Everybody’s talking about: Sleepmaxxing – but does this TikTok trend really deliver the perfect night’s sleep?

The search for better sleep has taken a curious turn on TikTok, namely via a new viral trend, sleepmaxxing. Sleepmaxxing – a portmanteau of sleep and maximising – is a broad term for any tip, trick or method that aims to ameliorate your 40 winks. Some of the tips are, on the surface, innocuous and helpful – like dropping the temperature of your room, avoiding liquids for an hour before bed – while others are, at best, eyebrow-raising, and at worst, according to experts, potentially detrimental to one’s health.

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