Sleep
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This webinar provides a brief overview of why sleep is so important to our wellbeing and physical health, including how:
- sleep varies throughout our different stages of life
- getting good sleep can help reduce your risk of health conditions, such as stroke, coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, respiratory disorders and poor self-rated health and obesity
- sleep can be disrupted by anxiety, jet lag, shift work, alcohol and drug use, insomnia, the menopause, our diet and physical inactivity
In this webinar we discuss:
- sleep hygiene and a healthy sleep environment
- finding out the cause of your sleep issues
- practical tips you can use to improve sleep
- what to do if you or someone you know has a more serious problem with sleep
- sleep services and helplines available for support and further information
Resources
There is a lot of free national support available to help you sleep better including:
- BSS – British Sleep Society
- Calm - The #1 App for Meditation and Sleep
- CPAP.co.uk - Sleep Apnoea Treatment
- Cry-sis - Support For Crying And Sleepless Babies
- Every Mind Matters - NHS (www.nhs.uk)
- Headspace - free trial
- Hope2Sleep Charity - Sleep Apnoea, Snoring and Sleep Disordered Breathing Charity
- Sleep Apnoea Trust - A patient support charity
- Sleepstation - sleep improvement and insomnia course
Page last updated: 6 December 2023
