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#75 Sleep Smarter, Work Better: The impact of rest on performance

Straight Talk with Mark Bouris

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The Effects of Age on Sleep

Like all hormones, there is a decline in natural melatonin production as we age. There's also a dysregulation of our circadian rhythm as we age - and this is due to that lowered melatonin production. It's also because of the aging lens of the eye which allows in blue light. The more beta amyloid we have in our brain, the harder it is to sleep,. so then produces more beta alloid in our brain.

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