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Ever wonder that? When the question was put to various sleep coaches and sheet manufacturers, they came up with a variety of things to consider. Once a week is thought to be good practise by many, but no more than twice a week, or you risk putting unnecessary wear and tear on your bedlinen. Do...

Sleep experts suggest the following possible suspects: Alcohol. It interferes with the way your brain shuts down for the night. It can disrupt the deeper, more restorative level of sleep that you need. Hot chocolate. Here it is the added sugar that is the problem. It gives you an energy boost that you don’t need...

Many of us love the comfort of wearing our slippers around the house. They are warm and cosy and keep the carpets clean. But – if you wear them for many hours a day, beware: slippers can be dangerous when they show signs of wear and tear. Soles with holes, flaps, worn down backs, or...

No matter how old we are, we can probably remember our first day at school – being left at the door, meeting children we did not know, separated from the adults we did know and had trusted since the day we were born. But on the other hand, there was the excitement: a big step...

Copyright and you Why you may be killing your houseplants Missing breakfast? Don’t drive fast with your windows down Hot and humid – what to do with those amber and yellow health alerts How to keep your pets safe in hot weather We love our trains – when they finally arrive What is the scariest...

“And this is my prayer: …that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ. (Phil 1:9-11) It is not always easy to discern what is best or tell genuine from false. A friend of mine asked me for some advice about a letter...

You see a lovely plant at the garden centre and bring it home.  Within weeks you are watching it die.  Why? There are eight possible reasons. Over- or under-watering When you water to an arbitrary schedule of your own (e.g. on your day off), rather than when the plant actually wants it. Over-watering gives the...

Surveys have found that, probably because of the popularity of intermittent fasting, these days 13% of adults never eat breakfast. For some of us, missing breakfast is not a problem. But be aware that no food means low blood sugars, which can lead to lower energy levels and even impaired cognitive function, or brain fog....

It can damage your hearing. So say experts from Boots Hearingcare and MoneySuperMarket. The hot scorching weather of recent weeks can make it tempting to want to feel the wind on your face, but it does your hearing no good at all. Experts warn that at 70mph, the wind noise inside a car can hit...

This year the UK Health Security Agency has issued a series of amber and yellow health alerts across the UK. Heatwaves can kill people, the Met Office has issued advice on how to keep safe in extreme temperatures. Stay hydrated – drink plenty of water Avoid any exercise between 11am and 3pm, when the sun...

Trains are soaring in popularity. We are taking more railway journeys now than we have for 100 years. In just April and May last year alone, we made a staggering 1.83 billion journeys by rail, according to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). That is the highest level of train usage since 1920, when...

Someone driving TOWARDS you, at speed. You may think that is a next to impossible thing to have happen, but recent National Highways figures reveal that last year 947 drivers managed to drive the WRONG way down the motorway, straight into the path of oncoming vehicles. That is an average of 18 a week. And...