'HOW do people go to sleep? I’m afraid I’ve lost the knack,” writer Dorothy Parker once said, no doubt regretfully. Then, as now, she was ‘How not alone. Aquarter of Kiwis have trouble sleeping and the confirmed insomniacs among them will not appreciate your sleep tips and supplement suggestions. They will have tried them all.
British doctor Michael Mosley, though, is not to be put off. After great success with guides on diet, exercise and healthy living, he’s polished up his 2020 book Fast Asleep, which went rather unnoticed during the pandemic, and released 4 Weeks to Better Sleep, with updated evidence and his own personal experiences.
After 20 years of intermittent insomnia, Mosley has been enjoying improved slumber for at least nine months. Last year, he put himself through a clinical trial on sleepthose occasions are getting rarer.
