Woman & Home

The science of SLEEP

Some people are morning people while others are evening people

We all know we need to sleep, and that if we don’t get enough we feel groggy and tired. And most of us know that lack of sleep over an extended period can bring about health problems. But did you know there’s a whole side to sleeping that it could pay to know more about?

It’s all in the rhythm

‘Wherever you live, the processes in your body are driven by the fact that every 24 hours the Earth pirouettes on its axis, creating a fixed pattern of sunlight and

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