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Why your daily sleep score could be giving you anxiety — and how to track your sleep instead

By Ruth Jones Last updated

A doctor explains why your monthly sleep score is a better sleep tracking metric than your daily score.

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I tried the '3-2-1 rule' to stop waking up at 3 a.m. and it fixed my middle insomnia — sleep doctors explain why

By Nicola Appleton Published

Sleep doctors explain how this simple wind down strategy has reduced my 3 a.m. wake ups, plus share their tips to beating middle insomnia.

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I kept waking up at 3 a.m. — sleep doctors pinpoint 3 reasons behind my middle insomnia and how to fix it

By Nicola Appleton Last updated

Insufficient sleep pressure, blood sugar fluctuations and elevated cortisol levels are all behind my middle insomnia. Here's the doctor-approved strategies I'm using to manage my 3 a.m. wake ups.

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Skip the spaghetti! 3 foods that cause night sweats in summer — and 2 that fix it

By Frances Daniels Published

Registered dietician Helen Tieu reveals the cooling foods that will keep night sweats at bay, plus the meals that'll make you feel like you're sleeping in a sauna.

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Fall asleep fast in a heatwave with this magnesium-packed bedtime iced tea — here's why it works and how to make it

By Ruth Jones Published

Our fave summer sleep drink uses chamomile, cooling peppermint, and electrolyte-rich coconut water to lower your core temperature from the inside out

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From the 'caveman method' to the 'frozen salt water fan trick' — 7 expert-approved ways to cool your bedroom and sleep well in a heatwave

By Ruth Jones Published

Don't let a heatwave ruin your sleep. We've tested 7 ways to stay cool in bed and these were our winners.

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A sleep doctor rates the ‘fall asleep fast’ advice I got from 3 big AI tools — here’s how each one scored

By Frances Daniels Last updated

I asked board-certified sleep specialist Dr. Jade Wu to take a look at the 'fall asleep fast' advice I got from 3 popular AI chatbots — here's what they got wrong

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4 sleep experts share how they fall asleep fast and skip waking up at 3 a.m. in hot weather — 4 steps to take tonight

By Frances Daniels Last updated

Scorching night ahead? Sleep specialists share the 5 simple things they do to fall asleep fast and skip 3 a.m. wake-ups during a heatwave — and the 3 habits sabotaging your rest.

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I tried the ‘invisible day method’ to stop waking up 3 a.m. and it worked — doctors explain why

By Nicola Appleton Published

Sleep doctors explain how taking an invisible day can help lower cortisol and reduce 3 a.m. wake ups for better rest.

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A woman lies asleep in bed looking comfy, in the bottom right corner is a screenshot of a 92 sleep score from the Withings Health Sleep App

Waking up at 3 a.m. was ruining my sleep score — until I tried the 7:1 sleep rule and now I'm hitting 90

By Ruth Jones Published

From falling asleep faster to sleeping through the night, here's all the ways the 7:1 rule is boosting my sleep tracker data.

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