Sleep

Are restless nights the norm instead of the exception?
It's important to explore why we sleep in order to set aside our tossing and turning. Sleep deprivation isn't just bad for us, it's also bad for people around us: tens of thousands of traffic accidents are attributed to sleepy drivers every year, But the average night's sleep in the UK now averages about 90 minutes less than it did in the 1920s, when it was nine hours a night.

Sleep is made up of different stages. The ten-minute period of light sleep (drifting off from wakefulness) is called Stage One. Stage Two is deeper and lasts about 20 minutes. Stages Three and Four come after this, and are types of deep sleep.

Deep sleep is the part of sleep that our body and brain needs to recover from the day. It's sometimes called delta sleep, after the delta waves the brain generates. We don't dream during this time. After about 90 minutes of deep sleep, REM sleep - including rapid eye movement - begins. During a normal night, people usually cycle through the various stages several times. Problems arise when the pattern of cycles is broken.

Sleepwell Interactive Display
Sleep is a very important to all aspects of health. Visit the HB inter-active display and discover how to avoid difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty maintaining sleep and waking too early in the morning.

Sleepwell Workshop
This 30 min workshop is a great way to go more in depth about this topic area. Here we cover:

• Reasons we need sleep
• How much sleep we need
• Health problems due to lack of sleep
• Main symptoms and cause of insomnia
• Top ten tips for better sleep
• Know where to go for help and advice

Sleepwell One to Ones
A 15 minute consultation gives a personal opportunity to discuss any sleep issues. Please book at the interactive display.

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