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Nov 2024
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Why are we getting worse at sleeping, no...

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If you get a decent night’s rest regularly, you’re likely to be slimmer, happier and healthier. But with research suggesting that the more we think and worry about our sleep, the worse it gets, is it time to throw away our sleep-trackers and unfollow the TikTok ‘sleepfluencers’?

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Host: Manveen Rana.

Guest: Tom Whipple, Science Editor, The Times.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Clips: TikTok / milaandmike, TikTok / justin_agustin, TikTok / anastazia, TikTok / thesleepdoctor, TikTok / valerieribon, TikTok / alishaxnourie, TikTok / marjmaroket, TikTok / hanbanan.fit, TikTok / melfyx.

Photo: Getty Images.

Further reading: How to get a good night's sleep - and why you're not.

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