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Sleep is critical to our health and wellbeing, but we often take it for granted until we develop insomnia or another sleep disorder. Unfortunately, when we can't sleep, we begin to develop anxiety that further compromises our ability to have restful sleep.
To explore this topic more, for this week's episode of the Weekend Wellness Hour Show, behavioral sleep medicine specialist, Dr. Yishan Xu joined us in an in-depth conversation on sleep and how to improve it.
We first discussed the latest research on sleep cycles and what we know about deep sleep versus light sleep versus REM sleep. Dr. Xu shared some light on the fact that only about 15% of our sleep is deep sleep and about 20% is REM sleep. More deep sleep does not mean it's better for our health!
We also explored other sleep myths including the thought that we should all go to bed early. Dr. Xu explained the different chronotypes of people that lead some to respond to going to sleep early but others have the genetics that prefer going to bed in the early morning. She also dispelled the myth that we all need 8-9 hours of sleep per night. Some need that much, but others might need more or less than that.
We also talked about blue lights, caffeine, sleep trackers and so much more!
Dr. Yishan Xu, is a licensed clinical psychologist, and the founder and director of Mind & Body Garden Psychology, Inc. She is the first Board-Certified Chinese-English bilingual behavioral sleep medicine specialist in the United States. Dr. Xu was trained in Stanford Sleep Medicine Department, and is currently also serving as a committee member in the American Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. She is the host of a podcast about sleep and health: "Deep into Sleep" Podcast. She is passionate about helping the Chinese community to improve their sleep quality, and designs two online CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia) courses in Chinese, to help more Chinese to recover from insomnia and sleep difficulties.
Please join us to learn some sleep tips that can help you tonight!
Please feel free to reach out to Dr. Yishan Xu at www.mindbodygarden.com.
-Dr. Amy Novotny
Subscribe to PABR Institute's email list for free Tips for Relief: https://pabrinstitute.activehosted.com/f/1
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Sleep is critical to our health and wellbeing, but we often take it for granted until we develop insomnia or another sleep disorder. Unfortunately, when we can't sleep, we begin to develop anxiety that further compromises our ability to have restful sleep.
To explore this topic more, for this week's episode of the Weekend Wellness Hour Show, behavioral sleep medicine specialist, Dr. Yishan Xu joined us in an in-depth conversation on sleep and how to improve it.
We first discussed the latest research on sleep cycles and what we know about deep sleep versus light sleep versus REM sleep. Dr. Xu shared some light on the fact that only about 15% of our sleep is deep sleep and about 20% is REM sleep. More deep sleep does not mean it's better for our health!
We also explored other sleep myths including the thought that we should all go to bed early. Dr. Xu explained the different chronotypes of people that lead some to respond to going to sleep early but others have the genetics that prefer going to bed in the early morning. She also dispelled the myth that we all need 8-9 hours of sleep per night. Some need that much, but others might need more or less than that.
We also talked about blue lights, caffeine, sleep trackers and so much more!
Dr. Yishan Xu, is a licensed clinical psychologist, and the founder and director of Mind & Body Garden Psychology, Inc. She is the first Board-Certified Chinese-English bilingual behavioral sleep medicine specialist in the United States. Dr. Xu was trained in Stanford Sleep Medicine Department, and is currently also serving as a committee member in the American Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine. She is the host of a podcast about sleep and health: "Deep into Sleep" Podcast. She is passionate about helping the Chinese community to improve their sleep quality, and designs two online CBT-I (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia) courses in Chinese, to help more Chinese to recover from insomnia and sleep difficulties.
Please join us to learn some sleep tips that can help you tonight!
Please feel free to reach out to Dr. Yishan Xu at www.mindbodygarden.com.
-Dr. Amy Novotny
Subscribe to PABR Institute's email list for free Tips for Relief: https://pabrinstitute.activehosted.com/f/1
www.pabrinstitute.com
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