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The Beginners Guide To Sleep Deprivation and Torture

When was the last time you pulled an all nighter? Whether you were partying, working, or maybe it was your newborn baby keeping you awake – chances are you felt pretty messed up the day afterward. Now imagine being forced to stay up for a whole week, without any food, chained by the wrists and [...]

7 Truly Bizarre Sleep Disorders That Are Stranger Than Fiction

Here at Sleep Junkies we’re never surprised to learn how strange the realm of sleep can be. So we’ve dug deep to bring you our top 7 bizarre sleep disorders. From exploding heads to sudden deaths in the night, once you find out about these rare and unusual conditions you’ll never complain about your insomnia [...]

The 33 Biggest Sleep Myths Finally Debunked Once And For All

For a topic that’s been studied for over 2500 years, we still know surprisingly little about the reasons, causes and effects of sleep. It’s only in the last century that scientists have started to delve into the physiology of our non-waking lives. In 1928 the electroencephalogram (EEG) was first used to record brain activity during sleep. More [...]

Sleep Tips

These foods that can wreck your sleep

There’s a lot of advice about which foods might help you to get to sleep; warm milk, tart cherry juice and tryptophan-rich foods are some of the perennial favourites, but what about the foods that you should avoid? Apart from the obvious like gulping down a double espresso or a can of Red Bull before [...]

How to build a better bedtime routine

Bedtime routines are not just for babies and children. They can also be useful to adults who have insomnia issues or other sleep problems. Creating rituals is one of the most powerful ways to effect a change in behaviour, as over time these healthy habits will become automatic so you don’t have to think about [...]

Drink cherry juice to boost melatonin

Can cherries cure insomnia? Every year a new superfood seems to pop onto the scene. From antioxidant rich blueberries to vitamin packed goji berries, many small dark fruits are full of health boosting properties. Now it’s the turn of the cherry, as recent research has shown that amongst other beneficial qualities, they could be an effective [...]

The ultimate guide to breaking your snooze button addiction

In 1956, the General Electric Company unveiled the the Telechron 7H241. Billed as ”the world’s most humane alarm clock, it heralded the dawn of the snooze button. It promised a new, gentler way to wake up, guaranteeing a few extra minutes of precious sleep with just a simple click. Six decades later however, that luxury has turned into [...]