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Dear
Reader,
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Ever since I was a teenager,
my sleeping has been hit and miss. I describe it as my
Achilles’ heel; the moment my equilibrium gets upset, bang goes
the shut-eye. One time, I reckoned I didn’t sleep for a whole
year (it can’t be true, obviously, but I remember it felt like
that). Nowadays I usually fall asleep pretty quickly but
– unfailingly – I’ll wake in the night, and I don’t
think I’ve had that ‘wake up with a spring in my step’ feeling
for eons. It’s all to do with how our parasympathetic nervous
system is feeling. Gee’d up from nerves, anxiety, heavy food, alcohol, stress, sugar and it’s hard for
it to feel safe enough to ‘relax’ and therefore sleep
(nourishingly), so we have to help it. Alongside the lifestyle
tips we all know, taking magnesium
regularly at night can
definitely help, and for those who want a more techy approach,
there’s a Nurosym. Expensive, very, but it works on the
vagus nerve which when stimulated can help send signals to our
nervous system that it’s ok to calm down. Good sleep is a
superpower and we must give ourselves every fighting chance to
have it.
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Have a great week.
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WHAT’S EXCITING ME THIS WEEK
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Mouth-Taping
For Better Sleep
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What I haven’t done yet for my sleep is tape up
my mouth at night. Yep, it’s a thing (apparently it stops you
breathing through your mouth which serves to activate your flight
response). But my brave colleague Liv has put this latest TikTok
obsession to the test –
and given what she’s said, I might, just might, give it a whirl.
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Bella
Ramsey as Ellie in The Last of Us season 2. © HBO
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The
Last of Us Series 2
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Video games? Meh. Great TV inspired by video
games, bring it on. I loved The Last of Us (might have helped
having a big crush on Pedro Pascal). The trailer for season 2 has
just dropped – here’s what to expect.
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Fenton
Whelan/Grant Silverman
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A
Peek Inside London’s (Biggest?) Penthouse
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While some of us are contending with mortgage
hikes on the houses we already own, others are considering whether to
buy London’s £60 million Hyde Park mega-penthouse… Sigh. Have a looksy yourself
here.
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PRODUCT OF THE WEEK
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Isabel Marant Maxi Slip Dress From Harvey
Nichols
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Isabel Marant’s Manelia slip dress is decorated with an
on-trend leopard pattern and cut with a draped cowl neck and a
side split through the maxi silhouette. This sleeveless style is
crafted to a slim fit that beautifully skims the silhouette
before flaring from the hips. harveynichols.com
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FIVE THINGS NOT TO MISS
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Save
yourself a seat at the Financial Times
Weekend paper live – speakers this year
include Deborah Meaden, John Lithgow, Robert Harris and Sharon
White. 7 September, save £20 with the exclusive promo code
CTHxFestival
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Mayfair’s
latest foodie hotspot is Ambassadors Clubhouse,
a glitzy Punjabi restaurant from the JKS group. Opening 20 August
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Heading
to Notting Hill Carnival
next weekend? Here’s the lowdown on Europe’s biggest street festival,
including the parade route. 25 – 26 August
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Head
to Mandarin Oriental Hyde
Park for an exclusive stress resilience masterclass
hosted by Phil Simha, the esteemed breathing coach from Clinique La
Prairie. 11 September, 10am – 12pm
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©
Jenna Foxton
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Returning
to Alex James’ farm in the Cotswolds over the Bank Holiday is The Big Feastival,
the ultimate feel-good food and music extravaganza. 23 – 25 August
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Copenhagen Fashion Week Streetstyle (c) Noor-u-Nisa
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Oversized
scrunchies are back – here’s how to wear
them
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Getty
Images
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Are
makhanas
the next big superfood?
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Emily
in Paris. Cr. Stéphanie Branchu/Netflix © 2022
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Inside
the Emily In Paris filming locations
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Sequinned
fish by textile artist Kate Jenkins
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Island interiors
are trending
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