#409 BITESIZE | This Type of Sleep Can Improve Mental Health | Professor Matthew Walker
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🗓️ 8 December 2023
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Summary
Sleep is not just important for our physical health but for our mental and emotional health too. The brain can literally re-wire negative memories when we sleep.
Feel Better Live More Bitesize is my weekly podcast for your mind, body, and heart. Each week I’ll be featuring inspirational stories and practical tips from some of my former guests.
Today’s clip is from episode 147 of the podcast with world-leading sleep researcher Professor Matthew Walker.
In this clip, Matthew explains why sleep can be ‘emotional first aid’ and shares some of his tips for better sleep.
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| 0:57.9 | Today's clip is from episode 147 of the podcast |
| 1:02.0 | with world leading sleep sleep researcher Professor Matthew |
| 1:05.6 | Walker. Sleep is not just important for our physical health but for our |
| 1:10.8 | mental and emotional health as well. |
| 1:13.0 | In this clip, Matthew explains why sleep can be emotional first aid |
| 1:18.0 | and shares some of his top tips for better sleep. |
| 1:28.0 | For much of the past 20 or 30 years, despite the science changing, |
| 1:31.0 | people still believe that when we sleep, our bodies simply are resting and our |
| 1:36.0 | brain is dormant. And there couldn't be anything further from the truth, all of your major physiological systems in your body undergo a dramatic overhaul during sleep. |
| 1:49.0 | And every operation of the mind, all of the networks of the brain are being augmented, memories are being saved, memories are being shifted from short term to long term. |
| 2:00.0 | Your emotional networks of your brain are being recalibrated and retuned. |
| 2:05.0 | Some parts of your brain are getting reconnected that have been degraded across the day, |
| 2:10.0 | particularly with your prefrontal cortex, |
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