According to the British Sleep Council , 32 per cent of us struggle to sleep well .

This is not good.

What's more worrying is that 49 per cent of us have never taken steps to help ourselves sleep better.

But where to start? The internet is very confusing when it comes to searching for what really helps you sleep, so, if you do want to improve, how are you supposed to know where to start?

We spoke to Professor Colin Espie, a world sleep expert based at the University of Oxford and cofounder of Sleepio.com to find out.

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