Nine ways to improve your bedroom so you can improve your sleep

It’s not news that we are suffering from a sleep crisis at the moment. Insomnia was an issue for many of us before the pandemic and Covid-somnia is now a recognised syndrome. Here in the UK, a study from the University of Southampton last August found that the number of people suffering from insomnia rose from one in six to one four, with more sleep problems found among mothers, key worker and those in Black, Asian and other Ethnic Minority groups. In Greece nearly 40 per cent of those surveyed last May claimed to be suffering and in the peak lockdown in China reported cases of insomnia rose from 14.6 per cent to 20 per cent.

skye mcalpine's fabulous bedroom image by madaboutthehouse.com

And the loosening of restrictions isn’t necessarily solving the problem either as many of us are anxious about returning back into “normal” life. Routines have been shattered, work/life boundaries blurred and the uncertainty continues.

So today I thought I would bring you an extract from my latest book …