Most Of Us LOVE Sleeping – So Why Aren’t We Good At It Anymore?

In fact, a third of Brits now sleep for just five-to-six hours per night which is way less than the seven-to-eight hours that we should get. “There are very real consequences to being constantly sleep-deprived,” says Lisa Artis, sleep advisor to The Sleep Council, an impartial organisation that focuses on raising awareness of the health benefits of getting enough sleep.

And according to the NHS, getting enough sleep has so many health benefits you might never want to change out of your PJs again.

Follow these expert tips and restful and restorative nights will be yours again…How to get a better night’s sleep  Focus on your bedroom environment, advises The Sleep Council.

And make it dark, to promote the production of melatonin, the body’s sleep hormone.

At night, serotonin undergoes metabolic changes to become melatonin (see point 1), the hormone that induces sleep.