THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP

SLEEPING’ S SIMPLE, RIGHT? YOU GO TO BED, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND FALL GENTLY INTO A PEACEFUL SLUMBER FOR A SOLID EIGHT HOURS BEFORE WAKING UP RESTED AND FULL OF ENERGY FOR THE DAY AHEAD. IN A PERFECT WORLD, YES. IN REALITY, IT’ S RARELY QUITE SO NEAT. RECENT RESEARCH FROM TRUSTED SLEEP BRAND SILENTNIGHT HAS REVEALED THAT AT LEAST ONE THIRD OF UK ADULTS DON’ T SLEEP WELL. WHAT WE MAY CONSIDER A NIGHTLY INEVITABILITY IS, IN FACT, A FINELY TUNED BIOLOGICAL PROCESS- AND ONE WITH FAR MORE GOING ON BENEATH THE DUVET THAN MOST OF US REALISE. BY POLLY HUMPHRIS

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