Festive Sleep Recoveries
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by Max Kirsten
1y ago
“It’s beginning to look a lot like…”   Tis the Festive Season of endless social events and invitations overload!”     Which of course means lots of clinking drinks, red noses, cold journeys, rosy cheeks, late nights, hangovers (at least for some), and far, far too many scoffed mince pies.    Still, it just would not really be Christmas and New Year without it.   So, if you are going to make the most of every social moment during our winter festive season, then it is essential to stay healthy, and to get plenty of ‘social recovery’ sleep on ..read more
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‘What’s Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome?’
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by Max Kirsten
1y ago
What’s Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome? Delayed sleep phase syndrome is a condition that occurs when people are out of sync with the circadian rhythm relating to the sunrise and sunset pattern.  This affects their inner SCN body clock usually causing them to go to bed later than normal and wake later than everyone else. It also usually means they sleep less soundly, or wake feeling very refreshed, and always feeling tired. How Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome manifests in people with ADHD People with ADHD often suffer from mental and physical restlessness that disturbs more than 75% of adults wi ..read more
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How To Find The Right Mattress
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by Max Kirsten
1y ago
What exactly is motion transfer and can the right mattress really help? Whether it’s trips to the bathroom or frequently changing sleeping positions, anyone who shares a bed has likely experienced the frustration of motion transfer. This is the measure of mattress movement from another area of the mattress, resulting in broken nights and groggy mornings.  Not addressed, overtime motion transfer can become a real sleep recovery problem. Especially if you are a light-sleeper with a partner who’s up and down frequently in the night, even the slightest bit of tossing and turning can cause you ..read more
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New Parents’ Better Sleep Survival Toolbox
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by Max Kirsten
1y ago
There can surely be no greater joy for parents ‘in-waiting’ than their baby’s safe arrival after waiting for ‘almost’ 10 months. However, nothing can prepare you for the ultimate sleep deprivation of being a new parent even though it’s expected, it can feel like a form of parental jetlag that seems to go on for months and months. This is all because babies haven’t yet developed their own ‘Circadian Rhythm’, a natural wake-sleep cycle that’s linked to the sun’s daily cycle of rising and setting. So until they do, broken sleep for all involved is quite normal. The first year can feel like a blur ..read more
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The Value of Dreams
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by Max Kirsten
2y ago
Dreams are a uniquely personal and highly subjective experience. Most dreams occur in the rapid-eye-movement or REM sleep stage, increasing in duration within each of our repeating 4-5 sleep cycles throughout the night. A new study published in JAMA Neurology looked at the relationship between REM sleep and earlier death in 2 large study groups. Studies have shown that lower amounts of rapid eye movement (REM) sleep were associated with increased mortality rates or premature death. As we age, REM deprivation could independently contribute to the development of many other diseases, particularly ..read more
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‘How to Get the Best Night’s Sleep’ Q&A
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by Max Kirsten
2y ago
Why is quality sleep so important? The quality of your sleep is more important than the amount of sleep you get each night. Sleep supports mental and physical health and is essential for longevity and quality of life.  Good sleep allows the body to rest, restore and renew itself during the night. It also helps your brain clean itself like a dishwasher cycle and correctly process and store the day’s learnings.  Sleep is the foundation from which the three pillars of health rise: mental, physical, and spiritual health. Sleep quality reduces daytime sleepiness. How many hours of sle ..read more
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‘How to Get the Best Night’s Sleep’ Q&A
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by Max Kirsten
2y ago
Why is quality sleep so important? The quality of your sleep is more important than the amount of sleep you get each night. Sleep supports mental and physical health and is essential for longevity and quality of life.  Good sleep allows the body to rest, restore and renew itself during the night. It also helps your brain clean itself like a dishwasher cycle and correctly process and store the day’s learnings.  Sleep is the foundation from which the three pillars of health rise: mental, physical, and spiritual health. Sleep quality reduces daytime sleepiness. How many hours of sleep s ..read more
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Once upon a Mattress Topper…
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by Max Kirsten
2y ago
(True Story) “So deliciously comfortable you won’t want to get out of bed in the morning!” ~ Max Kirsten, Sleep Coach Before I became a Sleep Coach in 2009 when I started to create my first insomnia sleep coaching apps and hypnosis downloads helping insomniacs learn how to sleep naturally, I always wondered why do the beds in luxury hotels always feel so much more comfortable than my own bed? A little exploring led me to discover…  it wasn’t just the mattress. There was something extra involved called a mattress topper. I’ve always enjoyed my own bed, having taken the ..read more
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How NOT To Sleep (the definitive list)
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by admin
2y ago
If you follow this list exactly or even in part you stand a great chance of achieving success at NOT sleeping.  Every day avoid as much natural sunlight as possible. Continue to drink coffee or any other caffeinated drink until after dinner Ideally the use of drinking water throughout the day should be kept to minimum, and only consume liquids in the in evening before bed.  The use of alcohol is permitted and encouraged, preferably each night, or certainly every weekend, and vaping nicotine late at night is also encouraged. Every day do as little exercise as possible, ideally walk 3 ..read more
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M&S Sleep Lab with Dr Julie Smith
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by Max Kirsten
3y ago
 I’m a guest as The Sleep Coach Max Kirsten on a new podcast called The Sleep Lab hosted by clinical psychologist @drjuliesmith in association with The Sleep Shop @marksandspencer. We discuss amongst many things on sleep, how to cure a ‘racing mind’, and my top tips for good sleep hygiene. You can also find The Sleep Lab on @entalehq and all other podcast platforms. Entale episode link: https://browse.entale.co/episode/c740c590-1f05-4aec-8c6b-a24f5ad47e38 @isleepcoach The post M&S Sleep Lab with Dr Julie Smith appeared first on The Sleep Coach ..read more
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