As the clocks go back this weekend (October 27), you may be thrilled with an extra hour in bed - but it can do more harm than good for your sleep schedule. The daylight hours can disrupt natural ...
Why? Because natural light plays a big role in regulating circadian rhythm (your internal body clock), signalling when to be alert and when to sleep. Natural light suppresses melatonin (the sleepy ...
So when clocks hit 2am, they will fall back to 1am, but what does this mean for our sleep? Even if you sleep on the best mattress for your body and have aced your bedtime routine, the clocks ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
But it turns out that some sleep experts recommend an extra step for frequent middle-of-the-night risers such as myself. Clock-blocking (yes, really) could be the key to the night-long kip of our ...