Dr. Matthew Walker | The Secret to Improving Your Metabolism, Reaction Time and Longevity

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🗓️ 21 February 2019

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Despite years of research, clinical trials, and advancements in biotech, no one has cracked the code on why exactly humans sleep. But Founder and Director of U.C. Berkeley's Center for Human Sleep Science, Dr. Matthew Walker, is very much in pursuit. In this episode, Matthew, author of the New York Times Bestseller, Why We Sleep, gives us an in-depth look at how sleep can enhance everything from our nutritional cravings to our mood and anxiety levels to our reaction time and breaks down his top five tips that anyone can use to get a good night’s sleep tonight.

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0:00.0	Hi, welcome to Trained.
0:02.6	At Nike we believe that greatness isn't born, it's trained.
0:06.4	And that means more than just a workout.
0:08.6	Each episode will bring you conversations with leading experts in what we call the five
0:12.7	facets of fitness, training, recovery, sleep, nutrition, and mindset.
0:19.0	I'm Ryan Flaherty, Senior Director of Performance at Nike.
0:22.8	I trained some of the world's best athletes, like Sequon Barkley, Russell Wilson, and Marcus
0:27.4	Marioda.
0:28.6	Today we're talking about the physiological effects of sleep, and how getting a good
0:32.8	night's rest can improve your overall health, performance, and mood.
0:37.6	You're listening to Trained presented by Nike.
0:46.1	Every couple of seconds a decision is made on the court.
0:50.1	Do I pass?
0:51.4	Do I shoot?
0:52.9	Well, that comes down to the prefrontal cortex.
0:55.8	And if there is a part of the brain that suffers earliest and most severely by insufficiency,
1:03.3	it is the prefrontal cortex.
1:04.8	And I think it's not just the mood and the anxiety, but it's also those critical decision-making
1:10.7	components that can win or lose games and under-slet brains are not going to be making
1:15.5	optimal decisions.
1:17.5	That's Dr. Matthew Walker, a professor of neuroscience and psychology at the University
1:21.9	of California, Berkeley.
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