No one likes being blasted awake by an alarm clock, but turning off the alarm entirely sounds scary. After all, without an alarm we'd end up sleeping in and spending all day in bed, right? But according to one expert, ditching the alarm might actually be the healthiest thing for your sleep overall.
“Even subtle inconsistencies in sleep, such as waking early with an alarm clock on workdays versus waking naturally on non-workdays, can disrupt our biological rhythms,” explains Dr Hana Patel, a registered GP and sleep expert at Time4Sleep. Here we explore why ditching the alarm is worth the effort, plus we'll cover some helpful tips to get started with your alarm-free mornings.
