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A woman gets ready to climb into a bed that's been dressed in sheets
3 key items an infection expert bans from her bedroom for cleaner sheets

By Ruth Jones Last updated

According to Dr. Shanina Knighton, these items make your newly-washed bed sheets dirty again after just one night

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The image shows a cluttered bedroom, with clothes piled on the floor and bags hanging off of the door. There is a desk with a laptop at the foot of the bed. Inset, a woman wakes up and check the clock - it's 3 a.m.
I kept waking up at 3 a.m. until a Feng Shui expert noticed 3 things wrong with my bedroom — and I fixed them in 5 minutes

By Ruth Jones Published

Is your bedroom behind why you can't stay asleep all night? Feng shui experts identify 3 common problems and their simple solutions.

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A woman gets ready to climb into a bed that's been dressed in sheets
Get rid of mattress smells with this 5-second daily habit — no baking soda required

By Ruth Jones Published

You're trapping smells in your mattress every morning without realizing it. Here's the quick 5-second hack that fixes it.

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Mattress testers Ruth Jones and Nicola Appleton sit on the Helix Sunset Luxe mattress on a bed frame in the Tom's Guide Sleep Lab. A Tom's Guide Price Drop deals graphic in the top right corner
The Helix Sunset Luxe is the softest side sleeper mattress I’ve slept on — why I’d buy it at up to $749 off this Labor Day

By Frances Daniels Published

The Helix Sunset Luxe mattress is ideal for side sleepers who want plush cushioning, and the premium hybrid is now 25% off in the early Labor Day sales

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A four-picture collage of mattress toppers for college dorms.
5 key reasons why a mattress topper is a dorm room essential even if the bed is new — plus 3 easy steps to choose the right one

By Frances Daniels Published

Dorm beds are notoriously uncomfortable, overused and let's face it — grubby. Here's why a mattress topper is the fix you need, plus how to choose one

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The Sleep Number Comfort Lux mattress on a bed frame in a bedroom
Are Sleep Number beds worth it? I’m a sleep tech tester and here’s my take

By Eve Davies Last updated

Here's everything you need to know about investing in a Sleep Number bed in 2026, from its bankruptcy to its collection revamp

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The main image shows a woman inspecting the Purple mattress Protector. Top right, an inset of a hand spilling wine on a mattress. Bottom right, an inset of a person spilling coffee on a mattress. Bottom left, a badge saying 'Tested!'
$21 vs $119 mattress protector showdown: Which one performs best in our 6 spill tests?

By Ruth Jones Published

Every bed needs a mattress protector — to see if you should save or splurge, I put two to the test by throwing everything I had at them (literally).

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The composite image shows a woman wearing a white t-shirt and green check trousers sitting crossed legged on a bed, eyes closed and hands on knees. The image on the right shows the same woman in the same position, but wearing a large pebble-shaped object around her neck. Inset in the middle a wrist displays an Apple Watch sleep score of 96.
Do you really need a $299 gadget to de-stress? I pitted a vagus nerve stimulator against $0 practices — here's the one I recommend if you can't sleep

By Nicola Appleton Published

Both methods helped me mellow out before bed, but one has become my go-to stress buster

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The image shows the silhouette of a woman with long hair standing in a field of tall grass, bathed in the golden light of the setting sun
I fixed my 3 a.m. wake-ups and brain fog by syncing my sleep with the rising and setting of the sun, just like the Amish — doctors explain why this circadian living works

By Nicola Appleton Published

I swapped late-night scrolling and artificial lights for an early-to-bed, low-tech routine for two weeks — and, along the way, discovered that good sleep is mostly free.

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The image shows a young woman sleeping peacefully in bed. Inset, another woman lies in bed awake and checks the clock - it's 3 a.m.
Stress was waking me up at 3 a.m. — until two of the world's best sleep doctors shared 5 fast fixes to lower my cortisol at night

By Nicola Appleton Published

'You are, in a real sense, running low on the very substance that makes sleep happen'

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