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- Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:59 am
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Sleep Priority
- Topic: Mattress
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1097
Re: Mattress
When choosing your mattress you have to go into a bed showroon and try the bed for at least 10 minutes assessing how it feels an how easy it is to turn over. If you and your parter like different things consider a zip and link bed with two separate mattresses
- Thu Jan 23, 2020 8:54 am
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Sleep Priority
- Topic: How much sleep should you have?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4376
Re: How much sleep should you have?
The amount of sleep you need is the amount that allows you to feel awake, alert and focused the next day. Sleep need is individual and genetically determined so you need to get the sleep you need. This can vary from between 4 hours to around 11 hours. However there are few people who can genuinely t...
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:48 pm
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Alcohol & Sleep
- Topic: Sleeping after a drink.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1706
Re: Sleeping after a drink.
Thanks for your question, alcohol has a similar effect in putting you to sleep as prescription sleep medicines and in addition it can help you relax and reduce anxiety which can also aid sleep. Alcohol is the most widely used sleep aid and the negative effects you describe can be ameliorated by drin...
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:45 pm
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Alcohol & Sleep
- Topic: Average detox time for alcohol and effects on brain?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1637
Re: Average detox time for alcohol and effects on brain?
Hi thanks for the question, it takes an average human about 30 minutes to clear the effects of a unit of alcohol, so it should not really take more than a a couple of days to clear the effects.
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:43 pm
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Alcohol & Sleep
- Topic: Daytime Drinking
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2184
Re: Daytime Drinking
Thanks for your question, it takes about 30 minutes to clear each unit of alcohol. so if there is anough time between your daytime drinking and sleep there will be no effect. However alcohol during the day will make you feel sleepy.
- Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:40 pm
- Forum: The Sleep Council - Alcohol & Sleep
- Topic: Different types of alcohol.
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1679
Re: Different types of alcohol.
Thanks for your question, in terms of sleep it is alcohol itself that is the problem and so there is no differences between drinks. Although of course there is a difference between drinks in terms of their potential to cause hangover.