Tags: sleep

Waking up at 3am, and what actually helps you sleep

Waking up at 3am, and what actually helps you sleep

coco 08/09/2026 0
After magnesium, this is the thing we get asked about most. And the question is almost never how do I get to sleep. It is why do I fall asleep fine at ten and then find myself wide awake at ten past three, doing sums about work. If that is you, here ...
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Ashwagandha and the rest of the adaptogens, in plain English

Ashwagandha and the rest of the adaptogens, in plain English

coco 17/08/2026 0
Ashwagandha has gone from a herb nobody could pronounce to something people ask for by name every week. It usually comes with a version of the same sentence. I am not sleeping properly, I am wired at night, work is a lot at the moment. So here is wha...
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Perimenopause, and what women actually ask us for

Perimenopause, and what women actually ask us for

coco 17/08/2026 0
This is one of the quieter conversations we have, usually in a low voice near the supplements wall, and it almost always starts with some version of I do not feel like myself and I do not know what is going on. So let us say the useful parts out loud...
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Which magnesium is right for you, and why there are so many

Which magnesium is right for you, and why there are so many

coco 07/08/2026 0
Magnesium is the supplement we get asked about more than any other, usually with the same opening line, which is that a friend or a naturopath told them to take it but nobody explained which one. Walk into the shop and there is a whole shelf of it, p...
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What to drink when you are cutting back on coffee

What to drink when you are cutting back on coffee

coco 03/08/2026 0
People cut back on coffee for all sorts of reasons. Sleep that has stopped working, a heart that races by mid morning, pregnancy, or simply that the third cup stopped doing anything years ago.The problem is rarely the caffeine on its own. It is the r...
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