Personal Best

Do you long for a good night’s sleep? Worry that you’re not getting enough? And just how much attention do you pay to your sleep hygiene? This week Gillian Russell and the Personal Best team are aiming for a PB in ZZZZZZZZZZZ… James Wilson - aka The Sleep Geek - explains why we need to prioritise sleep more, how the changing seasons can affect our nights and mornings … and offers advice on what we can easily do to improve our sleep habits. Dr Renata Riah, Consultant in Sleep & Respiratory Medicine at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, describes why sleep is so important for both body and brain Chief Executive of Sleep Scotland Jane Ansell talks about the training programme they’ve developed to help teenagers sleep better. Ruth Devlin from Let’s Talk Menopause explains why so many women have sleep issues during menopause and offers some tips on how to combat them. Shift workers share their experiences of how their sleep can be affected by what they do for a living and describe the ways in which they tr