in Advice Admittedly, I first came across the idea of grounding your bed on TikTok. According to its advocates, grounding your mattress is supposed to improve your sleep, decrease your stress, and boost your energy levels. All you need is a grounding sheet, which allows electrons from the earth to travel into your body. Now, as the resident Sleep Editor at Homes & Gardens, I'm always keen to learn how to sleep better. After hours of careful research, I ordered three different grounding sheets...

in Advice As the resident Sleep Editor at Homes & Gardens, I like to get my eight hours − and then some. Waking up early mid-week means I look forward to my weekends, when I get to switch off my alarm and snooze a little longer. Ironically, for someone who teaches others how to sleep better, I've been accused of 'bed rotting'. I prefer to think of it as 'snerdling'. According to English etymologist Susie Dent, 'snerdle' is an eighteenth-century verb that means 'to wrap up cozily in bed and...

Jump to category: 1. Sweaty sheets 2. Flat, floppy pillows 3. Thin, flimsy curtains 4. Poor air quality 5. Too much clutter 6. The wrong mattress By Emilia Hitching in Advice There are so many reasons why you might be struggling to sleep. Perhaps you suffer from night sweats or hot flashes and you can't seem to regulate your temperature enough to drop off. Maybe your bedroom backs onto a busy road, where the noises of the night keep you awake, or your window faces east, so you get a full face...

Jump to category: 1. Define your sleep style 2. Find the best mattress 3. Buy the best bedding 5. Design the ideal dinner 6. Set healthy habits 7. Control your light levels 8. Manage your stress 9. Experiment with ASMR 10. Talk to your doctor in Advice As the resident Sleep Editor here at Homes & Gardens, I'm often asked, how can you sleep better? It's the key to improving our mood, supporting our immune system, and boosting our productivity. When we don't get enough sleep, we make ourselves...

You wouldn't think it, but the color of your bedding can make a major difference to the look and feel of your bedroom. Too dark, and you'll create the impression of a small, enclosed space: too bright, and you risk overstimulating your senses when you're trying to sleep. I asked an expert panel of interior designers and sleep scientists to identify bed sheet colors to avoid. Common culprits include millennial gray, bright red, and deep brown, but I was surprised to see so many people speaking...