The real reason Aussies can't sleep – and what to do about it

Herald Sun

19 hours ago

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Social media, perimenopause and poor diet are just some of the obstacles to getting good shut-eye. That's according to the 2025 Body+Soul Sleep Report.
Luckily, there are workarounds to help you sleep like a baby (well, maybe not a baby, but almost). So we have tracked down the expert-backed solutions to a better night's slumber
Dreaming of better sleep? So is half the country. Despite all the calming apps we download, sleepy tisanes we brew and 'rules' we follow (you know the ones – don't drink alcohol close to bedtime, keep your bedroom at 21 degrees Celsius etc etc) an alarming number of Aussies report having poor or inadequate sleep.
According to Body+Soul's 2025 Sleep Report, more than one in three of us clock six hours of sleep or less per night, while two in three of the people we surveyed admit that a lack of quality sleep affects their focus or performance at work at least once a week, every week.
Despite regularly being affected by poor shut-eye, responses to our indepth survey revealed that one in four of us aren't doing anything to improve our sleep quality. So all in the name of better slumber, here's what we found is keeping the nation up at night — and what the experts say we can do about it. Ready? Then let's begin.