Sleep Your Way To Super Health

Our experts have devised 30 ways to get the deep rest you need to wake feeling revived, refreshed and ready for the day ahead!

1 Keep a schedule

Setting a specific time for bedtime and waking up, even on weekends, regulates your body’s clock and can help you stay asleep for the night.

2 Wind down – properly

Spend at least 30 minutes at the end of the evening slowing down. Listen to music, have a warm shower, or meditate using an app such as buddhify, Headspace or Simply Being.

3 Adopt sleep “hygge” (cosiness)

Wear thermal socks and a hat to keep hands and feet warm, promoting good blood flow, which aids sleep.

4 Become a caveman

Keep the bedroom cool, quiet and dark – aim for a bedroom that’s thermally neutral so that your body doesn’t have to shiver or sweat to keep warm or cool down. 18.5-20°C is ideal.

5 Heat the bed to beat bugs…

If you have an electric blanket, put it on “high” once a month when you’re not in bed to reduce the humidity in your mattress and cut the risk of bedbugs.

6 …and keep it cool

Memory foam mattresses may be too warm for anyone going through menopause. Try a combination Leesa mattress, which includes memory foam as a middle layer for support but has an upper layer of foam designed to allow airflow; leesa.co.uk

7 Eject the dog

Pets can disrupt sleep patterns, so give them their own place to sleep.

8 Think pink