S3 EP6: Why Sleep Should Be Your #1 Priority

The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast

Constantly Varied Gear

Health & Fitness

4.9 • 724 Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2020

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

You know that sleep is important, but do you actually know how important it is? Probably not. We live in a society that de-prioritizes sleep and rewards people for sleeping less. In today’s episode, we’ll talk about the science behind sleep – how it connects to your physical and mental health, what’s actually happening to your body and brain while you sleep, and the damage that can be caused by sleep deprivation.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

How sleep is connected to mental and physical health
The need for restorative sleep
The social norms around sleep
The risks of not getting enough sleep
The science of sleep
Why we need sleep
What happens to your skin while you sleep
What happens to your muscles while you sleep
What the brain is doing during sleep
Hormonal changes that affect sleep
The damage that losing too much sleep can do
The mental health effects of sleep deprivation
How sleep deprivation affects the way that you eat

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Your brain is actually processing emotions from things that happen during the day.
0:05.4	So say you are in like a traffic jam and you're like, ah, and you like flip off the guy next to you.
0:11.1	When you sleep, that event comes to processing through your brain.
0:17.7	So your brain remembers it.
0:19.8	And then it separates the emotion from the actual
0:24.1	event. Now, this is the coolest shit ever because this is why we sleep. You know how like people
0:30.8	say like, just go to sleep, you'll feel better tomorrow. Yeah. That's a real thing you really will
0:35.5	feel better. Yeah. Because your brain wants to be able to have the ability to remember something without having to relive it.
0:47.3	The big question is this.
0:50.8	In a world of fake Instagram models and fad diets,
0:55.0	how do real people achieve their fitness goals?
0:59.0	We are an army of hardworking women,
1:03.0	changing their lives through fitness and health.
1:06.0	Wherever you are at on your journey,
1:09.0	we have the answers to how to make working out and eating well a part of your life.
1:16.1	Join us in changing the dialogue for women everywhere.
1:20.0	Welcome to the Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast.
1:25.9	Well, hello, and welcome back to the Thick Thys Save Lives Podcast.
1:30.3	I'm Kelsey.
1:30.9	I'm Rachel.
1:32.3	It needs to be getting great, cray out there, huh?
1:35.2	Things are getting weird.
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