Category Archives for Sleep Issues
The Best Night-Time Snacks to Help You Sleep
We all do it. Sneak over to the fridge to grab a quick snack before hitting the sack. While getting peckish just before bedtime is actually quite common, there is a lot of opinions that eating before bed is bad for you. In fact, if you eat the right thing just before you go to […]
Winter Is Coming – Are You Ready For A Good Night’s Sleep?
The National Sleep Foundation recommends that adults get between 7-9 hours of sleep a night. However, The Natural Sleep Company conducted a national survey here in Ireland which found that over a third of our population get less than 6 hours sleep. Here are our top three reasons why getting good night’s sleep is essential. […]
5 Ways to Get Rid of Night Sweats and Hot Flashes
Hot Flashes and night sweats are commonly experienced symptoms of various medical conditions that involve hormonal imbalance. Most individuals suffer from these as a result of menopause, chemotherapy or hyperthyroidism. Since these are merely symptoms or side effects, treating them involves the treatment of the condition, at large. However, there are always certain measures that […]
How to Avoid Nightmares & Get a Quality Sleep
A survey by The Natural Sleep Company revealed that bad dreams keep 19 per cent of Irish people awake at night time. Getting quality sleep is vital for all sorts of reasons, ranging from physical health to productivity. The following guide will help you avoid waking up during the night because of bad dreams by […]
7 Ways to Sleep Through the Heat this Summer
One look out the window last week will tell you that the Irish summer has finally arrived. Another look at the temperature scales will show you that this is making things a lot hotter, which can have a big effect on how well you sleep at night. To give you the best chance of […]
5 Tips to Improve Your Sleep After The Party Season
How did you spend your Christmas holidays? Whether it was enjoying late nights and a few too many mulled wines or early mornings filled with delicious but heavy food, it’s likely you’re finding it harder to get quality rest. Since sleep loss can affect our mood, skin, health and even memory, it’s important to get […]
4 Ways Your Smartphone Can Affect Your Sleep
A whopping 60% of Natural Sleep survey respondents reported using their smartphone before bed. While that number may seem insignificant, your smartphone actually has a huge effect on your sleep. To help you understand why you should abandon your phone in favour of a good book (at least in the evening!), we’ve shared four revealing […]
How to Fall Asleep Within Minutes
We’ve all been there, trying to fall asleep at night but remaining wide awake and staring at the ceiling for hours. This can be one of the most frustrating feelings to endure, but luckily there are solutions you can try. We’ve compiled a list of our five favourite tried and true techniques for falling asleep […]
5 Reasons Why You’re Waking Up in the Middle of the Night
Falling asleep can be a difficult enough task some nights, but staying asleep can often prove even more troublesome. It’s actually completely normal to wake up during the night, due to our innate survival instincts. However, if you are unable to seamlessly fall back asleep, there may be a deeper problem at hand. The following […]
5 Interesting Ways to Ease Your Mind Before Bedtime
We recently completed Ireland’s biggest sleep survey and were shocked to find that racing minds keep 56% of us awake at night. To put it simply, worrying about the week ahead, or other stresses in our lives is ruining our rest. That’s why we put our minds to finding a solution to this stress! The following […]
