Get yourself some sleep. An interview with Mollie McGlocklin.

The Lindsey Elmore Show

Lindsey Elmore

Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health, Medicine

5.0 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Did you know that how much sleep you're getting is directly affecting how your brain and body function? Sleep is linked to neurological issues, metabolical issues and more. Mollie McGlocklin, founder of Sleep Is A Skill, sits down with Lindsey to talk about why it is so imperative that we get the proper rest to stay healthy. Then, Lindsey shares a CBD Sleep Balm recipe that is sure the help you peacefully fall asleep, with lots of other added benefits.

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0:00.0	Roughly 20% of Americans have a sleep disorder and 35% don't get the recommended 7 hours of sleep a night,
0:08.0	even though the average American got 9 hours of sleep per night just 100 years ago.
0:14.8	Since 1985, the percentage of adults getting less than 6 hours of sleep per night has increased 35%. An astonishing,
0:23.6	97% of teenagers do not get enough sleep and 70% of college students don't get enough sleep.
0:31.6	Annually, we incur health care costs of over $400 billion related to sleep deprivation.
0:40.3	This is really bad because the body has very important tasks to accomplish while we are asleep.
0:49.3	Our brain makes decisions, it creates and consolidates memories. It makes creative connections and clears
0:56.1	toxins out of our brain. The brain also learns and remembers how to perform physical skills
1:02.8	like golfing, dancing, yoga. The immune system also gets activated while we sleep. T cells go into
1:10.7	action and fight off viruses and infection.
1:14.2	Sleep deprivation increases the release of inflammatory cytokines and long-term lack of sleep
1:20.8	increases your risk of obesity, diabetes, and heart and blood vessel disease.
1:30.3	Molly McLaughlin is our guest today and she is the creator of sleep is a skill, a company that optimizes how people sleep through a unique blend of
1:37.7	technology, accountability, and behavioral change. The company was born because Molly herself struggled to sleep. A lifetime of
1:48.1	poor sleep habits culminating, it culminated in a very challenging bout with insomnia for months
1:56.3	on end. She has a background in psychology and human behavior and she became fascinated and went
2:02.9	straight down a rabbit hole of how do you solve sleep problems without using sleep aids. She became
2:11.2	fascinated with chronobiology and by extension, it's practical applications for how we restore a state of homeostasis,
2:20.9	not only with sleep, but with life in general.
2:25.0	Knowing the difference between a life with and without sleep,
2:29.3	she has now dedicated her life to sharing the forgotten skill of sleeping. Welcome to the Lindsay
2:37.3	Elmore show, a podcast that helps you find fulfillment amidst chaos. On this show, I
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