Does Lack of Sleep Make You Fat?

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Not sleeping enough is like being hungry all the time when we could just conjure lobster rolls now why are we saying no to sleep but yes to scrolling for so many hours before bed I'm asking myself this p.s if you hate lobster rolls and this analogy doesn't work for you I don't care because it was for meI was talking to me this aside was a private moment between my heart and my brain and my mouth anyway so sleep happens. At some point it just takes the decision out of your hands and you fall asleep oh Shannon also wanted to know does lack of sleep make you fat it does um so sleep poor sleep in a lot of ways makes you fat it makes you too

Have you listened to Part 1 yet? No? Go on, git. Here's a link to it! Go do that.

Now if you have, this Part 2 is a bonanza of problem solving from neurologist and somnologist Dr. W. Chris Winter. He'll cover: if you should be taking sleep supplements or pills, sleep talking, apnea, why sleepiness makes us hungry, narcolepsy, the difference between insomnia and sleep deprivation, how to lucid dream, the dangers of shift work and some tactics to lull yourself to dreamland without any medications. ALSO: I share a family secret: my mom's insomnia buster -- newly dubbed the "Sleepy Fancy Nancy" -- that has literally never failed me.

And I am currently spending time with my family after my dad’s emergency brain surgery a few weeks back, but put a few extra notes and updates on how we’re doing. Thanks for all the thoughts, friends.

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