Episode 140: Russell Foster - Sleep: The Most Important Thing You Do
Description
Russell Foster is a sleep expert, a professor of circadian neuroscience, a fellow of the Royal Society, and the author of Life Time.
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(00:00 ) Intro
(00:55 ) Views on sleep through time
(03:34 ) Why we have de-prioritized sleep
(05:39 ) Where should sleep rank in our health priorities?
(08:22 ) How do we know we're getting enough sleep?
(11:59 ) The historic and current cost of sleep deprivation
(17:44 ) Why does sleep exist?
(21:53 ) What is happening biologically while people sleep?
(27:59 ) Sleep and mental illness
(38:09 ) What those with mental illness can do to stabilize their sleep
(01:00:25 ) Sleep for new parents
(01:03:35 ) How would a healthy society approach sleep?
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