Sleep and Mood Poor sleep and low mood often occur together, and this link is well supported by scientific research. Many people notice that when they sleep poorly, emotions feel harder to manage and stressors feel heavier than usual. Sleep difficulties such as insomnia do more than create fatigue. They influence the brain systems involved in emotional regulation, motivation, and …
Do You Know What a Good Night’s Sleep Looks Like?
“Struggling with sleep? Simple changes in your routine can make a big difference.” Dr Melissa Ree, Clinical Psychologist Perth Most of us know that sleep is important, but have you ever thought about what actually makes for a healthy night’s sleep? It’s not just about the number of hours you spend in bed – quality, consistency, and timing all play …
Worried about missing your sleep window?: What It Really Means for Your Sleep
Missing your sleep window? Learn what it really means for your rest, and how to approach it with strategies to ease anxiety and improve your sleep.
How do you respond to caffeine? How Genetics Influence Caffeine’s Impact on Sleep
We’re often asked about guidelines for caffeine use, and to properly advice an individual in front of us, we need to understand their caffeine sensitivity.
Revolutionising at-home sleep monitoring: Introducing the Somfit home sleep assessment device at Sleep Matters.
Sleep can be a difficult thing to perceive. For a start, falling asleep is defined by the absence of memory so it can be hard to judge when we cross over from wakefulness into sleep.
Answers to 5 of your most common questions about sleep
Sleep health is important. We understand that everyone needs at least reasonable sleep to function happily and healthily. Yet sleep itself can be somewhat mysterious and misunderstood. The Sleep Matters team have advanced training in the management of sleep difficulties and we wanted to clarify some sleep facts and bust some common myths. So here are the answers to 5 …
Is it time to get help for your trouble sleeping?
Pri Mithal, BSc. (Hons), MPsych (Clin) Clinical Psychologist Registrar “Sleep is the golden chain that ties health and our bodies together.” — Thomas Dekker Ahh…sleep…zzzzz. Some of us love it, and others dread it. Here we debunk a few sleep myths, consider what healthy sleep is and when to seek help for trouble sleeping. So, what exactly is sleep …
Improving sleep to improve Performance: What does the research say?
Good sleep can help us perform at our best, this is true for everyone, including elite athletes. Good sleep plays an important role in optimising performance and recovery outcomes across a range of sports. Daniel Bonnar from Flinders University and Sleep Matters, has recently published the results of a research project, reviewing research on how interventions to improve sleep affect athletic performance and …
First ever Nobel Prize in Sleep/circadian rhythms
This year, the first Nobel Prize in the area of sleep science was won. The prize was based on important research that improves understanding of how the body clock (circadian rhythm) influences our body & mind – including why we feel so awful when we are jet lagged. At Sleep Matters, the body clock is one of the three factors …
Is it a myth that we need 8 hours sleep? How much sleep do I need? How much sleep does my child need?
Almost anything we read about sleep says we need 8 hours. Numerous studies have been published concerning the dangers of lack of sleep, to our general health and wellbeing. We now understand that sleep may play an important role in allowing to the brain to cleanse from toxins. So how much shut eye do we really need each night? New guidelines have been …
The low down on screens before bed
There is a lot of talk about the negative impact of pre-bed screen use on sleep. Many of us still do it though…..and some of us do it and even sleep well. Media messaging often takes a one-size fits all approach and I want to challenge this. Sleep is a hot topic in the media – and so it should …
Are Power Naps helpful? What does the science say?
The answer is, it depends. Read on to learn about the potential benefits of naps and how to realise them. In general, for a healthy adult, a long daytime sleep is not a great idea as it is likely to lead to sluggishness on waking (often worse than before the sleep), and it can wreak havoc with sleep that night- especially if …
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