Last week, I asked a neuroscientist to share her gold-standard sleep routine, and her advice was chock full of science-backed sleep tips. However, if you've tried aromatherapy and herbal tea but still find it difficult to drift off, it's important to know that there are alternative sleep aids to try.
"Most people will tell you to meditate or do some breathing exercises for 30 minutes before you go to bed — but if they don't work for you then find something that does," says researcher Hannah Shore, Head of Sleep at MattressOnline.
