Tips for Better Sleep, with Dr. Aric Prather (S5, E15)
This episode is chocked full of so much great advice from Dr. Aric Prather, a world-renowned sleep scientist and author of The Sleep Prescription: Seven Days to Unlocking Your Best Rest
You may be surprised at how many traditional sleep "solutions" Dr. Prather debunks or suggests you look at a whole new way, while giving very doable, commonsense suggestions to help you get your best sleep ever.
- You're not going to find deep scientific concepts in this episode, but doable, wondrous bite-size tips that may unlock perfect, restful sleep
- How our society's view on busyness and productiveness is hurting our sleep
- How research shows we are the better version of ourself if we get restful, regenerative sleep
- Health problems that are shown to result from inadequate sleep
- Added sleep difficulties for menopausal women
- How depression and insomnia are interlinked
- The most common stimulant used by people around the world and why it's a big challenge
- The half-life of caffeine as a stimulant and how long it is in your body, impacting your sleep
- Is there a hereditary variability to how well we metabolize caffeine?
- How hyper-vigilance impacts our sleep
- Debunking melatonin as a silver bullet for sleep (how clinical trials rank it similar to a placebo)
- Debunking blue light glasses as a silver bullet for sleep
- Why it's more important to consider the content we're consuming than worry about the blue light
- How our body craves predicability and how regulation helps the brain make its best choices
- #1 tip for improving our homeostatic sleep drive & why it matters
- The worst thing to tell someone who has trouble sleeping
- Can naps help us sleep better?
- Ideal length for a nap
- Is there a way to avoid waking up at night?
- Is it detrimental to use the snooze button in the morning? How to know.
- Magnesium and sleep
- What to do about a snoring spouse
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