jet lag

I’m always on the search for better sleep. I’ve tried supplements, better pillows, meditations but there always appears to be a day or 2 in my week where I don’t sleep well. And on the one hand, I was pleased to find out that that’s about average and that’s not particularly abnormal, but I still want better sleep.

Today, Dr David Garley is on the podcast, he works as a GP in Bristol and is director of The Better Sleep Clinic. He treats a wide range of sleep disorders, mainly working with insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea and sees first hand the impact that poor sleep can have on physical and mental health. But he also started his medical career in respiratory medicine, that we get into at the start of the podcast. 

We talk about:

• Warning signs of poor sleep and its detriment to lifespan
• The systems that control sleep
• How we can manage jet-lag
• The effect of light on circadian rhythm
• What to do when you can’t sleep
• Whether sleep supplements are worth it
• And if there is a diet for sleep?

Full of practical information, you’re going to love this episode!

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It was only since 1958 that the Jet Age began, and jet lag became a real condition. Also known as desynchronosis, jet lag can lead to all manner of ailments, from sleeplessness to irritability to diabetes and cancer. In this classic episode, learn about how the body's natural clock runs normally and what happens when it gets out of whack when we cross time zones quickly.

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In this “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) episode, Peter and Bob explore the quality of evidence for hot and cold therapy. In the discussion, they evaluate the safety, efficacy, and opportunity costs of various hot and cold therapy protocols, and Peter ultimately considers the addition of dry sauna to his longevity toolkit. Once again, Bob Kaplan, Peter’s head of research, will be asking the questions. If you’re not a subscriber and listening on a podcast player, you’ll only be able to hear a preview of the AMA. If you’re a subscriber, you can now listen to this full episode on your private RSS feed or on our website at the AMA #16 show notes page. If you are not a subscriber, you can learn more about the subscriber benefits here.

We discuss:

• How stress can show up as physical pain, and tips for changing time zones [1:45];
• Literature overview of heat and cold therapy [7:15];
• Cold therapy for delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) [12:00];
• Quality of evidence for cold therapy for depression or immune enhancement [19:30];
• Cold therapy and brown adipose tissue (BAT) [21:15];
• Weighing the safety, efficacy, and opportunity cost of cold therapy [28:45];
• An overview of heat therapy benefits [40:00];
• Longevity benefits of sauna—reviewing the studies [41:30];
• Limitations in the sauna literature—Where might we be fooled? [54:30];
• Possible mechanisms conferring the longevity benefits of sauna, and how it compares to exercise [1:02:15];
• Parting thoughts on sauna, opportunity costs, and Bob’s personal regimen [1:06:30]; and
• More.

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What time should you go to bed? Are you sleeping enough? Is Daylight Savings good for us? Is shift work really that bad? How dark is dark enough? Katherine Hatcher, who studies hormones, sleep cycles and circadian rhythms, helps Alie dissect her terrible sleep habits and talks about a magic tiny area in our brains that acts as your body's Big Ben. By the end of the episode, you'll be in footie pajamas eager to change your whole life.

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Dr Chatterjee talks to world-leading sleep researcher, author of the international best-selling book Why We Sleep and Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the University of California, Matthew Walker. They discuss everything you ever needed to know about sleep in this 2-Part interview.  In Part 1, they discuss brilliant tips to combat jet lag, explain how sleep can enhance athletic performance and decrease risk of injury and reveal just how much caffeine consumption can impact sleep.  Finally, they explore the reasons behind the current global sleep-loss epidemic and the effect that this is having on our health. 

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It was only since 1958 that the Jet Age began, and jet lag became a real condition. Also known as desynchronosis, jet lag can lead to all manner of ailments, from sleeplessness to irritability to diabetes and cancer. Learn about how the body's natural clock runs normally and what happens when it gets out of whack when we cross time zones quickly.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.