When it comes to sleep hacks, it’s safe to say we’ve tried them all. Thanks to the advice of sleep experts, self-help books and scientific studies alike, more and more of us are learning about the science of sleep in a bid to improve our rest.

Whether it’s sleeping in a cold room to try and fall asleep faster (our body drops in temperature right before we fall asleep) to avoiding alcohol and late-night shopping binges (we’ve all been there), the amount of information available to us can sometimes be a bit overwhelming.

The proof is in the pudding: despite all the information and advice we have at our fingertips, many of us are still struggling to reach the land of nod with ease in 2019. And the answer as to why could lie in the stressful lives we lead.

According to a recent study by the Mental Health Foundation, millennials are reporting higher levels of stress than their baby boomer colleagues. In fact, we’re feeling so stressed out that the World Health Organisation is calling stress the health epidemic of the 21st century – over one third of British people feel stressed at least one day a week. Thanks to our ‘always on’ culture – a term used to describe our current need to juggle everything and never really switch off from work – sleep has become a luxury rather than a commodity.

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