Sleep - articles, research, books and other information
‘...beauty sleep is not a myth’ - The Times
Effects of sleeplessness on beauty
The Times (Body & Soul supplement, p4-5), 15/10/05.
Article on a research study on the effect of sleeplessness on beauty. “Is ‘beauty sleep’ just a myth or an old wives tale? Maybe not; recent research... ...looked at the effects of sleeplessness on appearance, and it revealed that beauty sleep is not a myth.”
Research by Prof. Ronnie Marks (emeritus Prof of Dermatology at Univ of Wales Cardiff) & clinical psychologist Alex Gardner.
Hypnotherapy helps an insomniac - BBC
A web article on a lady with sleeping problems. This particular lady tried many things and eventually found a Hypnotherapy recording to help her. Recordings can certainly help, but one-to-one sessions are even better (for many reasons).
www.bbc.co.uk/news 21/07/05 See full article
Sleep facts:
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We spend about a third of our life asleep.
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An average person will spend c25 years of their life in bed.
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10 million Britons have sleep problems (insomnia).
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Around 6 million new beds are sold each year in Britain.
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Britons and Americans buy more smaller beds (doubles), whereas Europeans (e.g. Belgians) buy more bigger beds.
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Here is some further information on sleep:
Sleeping in a strange bed is not always a good idea - The Times
This web news article brings together many sources to show what Britain’s insomniacs have to put up with when spending time away from home.
www.timesonline.co.uk 21/11/05