by sherps | Jun 14, 2012 | Health, Health Through Food, Recipes, Sleep, Sleep Awareness, Sleep Awareness
The world’s scientists are continuously trying to make us aware of the link between sleep deprivation and obesity, but what is it about a lack of sleep that causes us to put on weight? Is it a slowing down of the body’s metabolism? Why is it that when...
by sherps | Jun 9, 2012 | Alternative Therapies, Alternative Therapies, Sleep Awareness, Sleep Awareness
The Daily Mail this week reported how Team GB Olympic swimmer Lizzie Simmonds has suffered from insomnia since she was 12. Attributing her trouble sleeping to an irregular sleeping pattern as a youngster with early morning training sessions, she never really been able...
by sherps | May 31, 2012 | Health, Sleep, Sleep Awareness, Sleep Awareness
As the UK approaches its longest day of the year, you may be finding yourself trying to get to sleep in (and waking up to) daylight. Due to the location Great Britain on planet Earth, 62% of our day is filled with sunlight. Summer sunshine certainly makes it...
by sherps | May 24, 2012 | Alternative Therapies, Alternative Therapies, Sleep Awareness, Sleep Awareness, SNORING
A recent US study outlined by many of the UK newspapers this week, has reported that sufferers of sleep apnoea are 5 times more at-risk of cancers than those who sleep normally. However, note well that the Daily Telegraph’s provocative headline: Snoring...
by sherps | May 17, 2012 | Health, Sleep, Sleep Awareness, Sleep Awareness
According to the Mirror this week, 1 in 3 Brits have been plagued by insomnia since the announcement of a double-dip recession. Increased stress levels regarding the global economic crisis, leading to sleeplessness, is costing the NHS £50 million a year in sleeping...
by breatheasighofrelief | Apr 27, 2012 | Health, Life Balance, Sleep, Sleep Awareness, Sleep Awareness
A little about sleep… Sleep is essential to the rhythm of life. As you sleep your body rests and restores, leaving you ready to meet the day ahead at your best. Yet 30% (and rising) of the UK population report difficulties sleeping. The consequences of poor sleep are...
