How to Fix Your Sleep Schedule: A 7-Day Reset Plan (UK)

To fix your sleep schedule, pick one wake-up time and keep it every day, weekends included. Get outside in daylight within an hour of waking, then move your bedtime 15 to 30 minutes earlier every few days.

ASMR for Sleep: Does It Work, Best Triggers and How to Use It

ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) is a calm, tingly feeling some people get from soft sounds like whispering, tapping or brushing.

Omega 3: Benefits, Best Foods, Fish Oil vs Cod Liver Oil and How Much to Take (UK)

Omega 3 (omega-3) is a family of essential fats you need from food: ALA from plants, and EPA and DHA from oily fish, fish oil, krill oil and algae oil.

Supplements for Men Over 50 (and 40): What’s Worth Taking and What to Skip (UK)

Most men over 50 in the UK, like men in their 40s, need just one supplement: 10 micrograms of vitamin D a day from October to March, as the NHS advises.

Supplements for Women Over 40, 50 and 60: What’s Worth Taking and What to Skip (UK)

Most UK women over 40, 50 and 60 need one supplement: vitamin D, 10 micrograms a day from October to March, as the NHS advises.

Earplugs for Sleeping: Do They Work, Are They Safe Every Night and Which Type? (UK)

Yes, for most people. Earplugs are one of the few sleep aids with good lab evidence: in a 2026 sleep study they blocked nearly all the effects of intermittent outside noise on sleep.

Sleep Masks: Do They Work, Who They Help and How to Choose One (UK)

Yes, a sleep mask can help if light reaches your bed. Light at night delays melatonin and can make sleep lighter, and studies, mostly in hospital patients, link eye masks to better sleep.

Japanese Walking: How to Do It, What the Research Shows and a 4-Week Plan (UK)

Japanese walking is interval walking training (IWT), developed by researchers at Shinshu University in Japan.

Probiotics: What They Are, Do They Work and How to Choose One (UK)

Probiotics are live bacteria and yeasts, taken as supplements or in foods such as live yoghurt. They aren’t a general gut tonic: the evidence is strain-specific.

Zinc: Benefits, How Much You Need, Best Foods and Best Form (UK)

Zinc is an essential mineral that contributes to the normal function of the immune system, to normal cognitive function and to the maintenance of normal skin, hair and nails.

Ashwagandha for Women: What the Research Shows, Side Effects and UK Safety

Ashwagandha is one of the better-studied herbs for stress and sleep, and small trials in women report improvements over 8 to 12 weeks.

Turmeric Benefits: What the Research Shows, Black Pepper, Dose and Side Effects (UK)

Turmeric is a spice whose main active compound, curcumin, has been studied for joint pain in osteoarthritis, indigestion, inflammation markers, mood and post-exercise soreness.