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The Food Medic

S3 EP11 - *BONUS EPISODE* - Sleep & Travel

The Food Medic

The Food Medic

Health & Fitness

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Hello and a very big welcome back to The Food Medic - we are back for an extra special bonus episode on SLEEP! On the podcast today, Hazel is joined by Alan Flanagan who is currently pursuing his PhD in chrono-nutrition at the University of Surrey. They discuss how much sleep we need, what happens when we don't get enough sleep, how sleep deprivation affects our long term health and our appetite, the phenomenon of jet lag and social jet lag, and how exercise can support a restful nights' sleep. Check out @thefoodmedic on social media for more topics like this. This podcast episode is kindly sponsored by Westin Hotels & Resorts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?

0:04.2

Not much to it, is there?

0:06.2

Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.

0:10.9

Mmm, that is good.

0:12.9

Now that's what Asani should sound like.

0:15.8

Go all crisp in with walkers.

0:19.0

Delicious.

0:20.8

Hello and a very big welcome back to the FoodMedic podcast.

0:24.6

We are back for an extra special bonus episode on Sleep.

0:29.1

Today I am joined by Alan Flanagan, who was on the podcast before.

0:33.5

Alan is currently pursuing his PhD in Chrono Nutrition at the University of Surrey, having

0:39.6

completed a master's in nutrition science in the same institution. Originally, a lawyer by background

0:45.7

in Dublin, Ireland, Alan combines an investigative and logical approach to nutrition together with

0:51.8

advocacy skills to communicate the often complicated world

0:55.5

of nutrition science and is dedicated to guiding healthcare professionals and the lay public in

1:01.5

science-based nutrition. Alan is a very good friend of mine and always my go-to guy when it comes

1:07.9

to anything to do with sleep and nutrition and the relationship between

1:11.9

them. So I'm very excited to sit down with him tonight and formally pick his brain on the topic.

1:17.8

I'm sure we're all going to go away with a few knowledge bombs from this episode, so please

1:21.8

sit back and enjoy. This podcast episode is kindly sponsored by Weston Hotels and Resorts, who are the perfect partner for today's podcast topic on sleep and travel.

1:32.8

At Western Hotels and Resorts, they have a single goal in mind to help guests travel well.

1:38.9

This means helping guests maintain their routines, eat healthy on the road and feel fully rested and ready to accomplish their travel goals.

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