💬 “If you have a problem with your sleep, it'll worsen just about every medical condition or psychiatric condition that you're experiencing. ~Dr Sujay Kansagra

⚡️ Dr Sujay Kansagra is a double board certified sleep specialist, also known as That Sleep Doc on Instagram. He’s stacked full of solutions on how you can get to sleep faster, feel more rested and deal with issues like insomnia.

⚡ In this episode Sujay and I explain the science of good sleep and share plenty of hacks for you to try out.

🎧 Stay tuned to find out:

➡︎ Why you’re a night owl (or morning lark) - and how to change your chronotype

➡ Whether sleep trackers are worth it (plus Sujay’s alternative recommendation)

➡︎ The science of cognitive shuffling and warm showers for falling asleep faster

➡︎ Why teenagers love a lie in and whether it’s dangerous to ‘sleep train’ a baby

➡︎ Whether women really need 10 hours of sleep

📕 Chapters

(0:28) How poor sleep = poor health

(3:01) The science of sleep

(6:02) How to change your chronotype

(11:46) Does school need to change so kids can sleep more?

(14:09) Benefits of SAD lamps

(16:10) How long should you sleep, really?

(18:19) Do women really need 10 hours of sleep?

(20:59) Are sleep trackers worth it?

(29:31) The next big sleep technology

(31:58) Keeping a sleep diary

(33:07) Can you ever catch up on lost sleep?

(36:17) Tricks to get to sleep and cure insomnia

(41:02) Does cognitive shuffling work?

(42:25) Getting room temperature right

(44:34) Is sleep training babies dangerous?

📱 Connect with me:

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📱 Connect with Sujay

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/thatsleepdoc/ 

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