DR NERINA RAMLAKHAN is a physiologist and sleep therapist, and the author of Fast Asleep, Wide Awake (Harper Thorsons, £12.99)
It feels as though we’re in the grip of a sleep epidemic; GPs are writing over 10 million prescriptions every year for sleeping pills, while health-conscious celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow are urging us to embrace ‘clean sleeping’ as the answer to all our wellness problems. But we’re putting the emphasis in the wrong place. By obsessing about our sleep, we’re neglecting our daily lives – and that’s where the key to good sleep lies. However, by making some simple changes to your everyday routine, your sleep will improve as well.
1 Get to bed by 10:30pm