# 39 - Sleep and Exercise Pt. 1
Does exercise have an impact on the quantity and quality of your sleep? The National Sleep Foundation's annual poll found that individuals who exercised frequently (defined as three times or more a we...
16 Jan 202323min
#38: Sleep is Bloody Remarkable #3
Almost every species will suffer catastrophic impairment in the brain and body due to total or chronic partial long-term sleep loss—save for a small handful of befuddling cases where lack of sleep doe...
2 Jan 202313min
#37: Sleep and Memory - Part 3
The final installment of this series focuses on what happens inside your brain during deep, non-REM sleep that allows you to fixate new memories. There are at least two mechanisms at work here. One is...
19 Des 202218min
#36: Sleep and Memory - Part 2
Previously, we learned sleep is necessary before learning to prepare the brain to learn effectively. But sleep is also needed after learning to cement new information in your brain. This discovery hap...
5 Des 202217min
# 35: Sleep and Memory - Part 1
It is a fundamental truth that sleep is far more than the absence of wakefulness. It is an incredibly active state, demonstrated by the fact that numerous functions of the brain and body are restored ...
21 Nov 202217min
# 34: Sleep and Sex – Part 2
It’s been said that sleep is the new sex, and rightly so—a good night of sleep is going to do many things for the vibrancy, intimacy, and vitality of your relationship. We know that when couples are n...
7 Nov 20229min
#33: Sleep and Sex – Part 1
A few years ago, a survey by the Sleep Council in England found that 1 in 4 people in a couple would get up during the night and go to another room to get a good night’s sleep. Following that, a repor...
24 Okt 202213min
# 32: Insomnia - Part 7
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBTI) can be split into at least five core components: 1) sleep restriction therapy, 2) sleep hygiene, 3) stimulus control, 4) cognitive restructuring, and 5...
10 Okt 202226min
