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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Julia Banim

Little-known reverse sleep trick could help cure your insomnia, according to doctor

A doctor who used to suffer from insomnia has shared the hack he personally used to turn to when in desperate need of some shut-eye - and it doesn't exactly feel like the most obvious answer.

Dr Karan Raj, who regularly shares fascinating and accessible health information with his TikTok followers, suffered from insomnia in the early years of his medical career, but managed to find a "weird" way to cure it.

The NHS surgeon, whose myth-busting book This Book May Save Your Life is set to hit shelves later this year, initially didn't think the seemingly counterproductive method could possibly work, but was left pleasantly surprised.

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