GO TO BED!! The Unbelievable Health Benefits of Sleep: Part 1

Kickback Science With Dr. Luke

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Tune in to the latest Kickback Science Episode where we talk all about SLEEP!! There is soooo much to discuss in this episode, so we broke it into 2 parts.
For part 1, we discuss what sleep is, why it's important, how much sleep you need, how to determine if you're getting enough, and how you can improve your sleep. We touch on how sleep impacts learning, memory, studying, and test taking. We also discuss chronotypes, circadian rhythm, blue light, alcohol, caffeine, and so much more!!
In part 2 we discuss various sleep disorders, and talk more about how alcohol, caffeine, marijuana, and other substances impact sleep. We also touch on sleep medications and some crazy cool research on how sleep can impact literally every component of your life. You wont want to miss this one!!!
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REFERENCES:
2023 - AUSTRALIA - systematic review of 17 RCTs - found no evidence of blue light and sleep quality in short term use (from 1 day to 5 weeks) - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37593770/
2014 Harvard study - digital screen resulted in a harder time falling asleep, reduced melatonin, and shifted circadian rhythm - https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1418490112
Impact of sleep on Alzheimer's - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669060/
Impact of sound machines on sleep - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34964434/#:~:text=Nineteen studies had positive findings,noise (2.36%2F0.81).
Impact of sex/orgasms on sleep- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6409294/
Melatonin has antioxidant properties and improves insulin sensitivity - https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jpi.12137
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6332205/
Amount of melatonin on the label is not usually accurate - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5263083/
Sleep impact on immune function -
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2629403/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12243633/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3242694/
Caffeine as early as 7am can influence sleep - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7796154/
Sleep and cardiovascular risk - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7271997/
Sleep impacts the gut -
ttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5123208/
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(14)01236-7