Blue Light Glasses at Work: Evidence Versus Marketing
Blue light glasses are sold for desk strain and sleep. Cochrane trials are thinner than the adverts. Lighting, breaks and bedtime still matter more.
Topic
Sleep
Duration, quality and routine.
74 articles
Best Calm Alternatives for Meditation, Sleep and Relaxation
A source-reviewed shortlist of Calm alternatives—Headspace, Insight Timer, Waking Up, Balance and Aura—with dated prices, not a lab test.
SleepScore Review How Useful Is Contactless Sleep Tracking?
A source-reviewed SleepScore review of contactless sonar tracking, dated Play prices, privacy gaps we could not recapture, and what lab papers actuall...
Sleep Tracker Accuracy: What Validation Studies Show
Sleep tracker accuracy is strongest for sleep versus wake and weaker for stages. Dated PSG papers, not a hands-on lab test.
Sleep Cycle Review How Useful Is Its Sleep Tracking?
A source-reviewed Sleep Cycle review covering dated store ratings, privacy labels, freemium features, and why phone stages are not a sleep study.
Snoring Apps Are Not Sleep-Apnoea Tests: What They Can and Cannot Show
Snoring app sleep apnea limits are real. A phone can log sound. It cannot replace a clinic sleep study or give you an AHI diagnosis.
Sleep Anxiety: A Bedtime Plan That Does Not Demand Perfect Sleep
Sleep anxiety grows when you treat bedtime as a test. NHS insomnia advice favours a regular wind-down and getting out of bed if you are wide awake, no...
Compression Boots: What Is Proven, What Is Plausible and What Is Marketing?
A source-reviewed look at compression boots evidence: what sports IPC reviews measured for soreness and performance, and what hospital guidance actual...
Caffeine and Anxiety: Timing, Dose and Who Should Cut Back
Caffeine can mimic anxiety: a faster pulse, jitters, and lighter sleep. Dose, last-cup time, and a two-week diary show whether the mug is part of the...
Alcohol and Mood: Short Relief, Longer Cost
A drink can ease tension for 20 minutes, then fragment REM sleep and leave next-day mood worse. UK units and US drinks make the pattern visible.
Financial Stress and Health Habits: Low-Cost Supports That Still Count
Money worry can wreck sleep and skip meals. Walking, oats, beans, a regular bedtime, and free debt advice still count when cash is tight.
Caring Responsibilities and Your Health: Minimum Viable Routines
Unpaid care crowds out sleep, meals, and appointments. A 10-minute walk, a 12-minute meal, and one booked visit for yourself are a realistic floor.