Episode 2: Too Much or not Enough Sleep - The Possible Effects

Why Your Sleep Matters and How To Get Better Sleep

We all need sleep to function at our best. But even though we spend more than a third of our lives asleep, many of us don't get enough of it. In fact, an estimated 25 million Americans suffer from chronic sleep disorders such as insomnia or obstructive sleep apnea.

In today's bite-sized episode of empowering you to sleep well, we will take a look at how much sleep we actually need, the signs and symptoms of not getting enough sleep and of getting too much sleep, and also look at the developments you can prevent by getting good sleep as a priority.

Did you know that too much sleep can hinder your thriving? We will have an exercise as a direct experience to help you with sleep. And you will discover three tips to add to your smorgasbord of choices that you could explore and implement to achieve better sleep quality and duration.

Key Highlights

[01:04] Introducing today’s episode

[02:06] How much sleep do we really need?

[03:18] How much sleep is too much? And what are the effects of oversleeping?

[05:58] Signs of excessing sleeping

[06:33] What happens when we don’t get enough sleep?

         #1: heightened risks of diabetes type II

         #2: heightened risk of high blood pressure.

         #3: impaired memory and cognition

         #4: heightened risk for heart disease

         #5: heightened risk of weight gain

         #6: weakened immune system

[09:46] Breathing technique to help you get quality sleep

[13:41] Easy and useful tips to enhance the quality and duration of your sleep

Resources

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Mentioned Resources

How Much Sleep do we really need? https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/how-much-sleep-do-we-really-need

Breath of Life: The Respiratory Vagal Stimulation https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6189422/