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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