Hannah Fry
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That sounds brilliant.
The one thing I haven't heard you mention I'm curious about is use of that smartphone.
Because you said right at the beginning that that's the number one thing that's really changed everything and made this worse.
If I do all of these things, if I'm not in the insomnia, but I'm in that 50 to 60% of people are not getting their best sleep, can it really transform my sleeping?
There's one sleep rule many of us grew up with.
Never eat cheese before bed.
Supposedly, it guarantees bad dreams.
I asked Sophie whether there's any real science behind this idea, or if it's just another sleep myth we can finally let go of.
As you'll hear, the evidence is, well, pretty thin, and mainly linked to people whose bodies don't tolerate dairy well.
So for most of us, there's no strong reason to fear a bit of evening cheese.
It's nice to be able to finally put that particular sleep story to rest.
So now you've had a good night's sleep, you wake up feeling more rested, and then comes a very familiar question.
What should I have for breakfast?
For many of you, that answer is a bowl of oats.
But in 2025, oats became surprisingly controversial.
Some people praised them as heart-healthy hero.
Others worried they might send blood sugar through the roof.
Dr. Sarah Berry and I unpacked the evidence.
First, we looked at the big picture.
What do long-term studies actually show about oats and heart health?