Do you often lie in bed for hours but can’t sleep? You’re not alone. One in three Americans admit to consistently getting less sleep than they need, with insomnia being a common cause. Thankfully, there are steps you can take to overcome your sleep disruption and fall asleep faster. Here, we’ll quiz sleep experts Max Kirsten and James Wilson for their pro tips on improving our overall sleep duration and quality.
From drinking and eating too close to bedtime to doomscrolling into the small hours, certain lifestyle habits can wreak havoc on our ability to drop off into a peaceful slumber. But your inability to fall and stay asleep could also be down to insomnia, of which there are several different types.
“Insomnia is a sleep disorder characterised by difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or experiencing non-restorative sleep despite having the opportunity to do so”, explains Max Kirsten, a resident sleep expert at Panda London. “It can lead to daytime fatigue, irritability and impaired functioning.”
