Somnilopod: Sleep Health Education

Is 8 hours of sleep really best for everyone? On today's episodes we will look as some recent and not so recent research that sheds some light on the question of how much sleep we really need.

How often have you proclaimed you were sleepy only to lay down and find you were unable to fall asleep? Were you actually sleepy or were you experiencing fatigue instead? On today's episode, we'll talk about ways to tell the two apart and reason why it's an important distinction.

Have you ever lain awake at night pondering the big questions of the universe? Why are we here? Is there a higher power? How do I know if my sleep is considered "quality" or not? On today's episode, we'll take a look at one of those questions so we can check it off our list of late night ruminations.

Exercise has long been proven to be beneficial to sleep. But did you know that different types of exercise can have a better effect than others? We'll be looking at some recent research into this on todays episode.

Insomnia can often rear its ugly head during times of stress and crazy life events (can you say PANDEMIC?). As a result, we often reach for a quick method to help overcome it in the form of a sleep aid. But is using a sleep aid really the best solution? We'll be taking a look at this on today's episode.

Is your bedside lamp, or nightlight helping or hurting your sleep? On this week's episode, we look at a recent study that will shed some LIGHT on the subject.

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If you find yourself losing a little sleep here and there you may be incurring some sleep debt. On todays episode, we will be talking about what sleep debt is, what it does to us and if we can ever actually pay it back.

When was the last time you took a short nap and felt less alert when you woke up than you did when you laid down? Or when you got up and ready for work only to realize you had your uniform on inside out? These are examples of a phenomenon called sleep inertia and it's our topic today.

Are you a light sleeper? Easily awakened by the sound of a dog barking next door, or cars driving past on the road? On today's episode, we will be talking about the different types of noise used to drown out ambient sounds and help us sleep better.