Professor Russell Foster | "The quality of your life is downstream of your circadian biology"

Russell Foster is a Professor of Circadian Neuroscience and the Head of Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Oxford. Russell has received globally renowned prizes, medals and awards for his discovery of non-rod, non-cone ocular photoreceptors - which he explains in this episode is revelatory in our understanding and application of circadian biology.

Here, we learn:

😴 Disrupted sleep-wake cycles and associated health issues

⏰ Sleep individuality - aligning sleep-wake patterns with your biology

🔵 Blue light blockers may not be as effective as previously thought

💤 Melatonin as a mild modulator of sleep and not a sleep hormone

👫 Gender differences in the circadian system - and the future of this research

💡 Potential of light therapy to optimise sleep and treating sleep-related disorders

Find Russell:

Book - Life Time

Research papers

Mentioned in this podcast:

Study - Effect of early and late light exposure on the inherited retinal degeneration in rats

Lux Measurement Apps - search on App Store

Study - Sex Differences in Behavior and Learning Abilities in Adult Rats

Study - Efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy for sleep improvement in patients with persistent delusions and hallucinations

Study - Shift Work Disorder Among Oil Rig Workers in the North Sea

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