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Episode 140: Russell Foster - Sleep: The Most Important Thing You Do
Jan 31, 2025
01:06:53
Russell Foster is a sleep expert, a professor of circadian neuroscience, a fellow of the Royal Society, and the author of Life Time.
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(00:00) Intro
(00:55) Views on sleep through time
(03:34) Why we have de-prioritized sleep
(05:39) Where should sleep rank in our health priorities?
(08:22) How do we know we're getting enough sleep?
(11:59) The historic and current cost of sleep deprivation
(17:44) Why does sleep exist?
(21:53) What is happening biologically while people sleep?
(27:59) Sleep and mental illness
(38:09) What those with mental illness can do to stabilize their sleep
(01:00:25) Sleep for new parents
(01:03:35) How would a healthy society approach sleep?
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