How to Sleep on Christmas Eve (and Sleep Well Over the Festive Break)

To sleep on Christmas Eve, keep to your usual bedtime, get the jobs done by early evening, skip the late coffee and the extra nightcap, and use a relaxation technique like slow breathing once you’re in bed.

Nervous System Regulation: What It Means and 8 Techniques That Work

Nervous system regulation means helping your body shift out of “fight or flight” and back into “rest and digest” after stress. The best-supported ways are slow breathing with long out-breaths, movement, sleep, time outdoors and connection with people.

Mouth Taping: Does It Work, Is It Safe and Who Should Avoid It? (UK)

Mouth taping means putting a small strip of tape over your lips at night to make you breathe through your nose.

Blue Monday 2027: When It Is, Is It Real and 10 Ways to Beat the January Blues (UK)

Blue Monday 2027 falls on Monday 18 January, the third Monday in January. It’s billed as the most depressing day of the year, but the idea began as a 2005 travel company PR campaign, not science.

Sleep Divorce: Why Couples Sleep Apart and How to Make It Work

A sleep divorce is when a couple chooses to sleep in separate beds or rooms so both get better sleep, usually because of snoring, restlessness or different bedtimes.

How to Fall Asleep Fast: 12 Techniques That Work, Including the Military Method (UK)

To fall asleep fast, relax your body and quieten your mind: try the military method or 4-7-8 breathing, write tomorrow’s to-do list, and keep your bedroom cool and dark.

Dry January 2027: Benefits, Week-by-Week Timeline and Tips to Make It Easier (UK)

Dry January is a month off alcohol from 1 to 31 January, run in the UK by the charity Alcohol Change UK.

Christmas Stress: Why It Happens and How to Have a Calmer Christmas (UK)

Christmas is stressful because it piles money worries, present buying, hosting, family tension and broken sleep into a few weeks. In a YouGov survey, deciding what to buy and the cost of presents were the top stressors.

Magnesium Spray: Does It Work? Feet, Sleep, Cramps and Spray vs Tablets (UK)

Magnesium spray, often called magnesium oil, is magnesium chloride dissolved in water that you spray on your skin, usually your feet or legs.

World Mental Health Day 2026: Theme, Date and 10 Ways to Mark It (UK)

World Mental Health Day is on 10 October every year, and in 2026 it falls on a Saturday. The theme, set by the World Federation for Mental Health, is “Lived Experiences Heard: Real Voices, Real Change”.

Cortisol Cocktail: Recipe, Does It Work and Who Should Avoid It (UK)

A cortisol cocktail is a drink of orange juice, coconut water, a pinch of salt and cream of tartar, popular on TikTok for “balancing cortisol”. There’s no evidence it lowers cortisol, fixes “adrenal fatigue” or helps weight loss.

Perimenopause and Sleep: Why It Happens and What Actually Helps (UK)

Perimenopause disrupts sleep because falling and fluctuating oestrogen and progesterone trigger night sweats, early waking and anxious thoughts.