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Letter: More tips in the war against sleeplessness (1)

Published 2 November 2022

From Chris Donovan, Albany, Western Australia

Having read your article on insomnia, I would like to share my own experiments with making lifestyle changes in the hours before bed. Bombarding my mind with the pulsating pixels of a computer game, while consuming red wine and cheese, didn’t lead to a restful night. Enjoying the warm light reflected by the pages of a book, while eating nothing, did(1 October, p 38).

Issue no. 3411 published 5 November 2022

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