This Month
Why this sleep expert wants everyone to stop worrying about sleep
Anxiety about not getting enough sleep has become a problem in itself. Here’s what you can do about it - and a bit of late night TV is OK.
- Emma Connors
November
How the tech crowd track their health to live longer
‘Quantified self’ is a movement where the health conscious are trying to leave nothing to chance, using the latest in technology to monitor their bodies and fitness.
- Nick Bonyhady
Why a regular bedtime is more important than how many hours you sleep
New research has found that shorter, consistent rest is associated with lower mortality than longer, inconsistent slumber.
- Eleanor Steafel
How to salvage your day after a bad night’s sleep
Losing just a couple of hours results in less activity in the prefrontal cortex, which is in charge of planning, decision-making and other executive functions.
- Dana Smith
September
You’ll sleep like a princess on a Hästens bed – if you can afford it
The Swedish company’s 455-kilogram, $900,000 Grand Vidius flagship product was conceived “just because”, CEO Jan Ryde tells Life & Leisure.
- Keith Austin
July
I had open-heart surgery at 31 – and it led me to this book
I don’t smoke, exercise regularly and get most of my calories from fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean meats. But I’ve learnt there’s more I can do.
- Euan Black
February
Here’s what my husband and I learnt at a Swiss sleep clinic
Increasingly irritable and unable to shut down at night? Expert help in the Alps might just be the solution.
- Melissa Twigg
January
- Opinion
- Health
Bet you didn’t know you needed a sleep coach
Sleeping better is like taking up a competitive sport, with coaches and high-end training devices. But do they get results?
- Tim Culpan
Waking at 3am? Science says it’s actually fine
Forget all the advice that you must have eight, pure and uninterrupted hours of sleep – just snooze like our ancestors did.
- Hattie Garlick
Tired but wired? Time to switch off and reset
If you’re feeling weary it may not simply be a case of too little sleep, you could be ‘under rested’.
- Anna Maxted
November 2022
What babies can teach us about sleep
Bedtime routines aren’t just for kids. Having one helps improve sleep for adults too, according to Australian sleep scientist Dr Grace Vincent.
- Euan Black
October 2022
When sleeping five hours or less becomes a health problem
Too little shut-eye can put you at a higher risk of developing multiple chronic conditions such as heart disease, depression, cancer or diabetes.
- Adela Suliman
August 2022
Forget diet and exercise. What you really need is more sleep
Inadequate rest is costing the Australian economy more than $66 billion a year. Of that figure, $17.9 billion is down to loss of productivity.
- Sally Patten
July 2022
Here’s what it’s like to curl up on a $60,000 bed
This 15-room boutique hotel in Coimbra, Portugal is the only one of its kind. The goal is to “offer you the world’s best sleep experience”.
- Lois Alter Mark
June 2022
How many hours of sleep you really need (and it’s not eight)
A major new study has found you should be aiming for exactly seven hours’ sleep, from your thirties to old age.
- Flic Everett
May 2022
How this CEO beats the 3pm crash (and you can, too)
Before you reach for the coffee or chocolate, try these steps suggested by Medibank chief executive David Koczkar and others.
- Natasha Boddy and Sally Patten
Sleeping fewer than 7 hours increases your risk of dying early
Sleeping less than seven hours a night increases your risk from all causes of mortality by 24 per cent, “which is quite a significant impact on mortality”.
- Tom Burton
March 2022
How high achievers thrive on just a few hours sleep
New research may explain how exceptional people those high on ambition and optimism thrive on just a few hours a night.
- David Cox
February 2022
Sleeping in shifts? It might be a step to success, not insomnia
Sleeping through the night is standard these days - but this wasn’t always the case. A strange effect of the pandemic has seen a return to this segmented sleep pattern.
- Danielle Braff
January 2022
Our obsession with morning routines dates back to Benjamin Franklin
Whether for health, wealth or beauty, what we do in the first hour after we wake up may set the course for the rest of the day.
- Jess McHugh
