleep. And a quarter of our time asleep is spent dreaming. So, for the average person alive in 2022, with a life expectancy of around 73, that clocks in at just over six years of dreaming. Yet, given the central role that dreaming...
by Women's Health | Dec 16, 2022 | Physical Health
A nightcap may be nice, but is likely to lead to a fragmented night’s rest. While it is true that booze acts as a sedative, it also disrupts dreams and shakes up the sleep cycle. It reduces time spent in the stage of sleep understood to be the most restorative,...
