Results of GMTV's Sleep Survey In Sleep Week

27 February 2009

From the 2nd of March GMTV are undertaking a whole week devoted to sleep. They will be announcing the results of their sleep survey and it will be interesting how our sleeping habits have changed since 2006.

In 2006 the results of the survey showed that;

'women aged 40-59 are sleeping around an hour and a half less they they should be' (GMTV sleep survey 2006) Read the full results below

http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=13735

Some of the reasons people have sleeping problems are related to anxiety and others due to environment. 

Also will the credit crunch be causing us to sleep less, or will we be left exhausted and sleeping soundly from working harder and worrying more?

If you want to ask renowned sleep expert Dr. Chris Idzikowski questions about sleep, please follow the link below and GMTV will be putting questions to him after Monday's show.

http://www.gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=33516

We Love Sleep Sleep Tips

Make sure you have a wind down period before sleep, starting about an hour before you plan to go to bed. Reading a book or taking a bath will help your body relax before bed

Eat foods rich in trytophan, such as nuts, or bananas. Trytophan helps us to produce more Melatonin, which brings the body temperature down and controls drowsiness

Do you wake during the night with a bunged up nose? You may be suffering from a dust mite allergy, it is thought that upto 50% of the population suffer from allergies of the respiratory system and 25% of these people do not know about it. To find out more about products that can help you with allergies affecting sleep, such as an Anti Allergy Mattress, please follow the link below.

http://www.welovesleep.co.uk/category-62-Allergy_Relief.aspx