Ah, sleep. Every night, your brain and body heal, process, clean house, and rejuvenate through sleep. Yet how many mornings do you wake up rested and refreshed? How many times have you had to fight dozing off during a mid-afternoon meeting? How often do you find yourself staring at the ceiling at 3:00 am? In this episode, Dr. Ruth Benca and Dr. Lauren Fowler talk about the importance of sleep to our long term health and everyday lives.

How’d you sleep last night? Did you get 7 or 8 hours of uninterrupted sleep and wake up ready to take on the world? Or do you, like millions of Americans, struggle with either getting to sleep, staying asleep, or waking up rested? Researchers like Dr. Benca and Dr. Fowler are learning more and more about just how important sleep is to our mental health, our physical health, our decision-making ability, and even our careers. In this conversation, we’ll talk about the stages of sleep and what benefits they bring to our bodies and brains, the health risks of not getting enough sleep, tips for good sleep hygiene, and we discuss the pros and cons of finally getting rid of daylight savings time. (Spoiler alert: there are more pros than cons!) This is an episode you won’t want to sleep through!