Dr. Guy Leschziner

So the answer to that is if you really are burning the candle at both ends, then actually catching up at the weekend is very difficult.

So the answer to that is if you really are burning the candle at both ends, then actually catching up at the weekend is very difficult.

So the answer to that is if you really are burning the candle at both ends, then actually catching up at the weekend is very difficult.

Yeah, sleep hygiene is a horrible term. It really conjures up images of, you know, sleeping in a dirty bed. Essentially, what we mean by sleep hygiene, as you say, is those behaviors that are conducive to a good night's sleep.

Yeah, sleep hygiene is a horrible term. It really conjures up images of, you know, sleeping in a dirty bed. Essentially, what we mean by sleep hygiene, as you say, is those behaviors that are conducive to a good night's sleep.

Yeah, sleep hygiene is a horrible term. It really conjures up images of, you know, sleeping in a dirty bed. Essentially, what we mean by sleep hygiene, as you say, is those behaviors that are conducive to a good night's sleep.

And some of those are really obvious, you know, like not drinking several cups of coffee before you go to bed, not smoking immediately before you go to bed or consuming other nicotine containing substances, sleeping in a quiet environment. Some of them are becoming increasingly well known. like avoiding bright light in the evening.

And some of those are really obvious, you know, like not drinking several cups of coffee before you go to bed, not smoking immediately before you go to bed or consuming other nicotine containing substances, sleeping in a quiet environment. Some of them are becoming increasingly well known. like avoiding bright light in the evening.

And some of those are really obvious, you know, like not drinking several cups of coffee before you go to bed, not smoking immediately before you go to bed or consuming other nicotine containing substances, sleeping in a quiet environment. Some of them are becoming increasingly well known. like avoiding bright light in the evening.

So there is some evidence to suggest that what we do by exposing ourselves to bright light in the evenings is suppress our natural secretion of melatonin. So melatonin is this substance that an area of the brain called the pineal gland puts out that that is the chemical signal to the brain and indeed the rest of the body that it's time to go to sleep.

So there is some evidence to suggest that what we do by exposing ourselves to bright light in the evenings is suppress our natural secretion of melatonin. So melatonin is this substance that an area of the brain called the pineal gland puts out that that is the chemical signal to the brain and indeed the rest of the body that it's time to go to sleep.

So there is some evidence to suggest that what we do by exposing ourselves to bright light in the evenings is suppress our natural secretion of melatonin. So melatonin is this substance that an area of the brain called the pineal gland puts out that that is the chemical signal to the brain and indeed the rest of the body that it's time to go to sleep.

So by exposing yourself to bright light in the evenings, what you may actually be doing is having a negative effect both on sleep quality, but also making it more difficult for you to get off to sleep in the first instance.

So by exposing yourself to bright light in the evenings, what you may actually be doing is having a negative effect both on sleep quality, but also making it more difficult for you to get off to sleep in the first instance.

So by exposing yourself to bright light in the evenings, what you may actually be doing is having a negative effect both on sleep quality, but also making it more difficult for you to get off to sleep in the first instance.

We know that one of the major causes of difficulty sleeping, insomnia, is actually a condition called psychophysiological insomnia, where psychological factors...

We know that one of the major causes of difficulty sleeping, insomnia, is actually a condition called psychophysiological insomnia, where psychological factors...

We know that one of the major causes of difficulty sleeping, insomnia, is actually a condition called psychophysiological insomnia, where psychological factors...

um largely surrounding your association your conscious and unconscious association with being in the bed and drifting off to sleep are replaced by negative associations so rather than associating bed with being a comfortable sleeping environment where you feel cozy and you feel the warmth of and the security of knowing that you're going to drift off to sleep it's replaced by

um largely surrounding your association your conscious and unconscious association with being in the bed and drifting off to sleep are replaced by negative associations so rather than associating bed with being a comfortable sleeping environment where you feel cozy and you feel the warmth of and the security of knowing that you're going to drift off to sleep it's replaced by