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Chasing Life

The Science Behind a Good Night's Sleep

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2022

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

We all know sleep is vital, so why do many of us still find it so difficult to prioritize? CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta speaks with sleep scientist Rebecca Robbins about why we sleep in the first place and how to ensure we get a good night’s rest. And neurologist Ying-Hui Fu explores the latest research surrounding sleep, including what regulates the amount of sleep we actually need and what role genetics might play. We also meet Cliff Luther, a man who only needs about four hours of sleep a night yet wakes just as well rested as the rest of us. What’s his secret? To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey guys, it's Sanjay.

0:02.4

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and got some well-deserved rest.

0:05.9

It's been a hard year.

0:08.0

And if you're like me, the holidays are one of the few times when I feel like I can

0:11.8

really let loose and take a bit of a break.

0:15.1

You know, a big part of resting is obviously just getting good quality sufficient sleep.

0:19.9

And I know for many of us, that's easier said than done.

0:23.6

So I thought it would be a good time to bring back an old episode we did on the science

0:27.4

behind sleep and how we can all sleep better.

0:31.6

Thanks for listening.

0:34.8

For me, if I get eight hours of sleep, it physically hurts.

0:38.4

But waking up after four or five hours of sleep feels like I've been fully rested and it's

0:45.1

just another normal day.

0:47.8

For as long as he can remember, Cliff Luther has had a leg up on other people.

0:53.3

In the sixth grade, I was asked to be a jester in the medieval fair that they were holding

0:59.5

because they were studying the renaissance in social studies.

1:03.9

And I didn't just want to dress up.

1:06.2

I wanted to really bring something to the performance.

1:09.5

So I taught myself to juggle overnight.

1:12.4

I think I went to bed about two in the morning and then I got up at six and I was still

1:19.1

just normal Cliff, normal myself ready to take on the day and I did juggle as part of being

1:27.5

a jester.

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