I wake with a start at 3am, and toss and turn for hours. Eventually, at 7am, I drift into a fitful doze. Then, bang, the alarm goes off. It takes 10 minutes to come to, where once I would have leapt out of bed.
Laura Williams has been a health, fitness and wellness writer and editor for more than 15 years.
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