Sleep Health
Sleep health spans sleep quality, duration, and circadian rhythm — essays, field notes, and science on building rest that actually fits your life.
Sleep Apnea Myths: Am I Too Thin, Too Young, or Too Female to Have It?
A 34-year-old woman runs marathons. Resting heart rate in the low 50s, BMI of 21, no snore loud enough to wake her partner — or so they thought. She goes to a sleep lab for unrelated insomnia.
The Eleven Minutes Before Sleep: What a Sleep Quality Assessment Actually Looks For
Falling asleep instantly is not a sign that you sleep well. It is often a sign that you don't. This runs against everything we tell each other.
The AHI of 5: What Your Central Sleep Apnea Diagnosis Actually Measures
An AHI of 5. That is the number that, in most American sleep labs, moves a person from "snorer" to "patient." The Apnea-Hypopnea Index — events per hour of sleep — is the single figure that decides…
A Sleep Health Framework for People Who Are Tired of Generic Sleep Advice
It is 2:47am in Brisbane and someone is reading this on their phone. Their partner is asleep. The dog is asleep. The cricket highlights have finished looping.
The Insomnia Definition That Actually Matters (And Why Three Bad Nights Don't Count)
It is 2:47am in Brunswick, or Bondi, or a quiet street in Adelaide, and you are doing the maths again. Asleep by 11:20. Awake at 1:50. It is now nearly three. You have a 9am meeting.