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Sleep problems
Is ‘beauty sleep’ just a myth or an old wives tale? Maybe not; recent research done by Professor Ronnie Marks (emeritus Professor of Dermatology at University of Wales) and Clinical Psychologist Alex Gardner, looked at the effects of sleeplessness on appearance, and it revealed that beauty sleep is not a myth. But its biggest affects were connected to self-esteem and confidence. Find out more...
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One estimate says that 12million+ sleeping pill prescriptions are issued in the UK each year with c15% of the population reporting insomnia (twice as many women as men).
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Another study reported that around 40% of Britons spend nights of sleeplessness worrying about life (stress).
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People in Britain sleep on average for about 7 hours, which is around 2 hours less than in the 1920s.
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The longest that anyone is known to have gone without sleep is 11 days. This unfortunate research volunteer ended up hallucinating and with many other serious problems.
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