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A board-certified sleep doctor gave me a 1-week schedule to go from 6 to 7 hours sleep a night — here’s what happened to my Oura ring ‘sleep debt’

By Frances Daniels Published

I owed 8 hours and 50 minutes in 'sleep debt', so I asked Dr. Shelby Harris to create a 7-night schedule to help me pay it back. Here's what happened...

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Exclusive: I kept waking up exhausted until a NASA scientist shared her $0 lab-tested tip for beating morning grogginess — here’s how it works

By Claire Davies (CSSC) Published

Blue light isn't the enemy, it’s a powerful biological switch—we've just been using it at the wrong time of day

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Doctor explains why your AC is waking you up at 3 a.m. — and 3 simple ways to fix it

By Frances Daniels Published

Air conditioning is great if you want to keep your bedroom cool in heatwaves and avoid night sweats, but it can also cause 3 a.m. wake ups — Dr. Dale Christensen explains why

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Is magnesium or melatonin better for reducing 3 a.m. wake-ups and sleeping through the night? Experts wade in

By Frances Daniels Published

I asked a registered dietician and a sleep doctor if I should swap my magnesium gummies for melatonin to avoid 3 a.m. wake ups. Here's their verdicts...

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I kept waking up at 3 a.m. — until insomnia experts spotted 3 key culprits and explained how to fix them

By Nicola Appleton Last updated

No more falling asleep on the sofa — doctors share 3 simple sleep routine switches I need to make 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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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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4 things an insomnia expert does before bed to fall asleep fast and sleep through the night

By Frances Daniels Published

I asked neuroscientist Dr Lindsay Browning for her nighttime routine — here are the 4 things she does every evening to fall asleep fast and avoid 3 a.m wake ups

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I get 6 hours of sleep a night, but is that enough? I asked a board-certified doctor — here’s what he said

By Frances Daniels Published

What my Apple Watch tracking data reveals about my 6 hours sleep a night, and the benefits of 7+ hours sleep, according to a doctor.

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