How to Treat Jet Lag?

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There are things you can do to treat jet lag. There's some really cool goggles that you can wear that shine green light into your eyes and trick your brain circadian rhythm. Some people out there who need eight hours of sleep, but the average is probably closer to seven or seven-and-a-half. So we need to get outside of this idea that 8 hours of sleep is somehow magical. But if you're somebody who needs six and a half hours of sleep,. seeking eight is going to create an hour and a half of dead time That might even be interpreted as being insomnia.

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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