Get an Early Night

Just One Thing - with Michael Mosley

BBC

Health & Fitness, Science

4.6 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Michael discovers his long-time penchant for an early night could have some real health benefits. If you are someone who could go to sleep earlier and simply put it off with an extra episode or phone scrolling, Michael recommends going to bed an hour earlier than normal because getting enough sleep deeply impacts your brain, protecting against depression and other neurological problems. Professor Esra Tasali at the University of Chicago's Sleep Centre, shares her research that sleeping an extra hour a night has been found to have an incredible effect on our appetite, reducing cravings often linked to weight gain. Our volunteer Dylan, who is very health and exercise conscious, is surprised to find a little more sleep every night could benefit his fitness routine.

Series Producer: Nija Dalal-Small Science Producer: Catherine Wyler Researcher: Sophie Richardson Researcher: Will Hornbrook Production Manager: Maria Simons Editor: Zoe Heron A BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 4.

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds.
0:02.0	Hello everyone, it's Michelle Vassage, and welcome to my podcast Rule Breakers.
0:06.0	But you sit down and be bright.
0:08.0	Celebrating women's voices.
0:10.0	You're very welcome to now you're asking with me, Marion Keys Keys and me Tara Flynn.
0:14.8	This is juicy. No limits, no limits.
0:17.2	Celebrating women.
0:18.8	Where to be a woman is the podcast celebrating the best of women's well-being. We're on a quest to find out
0:24.4	where in the world women are living their best lives. Celebrate yourself.
0:28.8	Lesson on BBC Sounds.
0:36.0	BBC Sounds, Music Radio Podcasts. Time for bed.
0:38.0	We would all like some quick and simple ways to improve our health, But we're inundated with often conflicting advice.
0:46.0	So if you're going to try just one thing to improve your mental and physical well-being,
0:52.0	what should it be?
0:53.6	Maybe some green tea to boost your brain power,
0:56.6	or doing a plank to lure your blood pressure.
1:00.0	How about some small acts of kindness
1:02.4	to benefit your immune system?
1:05.0	I'm Dr Michael Mosley and this is just one thing,
1:09.0	where each episode will explore one thing you can start doing today to improve your health or
1:15.2	life in ways you might not expect. Right, it's only 10 o'clock in the evening, but I'm already beginning to wind down and get ready for bed.
1:28.0	I'm a lock, which means that I naturally prefer going to bed early and getting up early. I used to think this made me a
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