Sleep Optimization
Evening Light and Sleep: Timing Matters More Than Screens
Evening light can delay sleep by shifting the body clock. The useful fix is not screen panic, but brighter mornings, dimmer nights, and steady timing.
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Dr. Elliot Reeve
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Sleep Optimization
Chronotype and Sleep: Your Clock Is Not a Moral Failing
Chronotype shapes when sleep comes easily. The goal is not to force a new identity, but to reduce social jet lag where it harms sleep and health.
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CPAP for Sleep Apnoea: Why Comfort Decides Treatment
CPAP works best when it is tolerable. Here is what the evidence says about masks, humidification, oral devices, and follow-up for sleep apnoea.
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Caffeine Cut-Offs: Why Your Last Cup Needs a Clock
Caffeine can disturb sleep long after the buzz fades. A sensible cut-off is earlier than many people think, especially when the dose is high.
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Night Noise and Sleep: Small Sounds, Real Disruption
A bedroom can sound quiet enough and still keep the sleeping brain on duty. Night-time noise does not need to wake you fully to matter. The evidence is…
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CBT-I for Insomnia: Sleep Training, Not Sleep Hygiene
CBT-I treats chronic insomnia by retraining sleep timing and habits. It is first-line care, but not a quick fix or a cure-all for every sleeper.
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Shift Work and Sleep: What Rotating Hours Do to the Body
Rotating and night shifts push against the circadian clock. Here is what the evidence says about sleep loss, health risks, and what actually helps.
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Bedroom temperature and sleep quality: a practical science guide
Keep your bedroom cool enough for your body to shed heat, because that temperature dip supports deeper sleep, steadier energy throughout the next day.
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Alcohol and Sleep: Why the Nightcap Backfires Overnight
A nightcap can make you sleepy fast, but the evidence shows it fragments sleep later in the night and can worsen snoring and sleep apnoea.
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Sleep Inertia After 50: Morning Fog Is Not Laziness
Sleep inertia can make mornings feel foggy after 50, but sleep timing, sleep debt, medicines, and safety matter more than willpower or blame.
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