Mind, body and soul: the rise of the holistic wellness makeover

Deadlifts and six-packs alone are so 2018 – here’s how to find balance and boost your emotional and physical health

Why can’t I wake up? I vow to cut down – but I love sleeping

For us oversleepers, our battles to stay awake are ignored, or mocked. Sometimes we are threatened with violence

Dream job: the writer paid to send millions to sleep

With sleep problems on the rise, Phoebe Smith was tasked with writing stories deliberately designed to help people nod off – with the help of Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley

Junk food cravings linked to lack of sleep, study suggests

Researchers say tired people are likely to view unhealthy snacks more favourably

How I finally learned to sleep

For decades, Kate Edgley struggled with insomnia. She tried everything, but nothing seemed to work… Here, she reveals the terrible toll it took on her life – and how she eventually realised her dreams

Can a sleepless night awaken creativity?

Famous insomniacs include William Wordsworth, Emily Brontë, Vladimir Nabokov and Marcel Proust so could there be a positive side to sleeplessness, asks Marina Benjamin

Are you a sleep texter? You’re not alone

In case you needed another reason not to keep your phone beside your bed, a quarter of students report this modern form of parasomnia

Don’t go to bed yet – too much sleep is worse than not enough

More than 10 hours increases risk of heart disease by 41%, a study says. Surprised? That’s because we assume ‘delinquent’ choices are less virtuous

Don’t be alarmed: there are many ways of getting out of bed

I had to overcome my addiction to the snooze button – luckily, there’s an app for that

Kids always want to stay up late. But what’s the optimum time for them – and you – to go to bed?

More than half of parents say bedtime is the single most stressful time of the day, yet research on when children should go to bed is poor. One expert explodes the myths