How to Wake Up Early (and Actually Feel Awake)
To wake up early, move your alarm 15 minutes earlier every few days, keep the same wake time every day (weekends too), get daylight soon after you get up and go to bed early enough for 7 to…
Lemon Balm: Benefits, Uses, Tea and Side Effects (UK)
Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is a lemon-scented herb in the mint family, traditionally drunk as a tea for calm, sleep and digestion.
Somatic Exercises: What They Are, How to Do Them and What the Evidence Says
Somatic exercises are slow, gentle movements done with your attention on how your body feels from the inside, rather than on reps, calories or form. Think slow shoulder rolls, long out-breaths and gentle shaking.
Sauna Benefits: What the Research Says, How Long and How Often
Sauna benefits are real but often overstated. Large Finnish studies link regular sauna use with a lower risk of high blood pressure and fewer heart deaths, and many people find it deeply relaxing, but this shows an association…
Sleep Apnoea: Symptoms, Tests and Treatment (UK)
Sleep apnoea is when your breathing repeatedly stops and starts while you sleep, usually because your airway narrows or closes. Signs include loud snoring, gasping or choking at night and feeling very tired by day.
Valerian Root: Does It Help Sleep? Dose, Side Effects and Safety (UK)
Valerian root is a traditional herbal remedy for sleep, but the research is mixed. Some reviews find people report sleeping a little better, while the most rigorous trials mostly show no clear difference from a placebo.
Glycine for Sleep: Does It Work, How Much and When to Take It
Glycine is an amino acid that may help some people sleep a little better, but the evidence is thin.
Magnesium Citrate: Uses, Dose, Side Effects and When to Take It (UK)
Magnesium citrate is magnesium bound to citric acid. It is one of the better-absorbed forms, contains roughly 11 to 16% magnesium by weight, and draws water into the bowel, so higher amounts loosen stools.
Adrenal Fatigue: Is It Real? Symptoms and What’s Really Going On (UK)
Adrenal fatigue isn’t a recognised medical condition. The idea is that long-term stress wears out your adrenal glands, but a 2016 systematic review of 58 studies found no evidence for it, and there’s no valid test.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation: A Step-by-Step Guide (With Script)
Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) is a simple technique where you tense one muscle group for about 5 seconds, then let it go for 10 to 20 seconds, working from your feet up to your face.
Vagus Nerve: What It Is, How to Stimulate It and What’s Hype
The vagus nerve is the longest cranial nerve, running from your brainstem to your heart, lungs and gut. It is the main nerve of the “rest and digest” system, slowing your heart and helping digestion.
Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms: Signs, Who’s at Risk, Tests and Treatment (UK)
Many people with low vitamin D have no symptoms. When signs appear, the main ones are bone pain (often in the back, ribs, pelvis or legs), aching or weak muscles, and in children, bowed legs from rickets.