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  Shift work is harmful to sleep. Our body’s internal clock is designed for us to be active in the day and asleep at night and the damaging effects on our health are well known. There are reports that anti-social hours can prematurely age the brain and dull intellectual ability and that night shift work is linked to obesity as employees who sleep during the day burn fewer calories than when sleeping at night. Daytime sleep is less efficient that night time sleep as you’re constantly battling against disturbance factors – such as light, noise etc – and challenging your body’s natural circadian clock. With an estimated 4.1million people working night shifts, it’s important that those who do understand the importance of sleep and do what they can to achieve better daytime sleep. Lack of quality sleep can lead to all sorts of issues from sleepiness and fatigue in the work place to poor concentration, absenteeism, accidents, errors, injuries etc. The combination of shift work and added ...

  WHY DO YOU KEEP WAKING UP AT 3AM? Hands up if you’re part of the 3am club? And when we say 3am club, we don’t mean partying until 3, we mean finding yourselves wide awake in the early hours of a morning! For many of us, 3am is the witching hour, for others it may be 2am or 4am. Whichever it is, it’s important to note that it is relatively common and it is harmless  – if  you drop back off to sleep soon after. It doesn’t mean you can’t sleep and it doesn’t mean you have insomnia. NOBODY SLEEPS THROUGH THE NIGHT Waking up at night isn’t a problem – In fact, we wake several times a night anyway (from noise, partner disturbance or being too hot/cold) and most of the time you won’t even realise – apart from the groggy trips to the loo! Our sleep runs in about 90-minute cycles and within that cycle we go through different  stages of sleep . These are punctuated with brief awakenings. As we go through the night we spend more time in lighter sleep which is why brief awaken...

 STRUGGLING TO SLEEP IN WARM WEATHER? HERE'S 6 TIPS TO HELP YOU OUT! 1 - DON'T NAP! Hot weather can make you feel more sleepy, because you are using your energy to regulate your temperature. It might be tempting to have a nap - but don't! If you're struggling to sleep in the heat at night, you might want to try and catch up during the day. If you can stay awake though, that'll mean you can save all your sleepiness for at night so you'll be more likely to fall asleep and stay snoozing. 2 - STICK TO A ROUTINE! Try and keep to your usual routines and bedtime. Changing your habits can disrupt your sleep so do everything you'd usually do before going to bed. 3 - KEEP YOUR BEDROOM COOL! A really good way to beat the hot nights is to make your bedroom as cool as possible. Draw the curtains during the day to keep the sun out. If it's cooler outside open windows to get a breeze, but if it's hotter outside it's better to keep them shut. Some people find a ...