BITESIZE | How to Master Your Sleep | Professor Russell Foster #357

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Dr Rangan Chatterjee

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Alternative Health, Mental Health

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🗓️ 27 April 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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The tired brain remembers negative experiences but forgets the positive ones. Is there a more powerful statement in favour of going to bed earlier and prioritising our 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 292 of the podcast Russell Foster, a Professor of Circadian Neuroscience at Oxford University. In this clip, we discuss how lack of sleep can affect our health, and Russell shares some of his tips for better sleep. Support the podcast and enjoy Ad-Free episodes. Try FREE for 7 days on Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/feelbetterlivemore. For other podcast platforms go to https://fblm.supercast.com. Show notes and the full podcast are available at drchatterjee.com/292 Follow me on instagram.com/drchatterjee Follow me on facebook.com/DrChatterjee Follow me on twitter.com/drchatterjeeuk DISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:49.7	live more bite size, your weekly dose of positivity and optimism to get you ready for the weekend.
0:57.3	Today's clip is from episode 292 of the podcast with Russell Foster, a professor of circadian
1:04.7	neuroscience at Oxford University. In this clip, we discuss how a lack of sleep can affect our health, and Russell
1:13.5	shares some of his top tips for better sleep.
1:24.6	How sleep deprived are we as a society?
1:31.8	And then secondly, what are those consequences?
1:39.3	Sleep deprivation varies a lot because, of course, sleep need varies a lot.
1:49.3	But I think on average, people are saying that we're sleeping one, maybe two hours less than we were in the 1950s.
1:52.7	And I think those data are pretty robust.
1:55.9	And certainly that's the case in adolescence, big time.
1:59.3	And so what are the consequences?
2:06.3	Well, short-term sleep loss, we see changes in our emotions and our cognitive performance.
2:09.4	So we increased levels of irritability.
2:16.0	The failure to process information accurately, we do stupid and unreflective things.
2:18.5	We are less empathetic.
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