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The Sleepal AI Lamp in our reviewer's bedroom, with the lamp lit.

I let my bedside lamp track my sleep for 3 weeks — and it's the next frontier of sleep tech

By Ruth Jones Published 28 August 26

The Sleepal AI Lamp is a sleep tracker, sunrise alarm clock, white noise machine and more. But does it pack too much in one small package? I put it to the test.

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A split screen of an anxious woman with insomnia staring at the clock and a woman waking up with a smile because she's well rested.

I asked an insomnia doctor how to stop waking up at night — here's the easy 3-step routine he uses to sleep through

By Ruth Jones Published 24 August 26

Neurologist and author Dr. Pedram Navab reveals the simple routine he uses to calm stress and skip 3 a.m. wake-ups

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I tested Hatch's new sleep tracking sunrise alarm clock — and it helps you get deeper sleep and wake up refreshed

By Ruth Jones Published 22 August 26

The Hatch Sleep Clock sunrise alarm clock is the most exciting sleep tech I've seen in months — I've been hands-on with this sunrise alarm clock and sleep tracker.

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A woman wakes up tired and yawning as she fell asleep in front of the TV. In the top left foreground, a circular frame shows a TV remote.

Falling asleep with the TV on? 400 Tom's Guide readers do it too, but here's why doctors urge you to stop

By Frances Daniels Published 22 August 26

From background noise to comfort shows, real readers share why they can't fall asleep without the TV — as experts reveal what it's really doing to your health.

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On the left, a woman lies in bed asleep in the dark. On the right, a close up of a reMarkable Paper Pure tablet covered in notes, lying on a mattress

Expert says these 2 factors wake you up at 3 a.m. — but this $0 hack is helping me sleep through the night

By Ruth Jones Published 16 August 26

A sleep expert explains why you find your thoughts racing before bed and the simple hack that can help you reduce stress and sleep through the night.

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I used the viral dark showering lamp that 'lowers cortisol' for better sleep — here's what happened

By Frances Daniels Published 15 August 26

I'm testing the Auria Glow, a lamp designed to reduce cortisol and support melatonin production. Here's what happened to my sleep when I used it for the dark showering trend...

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Images of the Oura Ring 5 and a woman sleeping with a smile on her face.

My sleep went from 6 hours to 7 using the Oura Ring — 3 key features that helped me gain an extra hour

By Frances Daniels Last updated 13 August 26

The Oura Ring doesn't just track my sleep stages, it optimized my bedtime routine and helped me go from 6 to 7 hours of sleep thanks to these 3 key features

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On the left, a close up of a hand holding a pipette adding Reishi mushroom extract to a glass. On the left, sleep writer Ruth Jones sleeps in a dimly lit room. In the bottom right corner is a screenshot of a month of sleep tracking from a Withings Health app.

I replaced my 3 a.m. wake-ups with mushroom adaptogens — did it actually fix my sleep?

By Ruth Jones Last updated 13 August 26

I'm a supplement skeptic but as research into the benefits of adaptogens adds up, I decided to see if reishi mushrooms could actually help me sleep. Here's what happened after testing for a month.

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I made 7 viral snacks TikTok swears will help you sleep and measured the results with my fitness tracker — this is the one that got me a sleep score over 90

By Ruth Jones Published 11 August 26

I can't scroll TikTok without coming across a recipe for the best sleep of my life. I put them to the test and asked a registered dietician if there's any science to back it up.

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