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Smart sleep
gadgets
(that work!)
Tech can often keep us
awake, but these smart
buys help to combat that...THE WATCH
This stylish watch can
detect whether you’re
getting light, deep or
REM sleep, so you can
adjust your daytime
habits. Polar Ignite (from
£174.50, polar.com/ignite)THE ALARM CLOCK
Not only does this come with a
wind-down meditation feature, it
connects to smart cameras around
the home to help
give you peace
of mind. Lenovo
Smart Clock
(£79.99, Currys)THE DIFFUSER
This uses naturally harmonising
salt to cleanse the air – just
add aromatherapy oils for
extra ambience.
Glo Himalayan Salt
Aroma Diffuser (£89.99,
madebyzen.com)THE EYE MASK
A handy mask that blocks out light
and plays relaxing music through
the integrated earphones. Music
Sleep Mask
(£24.99,
prezzybox.
com)THE VAPE PEN
This uses completely safe and
legal CBD hemp oil ingested
as a vapour to help relieve
tension and aid sleep.
Sleep CBD Cartridge &
Rechargeable Pen Battery
(£70, calyfx.co.uk) SLEEP STORIES
(£35.99 for a year, calm.com/sleep) Famous voices, including
Joanna Lumley, Leona Lewis, Matthew McConaughey and Stephen
Fry, narrate calming tales to help you nod off. HEADSPACE
(from £5.99 a month, App Store and GooglePlay) Contains
meditation guides to help lower the heart rate and slow your
breathing for a better night’s rest. SLEEPIO
(free, sleepio.com/nhs) Employs techniques from cognitive
behavioural therapy (CBT) to help users overcome insomnia.