You’re in bed.
Tossing and turning.
But you can’t get to sleep.
You remember someone saying something about melatonin.
“Gets me to sleep straight away! It’s genius! Everyone’s using it!”
Well, here is what we know about melatonin supplementation and whether you should take it…..
Read MoreThe evidence for valerian as a sleep aid is a real mixed bag, with research ranging from beneficial to no different than a placebo.
A 2020 meta-analysis concluded it could be safe and effective at promoting sleep, despite inconsistencies. Yet, recent studies in 2024 show varied results, indicating a need for higher-quality research to truly understand valerian's efficacy.
Read MoreMagnesium has been heavily touted as a remedy for better sleep and there are lots of sites out there that promote it.
But what is it?
And does it actually improve your sleep?
Read MoreWhen we meet new people one of our first questions is not “ So how are you?”, but often “So, what do you do?”.
The importance of our work and careers increases in adulthood and work increasingly forms part of our personal and social identity. We spend a LOT of our time doing, thinking or being at work. It is part of us, or it becomes part of us. We take success, and especially failure, very personally – so personally that it often feels impossible to separate the work from the person.
Read MorePlenty of research suggests that those who see a stressor as a challenge - in other words, adopting a positive rather than a negative mindset about it - are better at coping with stress generally
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