Bite-Sized: Why Sleep Is So Important to Your Health

The Wellness Scoop

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 2 February 2022

⏱️ 14 minutes

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We’re joined by Guy Meadows, physiologist, and leading sleep expert, to discuss why sleep is such an integral element of our health. Here’s a quick recap: Why sleep is so key for supporting and improving our mental health How long we should be sleeping for How sleep supports our immunity, and the health of our heart and brain Sleep cycles The 2 drivers of sleep The importance of regularity How sleep is the bedrock for all aspects of our health Guy Meadows: ‘The Sleep Book: How to Sleep Well Every Night’ https://www.sleepschool.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:32.0	Hi, I'm Ella Mills, the founder of Deliciously Ella, and this is our podcast, Delicious Waste
1:37.6	to Feel Better. This year we've launched a new format with the short 10-15 minute
1:42.6	pint-sized episodes, which will hopefully give you everything you need to know in a really
1:47.3	digestible, practical format. Each month we're going to be having a resident expert join us
1:53.1	to delve deeper into one topic, and the topic for February is Sleep. During February, we're going
1:59.7	to be joined by Dr. Guy Meadows, a physiologist who is a leading expert in the space of Sleep.
2:06.5	Guy founded the Sleep School, which is a team of global sleep experts with over 10 years of experience.
2:12.5	They use evidence-based and clinically proven education and tools to help everyone with chronic
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