12.14.2020 - By Dr. Andrea Wojnicki
Sleep can help us be more effective communicators, improving our sociability, not to mention our immunity, hormonal regulation, mental health, and memory. Biohacker & biotechnology scientist Oksana Andreiuk shares how to get more sleep, including increasing our sleep opportunity beyond 8 hours, controlling our environment, ways to calm our minds, and more.
REFERENCES
Oksana Andreiuk, M.Biotech
Talk About Talk IMMUNITY episode:
* https://talkabouttalk.com/46-biohacking-podcast/
Social Media (@CanadianBiohacker)
* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadianbiohacker
* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CanadianBiohacker/
* Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR6KunOu-T5XANwGbaaNlHQ
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/CDNBiohacker
Recommendation:
* “The Drive” podcast – https://peterattiamd.com/podcast
Resources
US National Sleep Foundation – https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/how-much-sleep-do-we-really-need
Harvard Medical School SLEEP Resources:
* http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/need-sleep/whats-in-it-for-you/health
* https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/ask-the-doctor-right-amount-of-sleep
Studies referenced by Oksana:
* 6hrs sleep insufficient to support neurocognitive functioning – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12683469/
* Sleep deprivation impairs recognition of emotions – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20337191/
* Sleep loss causes social withdrawal and loneliness – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05377-0
Relaxation/Sleep promoting supplements/ingredients:
* Melatonin
* Magnesium bisglycinate
* Passionflower
* L-theanine
* 5HTP + GABA
* Valerian root
Other
* Binaural Beats – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_(acoustics)
* Headspace App – https://www.headspace.com/
* Calm App – https://www.calm.com/
Talk About Talk & Dr. Andrea Wojnicki
* Website – https://talkabouttalk.com
* Podcast –https://talkabouttalk.com/podcasts
* Email – [email protected]
* Free Weekly Newsletter – https://talkabouttalk.com/blog/#newsletter-signup
* Andrea on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreawojnicki/
TRANSCRIPT
Dr. Andrea Wojnicki: Thank you so much, Oksana,