#20 Sleep - Health & Wellbeing Podcast, with guest Laura Yen - a podcast by Alison Mitchell

A Naturopath's Approach to Sleep
Sydney based Naturopaths Alison Mitchell and Laura Yen talk about the problems that can affect sleep, sleep cycles and why sleep is so important. Also, ways you can improve your sleep naturally.

Health & Wellbeing Podcast #20 with naturopaths Alison Mitchell and Laura Yen (Burton)

0:00 Intro and disclaimer.
1:07 Some sleep statistics and the connection between sleep problems and depression.
2:04 What is insomnia?
3:02 Sleep cycles
06:04 Why sleep is important
07:00 Biphasic sleep, or segmented sleep.
7:50 How can sleep problems affect our health?
9:57 Lack of sleep can affect your ability to think clearly, and getting a good night sleep is very important for students.
10:30 Are phones in the bedroom affecting sleep health?
12:28 Sleep deprivation can worsen inflammation and affect gut flora
13:00 Causes of sleep issues: light, shift work, artificial light, noise, temperature, sleeping environment
17:04 Earthing
17:55 Light affects dopamine which can affect insulin signalling and cortisol, and how cortisol can affect sleep
19:10 Get into a good routine and start improving sleep hygiene
20:39 How your dinner can affect your sleep
21:19 Sleep routine, and training yourself to sleep
22:19 The blue light from electrical gadgets can affect sleep. F.lux is an app you can get to change the colour of your computer screen, or you can get orange/amber coloured glasses.
23:19 Stimulants and sleep
23:40 More on food and sleep: carbohydrates and low-carb diet for sleep; amino acids in foods to help sleep hormones; alcohol
25:20 What time should you go to bed?
27:10 Mindfulness, meditation and journaling
29:47 Sleep debt
30:40 Address stress in the day, cortisol test and herbs for stress
31:55 Have a nice bedroom
32:45 Supplements and herbs for sleep

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