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Ashitha Nagesh

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Sep 3, 2026
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Jul 19, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Ashitha Nagesh

    Is sleep tracking making your sleep worse? (opens the original)

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    Sleep scores, magnesium, white noise machines - what was once the simple act of sleeping has become a minefield. Trying to optimise sleep in this way is called "sleepmaxxing". Take it too far, and you could end up with "orthosomnia" - the clinical term for an obsession with achieving perfect sleep. While it's not formally recognised as a condition in the UK, doctors tell the BBC they've noticed signs of orthosomnia in their patients, with some bringing their sleep tracker data into appointments

  2. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Ashitha Nagesh

    Is sleep tracking making your sleep worse? (opens the original)

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    Sleep scores, magnesium, white noise machines - what was once the simple act of sleeping has become a minefield. Trying to optimise sleep in this way is called "sleepmaxxing". Take it too far, and you could end up with "orthosomnia" - the clinical term for an obsession with achieving perfect sleep. While it's not formally recognised as a condition in the UK, doctors tell the BBC they've noticed signs of orthosomnia in their patients, with some bringing their sleep tracker data into appointments

  3. Article · Jul 24, 2026 · Ashitha Nagesh

    Heatwave anxiety can make you feel 'incredibly helpless' - here's how to manage it (opens the original)

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    At the peak of the June heatwave, the warmest June on record in England, all Tavia Watts could think about was how hot it was in her two- and five-year-old's bedroom - above 30C in some cases. "During the heatwave, I've got a high level of anxiety all the time and I'm pretty much useless," she told the BBC. "I've had to leave bedtime when my husband reads [my kids] stories to have a little cry and to calm down, because it's just too hot in their room and I'm afraid for them." Feeling "incredibly

  4. Article · Jul 24, 2026 · Ashitha Nagesh

    Heatwave anxiety can make you feel 'incredibly helpless' - here's how to manage it (opens the original)

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    At the peak of the June heatwave, the warmest June on record in England, all Tavia Watts could think about was how hot it was in her two- and five-year-old's bedroom - above 30C in some cases. "During the heatwave, I've got a high level of anxiety all the time and I'm pretty much useless," she told the BBC. "I've had to leave bedtime when my husband reads [my kids] stories to have a little cry and to calm down, because it's just too hot in their room and I'm afraid for them." Feeling "incredibly

  5. Article · Jul 19, 2026 · Ashitha Nagesh

    My fitness tracker knew I was pregnant before I did (opens the original)

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    Ravika was celebrating her birthday on holiday with her husband when she got an unusual alert from her fitness tracker. Her Oura ring flagged that her health score was poor. Her heart rate had gone up, her body temperature was elevated and her heart rate variability (HRV) had dropped. Yet Ravika felt completely fine. When the stats hadn't improved a week later, the 34-year-old solicitor from the West Midlands did some research online and found a community of women who all said their fitness trac

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