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The Food Medic

S5 E10: How To Sleep (Better)

The Food Medic

The Food Medic

Health & Fitness

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

On the season finale, Dr Hazel discusses all things sleep with Dr Sophie Bostock - a Sleep Evangelist who is on a mission to help millions of people to improve their lives by unlocking the science of sleep. Sophie studied Medicine and Entrepreneurship before completing a PhD in Health Psychology at UCL. Following several years with award-winning digital medicine company, Sleepio, Sophie launched TheSleepScientist.com to provide education and coaching for clients in business, the military, healthcare and elite sport.Topics include* Why do we sleep? And why is it so important? * The 8 hour rule and can you sleep too much? * Can you make up for sleep debt on the weekend?* Tips on how to achieve a good nights sleep. * Sleep tracking devices - help or hinder sleep? * Listener Question: “If I’m a light sleeper - does that mean I’m not achieving deep sleep?”* Listener Question: “Is melatonin effective for sleep problems? Or just jet lag?”* Listener Question: “CBD is widely marketed as a sleep aid - what does the evidence say?”* Listener Question: “Relationship between food and sleep - foods we should avoid/include”* Listener Q “why do some people remember their dreams and others don’t? Is it down to sleep quality?”If you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. @thefoodmedic/www.thefoodmedic.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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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.

0:20.9

Hello and a very big welcome back to the Food Medic podcast.

0:25.0

I'm your host, as always, Dr. Hazel Wallace, medical doctor, nutritionist, author and founder

0:30.4

of the Food Medic.

0:32.7

I am very excited for today's episode as it is on a topic that I am, and I'm sure you are too,

0:38.9

completely fascinated by. We are going to be discussing all things sleep with Dr. Sophie Bostock.

0:47.1

Sophie is a sleep evangelist who is on a mission to help millions of people to improve their lives

0:52.3

by unlocking the science of sleep.

0:55.2

Sophie studied medicine and entrepreneurship before completing a PhD in health psychology at

1:00.6

UCL.

1:02.0

Following several years with award-winning digital medicine company, Sleepio, Sophie launched

1:07.8

the Sleep Scientist.com to provide education and coaching for clients in business,

1:12.5

the military, healthcare and elite sport.

1:16.2

Sophie also features as a media sleep expert for ITV this morning and has delivered talks for TEDx

1:23.0

and talks at Google.

1:26.7

This podcast episode is sponsored by CareX.

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