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As a Lifestyle Medicine Physician - who has also personally suffered with sleep disturbance from long-term hospitalisation and injury ( hospitals are the worst for health - that is a presentation in itself !). The importance of good sleep practices cannot be overemphasized - it is linked with every aspect of health, well-being and balance - thank you.😊
Air b and b's are a terrible thing for this country, so its kind of counter intuitive promoting sleep and then promoting capitalism. Hypocrite warning.
1. regularity - go to bed at the same time and wake up at the same time 2. darkness - in the last hour before bed dim down the lights around the house 3. temperature - 65-68°F 4. walk it out - don't lie in bed too long if you can't sleep 5. limit your caffeine 6. limit your alcohol
Kate Bremen Same reason why ‘noise insulation’ in housing should be monitored (like Energy efficiency is).UK Government had chance to pass a drive on this, years ago BUT they chose to shelve the issue. I was struggling with sleep due to neighbours in a flat at the time.
I have uploaded a very powerful meditation guided by Abraham Hicks, it helps me every morning and the results are just amazing... I added some stunning ocean views as well. U can find it on my page. Enjoy🥰
@@TheDiaryOfACEOare you paying for fake comments? Anyone commenting with user handle starting user-xk..... is always a bot or guy in an Indian call centre/comment centre
Steven, the BEST thing about your podcasts is that you DO NOT interrupt your guests! It reflects your politeness, respect for your guests and your viewers to hear what your guests are saying, but also your keen interest in the subject matter. We can clearly see that your mind is absorbing all the information. A good listener is a sign of a smart man. Thank you for NOT interrupting!
Wish he would interrupt and not let the video run out to TWO HOURS!! LOL. what an incredibly long video!! The actual core information takes less than a minute to convey
I have uploaded a very powerful meditation guided by Abraham Hicks, it helps me every morning and the results are just amazing... I added some stunning ocean views as well. U can find it on my page. Enjoy🥰
I don't think it's underrated at all. It's accurately rated as very compelling, hence why he can attract high calibre guests and retain a large audience over a variety of subject matter.
Walker is an incredible communicator. So interesting and such clarity of thinking. He makes so many valid points. Governments should consider sleep an important part of a society's health status.
Kate Brennan. I have been writing to my State Senator for the past four years about this. I have done some research and conversations at the public library near my job. Most parents agree that it's important to teach their children to sleep enough hours per night and have a nap sometime in the afternoon. Like a power nap per se. Perhaps, if the men and women in government made it a *must* or a *law* that children and teenagers who attend classes need to have at least thirty or forty minutes naps. It will help them, as Matthew Walter says, it will help the people remember most facts. But the discipline of sleep, exercise, etc should always start at home. I have seen the impact of power naps on my oldest niece; her grades went from Ds to Bs. I guess depends on each person's physiology. But it is a start.
@Kay Hathaway Thank you. I have three nieces, two of them are teenagers, 14, and 12, and the youngest is 9. Mihaela, who is 12, I gave her and Millie 9, a nap time between homework assignments. They are always acting happy, goofy. The oldest, Isa, is always grumpy. Lol! So, in other words, I agree with you. Sometimes, lack of sleep or naps makes teens uneasy and lash out. She won't listen to me much! 😅 😅
I am a very light sleeper and my husband moves a lot and snores, so we tried the “sleep divorce” and it’s been amazing:) We both sleep so much better and I’m not cranky and resentful for lack of sleep. We snuggle for a bit and then go to sleep in separate bedrooms. We are fortunate to have to space to do that. I know not everyone has that. We do find people think we’re odd though. But who cares, it works for us!
Sometimes my girlfriend and I sleep in separate beds and it’s the best. She also works overnight so we probably share a bed about twice a week. I sleep so much better and have way more space. It really shouldn’t be seen as a weird thing
Sleeping on the floor was the solution for me, after many years of insomnia. If only I had ditched my bed sooner. When I wake up, my blanket has hardly even moved. Unbelievable really.
Is it a coincidence Dr. Walker has such a soothing, calming voice that I would like to listen to when I struggle to sleep? His ability to explain such a complex topic with clarity is immense. Great episode.
I'm actually watching this because I can't sleep.. but now I'm sleepy it's so magical 🫣😅 and your right his voice doesn't come out as harsh and just mild he even explained the topic well I wonder why I'm sleepy now 😂
@@tommac21it seems you are going through something by your numerous negative replies you’ve left to people’s positive comments. i hope you find healing and reflection
My mom, who sometimes said, "I love to sleep," always supported and encouraged my need for sleep. She encouraged me to remember my dreams and talk about them. I'll always be grateful for that.
As someone who right now is struggling with insomnia and anxiety this couldn’t have come at a better time. Having to be up for 5:30am for a 2 hour commute everyday whilst dealing with sleep issues is ruining my life. Stephens podcast provides me so much support and insight into my everyday. Cannot wait to listen to this. Thank you both for helping me ❤
Check your serotonin and adrenaline levels! Trust me this is what healed me after quiting coffee, quiting this and that and doing everything right with light exposure, meditation etc
The way the modern world has dictated how we live our lives is making life hard. I am not a morning person, and have always struggled to be switched on for work, before 10am. We are not designed to work 8-12 hours in one block.
0:00: 💤 Sleep is essential for overall health and well-being, with numerous physiological benefits. 14:48: 🌙 Sleep is essential and non-negotiable for humans, and the mismatch in chronotypes can impact sleep in relationships. 28:33: :sleeping: Society and the modern world have conspired to decrease and diminish sleep, causing a lack of sleep epidemic with detrimental effects on health and productivity. 43:31: 💤 Napping can increase productivity and alertness, but lack of sleep can have negative effects on employees and businesses. 57:43: 🌙 Caffeine has a half-life of 5-6 hours, blocking adenosine receptors and causing a crash, anxiety, and reduced deep sleep. 1:12:03: 😴 Sleeping pills are not recommended as the first line of treatment for insomnia, instead cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) is recommended. 1:29:23: 💤 Insufficient sleep can have short-term consequences like drowsy driving and long-term consequences like increased risk of Alzheimer's disease. 1:47:38: 💤 Sleep deprivation affects appetite-regulating hormones, leading to increased eating and cravings for unhealthy foods. 1:42:09: 🌙 Sleep deprivation has numerous negative effects on the brain and body, including increased appetite, weight gain, and loss of muscle mass. Dreaming during REM sleep enhances creativity and provides emotional healing. Recap by Tammy AI with useful timestamps
This is by far the best lecture I have ever had. It's fascinating how he can simplify complex scientific concepts. His eloquence is out of this world. I also admire the interviewing skills of the host. I like how his questions are so relatable. Thank you both for such an informative interview.
Ironically, I came across this podcast while not being able to sleep! This sleep researcher(scientist) has explained the nuances and science of sleep in a most appreciated layman’s language His direct and reasonable explanation of all things sleep related had me hanging on his every word and best of all left me with a deep impact of not only the understanding of sleep, but also it’s importance. The worth of how you allow your guests to speak without interruption and respectfully ask your questions at appropriate intervals does not go unnoticed. 👍🏻
As a mother to a 2 year old and a baby on the way, I can’t describe how awful it’s been not being able to sleep the amount I need to function. And it was really interesting to hear about the correlation between suicide and sleep, because when I was at my worst sleep deprivation between newborn and 6 months of life with my first, she would wake every 45 mins through the night, every night, I fantasised about suicide daily because I felt that sick that I used to think maybe if I was dead I’d be allowed to sleep and the torture would stop. I had terrible PPD and PPA, which just vanished within days as soon as I started getting some adequate sleep again. It’s truly horrific what parents go through and I think as a society here in the west (speaking as someone in the UK) a lot of us have no village anymore, and it’s hugely detrimental to our health as new parents, and society isn’t set up to help each other anymore with this as we all live so far from our families and extended families. I see a huge difference with cousins who are still living in Cyprus and have extended family around, because everyone helps with the babies and mum and dad get some rest and are much better functioning humans because of it.
Another topic that needs to be explored in huge detail. It literally derails you. The most important figure in this new humans life. For years I wanted to get into Antenatal Health for this reason and for many more. The whole spectrum of issues related to caring for new humans needs more exploring more understanding. At the core women need more support. Your right our modern society is not designed to support women through some of the most stressful years of life. It’s no wonder people are having less, the emotional toll of an under-supported family unit results in generations of traumatised individuals, sick individuals. So we know those first 7 years are vital. Let’s design a government intervention family support system that works with mothers and their kids in those early years. Let’s set it up that Women are liaising with each other. Encouraging more community more support. Let’s bring back the village.
You nave my heartfelt empathy. I went through a similar experience with my only child, as a single mother, living alone and entirely on my own. It was a painful awakening to just how out of balance modern societies are. I pray you are creating a plan to have more solutions in place for the arrival of your next baby. You and your family need, and deserve, a better experience for this next post-birth and infancy phase. Blessings to you❣🙏💞
@@Truthseekingdivinefemale There definitely needs to be more support for all, and I'm especially concerned by the lack of community support for (especially undiagnosed) disabled children and (undiagnosed) disabled people who want to be parents. My childhood was profoundly awful for having a lack of correct support (I'm autistic, ADHD and mildly dyslexic but being a woman who is extra sensitive and technically intelligent [none of the conditions affect intelligence contrary to public perception] my disabilities were not fully obvious to people or diagnosed correctly at the time) at the moment raising neurodiverse children is incredibly demanding because the correct support doesn't exist (having been previously built on the idea you can 'fix' a neurotype by demanding a disabled person with different needs ignores their needs and puts additional efforts into seeming less disabled). My disabilities stop me from ever wanting children (especially the whole anything touching my skin hurts/I have a blood phobia too, so I don't feel like splitting body parts open to allow out other humans thanks, part) but there are many neurodiverse people who would make incredible parents who want kids or don't realise they are disabled until they have kids. It's a form of eugenics to deem disabled people as unworthy parents and disabled children as unworthy of existing. That's where a community is extra necessary for providing the necessary support and helping all members of society thrive.
I can support his claims of being an early/late riser. I majored in neuroscience. My tutor was doing her Phd on that very topic. It's genetic, we're locked in. Choose a partner who is the same. Period. Stop worrying about getting sleep. Almost no human lives without sleep. You will collapse, eventually. Most of us are simply not physically exhausted. Also, as we age the sleep requirement changes with age.
@theflaca I used to be a late sleeper, now I'm fortune if I get 6.5 hours of sleep. When I was a caregiver, I'd want to stay in bed to sleep. I'm retired now & automatically get up around 4 or 4:30 am:-(((
He is amazing isn't he!!? If you learned lots from this one, you should listen to his one with Rich Roll. So much different info. This guy is a true fountain of knowledge!
I worked nights for 16 years and slept very badly in the day time, I felt permanently jet lagged and eventually crashed my car by falling asleep at the wheel and also slept through a fire alarm whilst at work and took it as my que to leave and address my work/life/sleep balance, I hate to think how much I knocked off my life during those years. I now work days and often half days which is lovely and far more fitting for a person who is nearly 60 years old
I am absolutely loving working nights. I sleep 6-8 hours quality sleep throughout the day, with a black out sleep mask, and usually take a 90 min nap before work. Obviously there is room for many pitfalls, when it comes to working nights. If you can't adjust your schedule for it, and stay consistent with it, your sleep will suffer. If your sleep suffers, your appetite might suffer. Your relations and your work. Your ability to exercise or be active may suffer. A lot of people eat during the nights, which in many cases causes disturbances, as the body is not designed to digest at nighttime. Honestly, while there might be some inherent potential health pitfalls in regards to night shifts - Most of the problems are self-inflicted. I can finally go to work, without being stressed whatsoever. Now, stress is sometimes referred to as the silent killer, but it is rarely adressed how stressful dayshift can be for many people
Aha. So glad to hear that my husband and I made the sensible decision. After sleep deprived nights because we were both restless sleepers we decided on a "sleep divorce" which absolutely prevented a real one. Separate bedrooms saw the return of harmony and a way improved marriage all round. At first we thought we were a bit odd until we were surprised to discover bit by bit that way more of our friends and acquaintances had come to the same solution. Another brilliant interview.
Did you try the German way of sleeping first? two single mattresses on the one bed? that way you never feel your partner moving around. Very popular there for this reason.
What I recently discovered but never knew is keep my eyes closed, no matter how not sleepy I am. Within 40 minutes, I'm asleep. Just don't open your eyes. I had no idea something so simple could work. Also let your mind wander, what shapes u see, etc. The more nonsensical the better. I've struggled my whole life. These are the only things that have worked.
This is going to sound a bit nuts, but I recently started learning Japanese. I’ll also try to keep my eyes closed and try to “write” out the Kana in my mind. I have never gotten to the end.
This is such important knowledge. Most of my life, I was grumpy and exhausted, because of lack of good sleep, and it wasn't until I collapsed with stress, that I finally got more than 2-3 hours pr night. Having a partner that snores, and goes to the bathroom several times, can really drive a person out of their mind, so can traffic noise and loud neighbours.
I been watching politics-pods for too long time and my stress level is getting worse every day and then I start watching this fantastic TH-cam channel… I feel calm, relaxing, happy and…. THANK YOU ❤
Let alone his rich knowledge regarding sleep and neuroscience as a whole, but just his humbleness and eloquence is super lovable to me! They just made me have a huge respect for him! Many thanks for this amazing episode. I have learned immensely about sleep from it!
I'm way past "foothills of mid life".. Just began watching podcasts this year ( a little behind the times). Every time I hear a Dr or "just a PhD" poring out their hard earned knowledge I feel grateful and fortunate. Love his passion for his study.
I have seen close to 100 DCEO episodes and I can state that this episode is absolutely in my Top 10. Matthew Walker is so knowledgeable and quite modest as well
I finished Why We Sleep a few weeks ago, and I loved it; I've been aiming for and getting 8hrs a night ever since. Sleep is so underrated when it comes to overall health. Thank you for having Dr Walker on your show - he's a real educator and deserves to be heard!
Aim for 6 or 7.5 hours. Rem cycles every 1 and half hours. Study shows aiming for 8 hours your guaranteed to wake up around the 6 hour mark and it throws your sleep off. I like 6 hours as I want to get the most out my life if I could sleep less I would but 6 hours feels perfect I wouldn't rely on sleeping tablets it's a quick fix and will do more damage down the line. I listen to meditation sleep music find what sounds you feel through tour body trust me works wonders I've 38 been listening to it ever since I lost my mother and father 4 years ago. Without that I would spiral and put me down a horrible ugly path but I'm great I feel great and I get alot out of life now. Ps I didn't have any issues prior to their deaths
This interview resonated so much for me, and what a brilliant episode. My father died of Alzheimer's only a few years after he retired from air traffic control, and I don't think it's coincidental that his job meant literally decades of shift work, including working nights. He endured disrupted sleep cycles almost his entire life (grew up during the London Blitz, was sent off to war, etc.), and while he almost took pride in the total lack of sleep he could survive on, I do believe this negatively affected his brain function. Thanks for the invaluable insight. I need to do better, particularly in the sleep "procrastination" issue of going to bed, yet delaying falling asleep c/o of my iPad. Cheers.
This podcast is such a blessing. Being an insomniac since 25 years, this brings so much awareness and clarity on every aspect of my life so far. Thank you. ❤❤ Lots of love and blessings from India.
Napping has been so important to me in my life. 30 min nap before a workout if working out later in the day. When I was working (now retired) and raising 4 kids a 30 min nap right after work made me a better parent the rest of the evening for my kids.
The sleeping times between my husband and I got so not bad but it was negatively affecting us that we now sleep in separate bedrooms and it was the greatest thing we've ever done
Glad it's helped. Everyone deserves their own space to fully reset and it's even more healthy for couples. From a young age I latched onto the idea of separate bedrooms being incredibly statistically healthy to lasting relationships and sleep and I couldn't understand why others fully rejected the stats. I've still never had a relationship from choosing not to be in a relationship someone unsuitable and at nearly 30 I can confidently say I would gladly spend the rest of my life single over being a worse human for the sleep deprivation and extreme co-dependency (that is often mistaken for love).
My husband and I had a “sleep divorce” 20 years ago and it saved my life. I’m so grateful for podcasts like this. Our marriage is 48 years strong now and has never been so good.
We are so lucky that Matthew Walker exists on this planet with us at this time. What a smart, articulate teacher he is. Thank you, Matthew! (And his book, WHY WE SLEEP, is one of the best I have ever read. I bought it for so many people after I read it.)
Matt Walker is a man who has found his purpose in life and I think it's incredibly selfless how he wants to share the thing that he cares about so much and is dedicating his life to the concept of sleep. We should all find the thing that we are most driven by and do the best we can at it, and we should all try and sleep better since sleep is an agent of productivity.
I agree with the sentiment but it's not 'selfless' to follow your heart. When you follow your passions like that it's a joy to learn and share your knowledge with others it's not losing sight of yourself or being self scarfing - it's filling yourself up enough to generously give. We should never seek to get away from ourselves to help others - we should always seek to be in touch with ourselves to help others. Being self centred has both negative and positive qualities and it's only in getting in touch with what lights us up that we can be a torch to others. (Also we should sleep for our sanity and well being productivity is a nice byproduct which shouldn't be the main goal)
The was one of the most beneficial conversations/ teachings I have ever heard on the subject of sleep. I studied sleep at Brock University and have been working in sleep medicine for 25 years I am currently working at the University of Miami Sleep Center as a sleep tech and up until I listened to this discussion, I thought that I am sure I have heard it all. I was humbled to say the least. An absolutely fascinating discussion on sleep and adenosine, caffeine and how the body metabolizes caffeine and how caffein latches onto adenosine etc etc. Great stuff!
Pro tip - don't drink coffee until you've been up for about an hour and a half. It screws with the adenosine if drunk before you're fully awake. Get up, walk (movement), get sunlight. Wait an hour and a half. (An hour is still fine, just not quite as effective. You want to be fully awake) If you do this it should improve the afternoon crashes and post lunch naps. When I wait the full hour and a half, I don't get the coffee crash in the afternoon and also when I eat lunch, the food doesn't make me as drowsy. From Dr Andrew Huberman here on TH-cam, another great resource.
Generally parents in the Philippines force their kids to get afternoon naps everyday. I grew up with the practice and imposed the same to my kids. Sadly, modernity took the practice especially in the cities
I quit caffeine for good 8 months ago. I feel better. My sleep has improved massively - feel more refreshed and the pain which I used to experience in my body whilst waking up has completely gone! Now I realise that the pain was caused by bad quality sleep.
quitted 5 weeks ago my sleep is super good with really intens dreams and the funny thing is i have more energy now than with drinking caffeine all day long also i feel alot more happy in my everyday life
Yes absolutely, I have struggled my whole life with sleep. Recently however, I got involved with the Zoe Big IF study and it has changed so much without being that hard to do. Its Time Restricted Eating and, because I seem to have naturally gravitated to eating within a 9 hour window, they ask you to try for 10, I have started sleeping better and my mood and energy are way up. Its not even that you feel particularly hungry but, if you start eating at say 9am and finish at 1800, (you can drink water, black coffee or tea outwith the eating window so long as theres no sugar or sweetners in it) it clearly does your digestion a big favour. I think its started me getting into a routine of getting up just before 6am, drinking black coffee until I eat at 9am, you also get a lot done in the early hours, then finish eating by 6pm, you go to bed earlier and, perhaps because the coffee is before 9am and the getting up earlier, you actually end up going to sleep and getting a better sleep much earlier. Its been wonderful, my IBS bloating has improved too. Who knew that changing when you eat can make such profound differences on everything. I would encourage anyone struggling to give it a try. You dont change what you eat or the amount, just the time. I think it sends a clear message to your gut microbes to stop working and let the ones who specialise in cleanup to actually do their work and everything else is knock on effects to that.
Idk if you have tried it but a good meditation video really helped me when i listened while going to bed, it really helps focus the mind on getting to sleep
Governments don't want people sleeping more. They want people working more and consuming more, as said towards the start of the interview. The modern world is really sad 😔 Fascinating listening, really enjoying it.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 😴 Sleep researcher Matthew Walker discusses sleep science, the modern world's impact on sleep, and its importance. 03:40 ☕ Caffeine can harm sleep in three ways: delayed sleep, reduced sleep duration, and decreased sleep quality. 11:16 🧠 Sleep evolved with life itself, enhancing immunity, regulating blood sugar, controlling appetite hormones, and more. 14:15 🌄 Chronotypes (morning, evening, in-between) vary genetically and enable tribes to reduce vulnerability by spreading sleep times. 21:13 💑 Couples experiencing sleep mismatches due to differing chronotypes can consider a "sleep divorce" to improve overall sleep quality and intimacy. 23:20 🛏️ Experiment with sleep divorce for better sleep. 24:30 🛏️ Scandinavian method of using two beds side by side to improve sleep disruption. 26:06 🌍 Increasing awareness about sleep, but challenges persist due to lifestyle factors and anxiety. 27:28 😴 Sleep issues are on the rise due to modern lifestyle factors, impacting physical and mental health. 34:44 🌐 Comprehensive strategy to improve sleep: Government campaigns, workplace policies, medical education, school programs, family support, and individual solutions. 47:16 💼 Underslept employees take about 11 more sick days per year and increase healthcare resource utilization by about 80%, affecting company costs. 48:52 💤 Napping can have benefits, including improved cardiovascular health, memory, and emotional regulation, but should be kept around 20 minutes to avoid sleep inertia. 50:00 ☕ Caffeine impacts sleep negatively by staying in your system, triggering anxiety, and blocking deep sleep, leading to sleep problems and fatigue. 53:03 🛌 Avoid napping for too long (over 20 minutes) or too late in the afternoon, especially if you struggle with sleep at night, to maintain optimal sleep quality. 57:00 ☕ Drink coffee in moderation (2-3 cups) for its health benefits due to antioxidants in the Coffee Bean; decaffeinated coffee also offers similar advantages. 01:09:11 🛌 Prioritize sleep over caffeine for better performance, as sleep is a potent performance enhancer. 01:09:52 💊 Classic sleeping pills are not the first-line treatment for insomnia; cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-I) is recommended instead. 01:13:17 🌿 Natural sleep supplements lack scientific efficacy; no miracle sleep solution exists. 01:15:40 🧘♂️ Meditation, mental walks, and engaging sleep stories help take the mind off sleep struggles, promoting relaxation and sleep. 01:26:36 ⏰ Sleep debt cannot be fully repaid over the weekend; continuous sleep deprivation accumulates and poses health risks. 01:30:15 💤 Microsleep at high speeds can be deadly due to loss of control. 01:30:44 🏥 Sleep disruptions can lead to blood sugar issues, low testosterone, and more. 01:31:55 🩺 Short sleep increases risks of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and mental health issues. 01:32:36 🌙 Consistent short sleep predicts shorter lifespans and links to Alzheimer's disease. 01:36:47 🌞 Exposure to device screens before sleep delays melatonin release and disrupts sleep patterns. 01:52:05 🥤 Sleep deprivation affects impulse control, leading to unhealthy food choices. 01:52:47 🌿 Endocannabinoids increase by over 20% with sleep deprivation, causing heightened appetite. 01:53:52 💪 Insufficient sleep leads to loss of lean muscle mass during weight loss. 01:55:20 🌌 Dreaming during REM sleep interconnects memories, fostering creativity and problem-solving. 01:57:14 😴 Dream sleep detoxifies emotions from memories, promoting emotional well-being. Made with HARPA AI
I had terribly debilitating insomnia when I was a youngster and have read everything I could get my hands on to get past sleeplessness. Thank you for this reassurance. I taught myself well! I sleep well!
Dr. Matthew Walker is such a gentlemen and kind soul. It is always a pleasure to hear what he has to say as it is helps us and in turn gives us pleasure also when we see how his inner joy when he share his findings.
The more I watch 'Diary of a CEO' videos, the more I see how wrongly we're doing things as humans in society, and how much better the world would be in general if most governments and leaders cared.
Thank you sooooo much for this episode! I have had so much insomnia, over-thinking, anxiety, worrying & night-eating, in the past, & still do at times. I have learned so much from your conversation & it has confirmed a lot that I have thought as well! I will watch it again many times, I feel. I have never felt so compelled to share a You Tube video with others, as I have with this video. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Steven your podcasts lately are unrivalled. Literally helping humans become better week by week. This was fascinating! Keep helping to make people better!
I was fortunate to come across this podcast that I've been searching for a long time which explains the good and the bad about sleep. I am an Asian, age 71yrs old who is an insomnianic. Now, I clearly understood on how to overcome my problems and I'm very thankful to the Author and the resource speaker of the topic who fully explained well. Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.❤
Life changing interview - me way too overweight, very bad sleep hygiene, no sex crave, always crave salty food, unable to remember simple things, high cholesterol, pre diabetic, anxiety thats killing me, all relatable. PS. it's been 3 days I am following his suggestions for a good night's sleep. For the first time in my life , I had great sleep exactly from 11 PM to 7 AM.
Intermittent fasting may well help, my partner finds it the only way to manage his weight, he cannot diet, however he can do one meal a day (he eats pretty much what he wants within a 2hr window once a day). You will find pretty quickly that you adapt to fasting and can go for much of the day without eating. Dr Berg and Dr Jason Fung on TH-cam have a ton of info on this.
I've learnt so much about sleep, I love how Matthew speaks in a way that is so factual yet straightforward to understand! A very humble guy and I'll take a lot from this conversation, especially as I've struggled to sleep my whole life. This has just answered a lot of questions I've had. I really hope sleep does get taken more seriously. Loved this! x
This was one of the best interviews on sleep I’ve listened to. Extremely important to me and beneficial for millions of people. Great questions and awesome responses based on science. Thank you.
I read his book. As a narcoleptic it was so nice to have a book about sleep that had 4 pages about being narcoleptic and struggling with not being able to get any restorative sleep at all. He was the first person to actually capture narcolepsy properly!
I needed this so much right now!! On a health journey and with my pcp's support working in nutrition and weightloss ect but NO mention of sleep!! I struggle with sleep, getting to sleep staying asleep, spouse and I on different cycles omg it ALL resonated with me!! I now understand the importance of sleep and came away with some achievable tools!! Thank you both. Love ❤️
It's taken me to reach 74 years of age to understand why as a family including both parent and 4 sibling why we are all insomniacs. Some nights only sleeping anything from 2 - 4 hours. Really interesting, educational and easy to listen too but more importantly, easy to understand. Hears hoping I can start to get 7 hours a night.
@@Shaylas Glad I'm not on my own. So far I have given up drinking any tea or coffee after 6pm tea time. Now drink Sparling Water all evening, not every one's ideal drink but it's better than just plain water and it supposed to helps to cleanse the body system which I hope is helping towards aiding sleep. Started going to bed around 11pm instead of any time from 1am onwards and although I don't go to sleep immediately at least I'm resting and eventually fall sleep until 5.30 /6 ish which is great for me. Keep bedroom dark, Won't lie, I have had nights and had to get up about 3/4am but then went back to bed about 6am. Stopped having an afternoon naps because that's when I feel most tired due to lack of previous nights sleep. I found that in the afternoon I really went into a lovely deep sleep and although it was for only 30 minutes that put the mockers on going to bed until early hours. Had decided to start walking each morning again as I did before winter and I really need to get back into that for all the obvious health reasons. Stopped using ipad after 8pm as I believe the blue light is not good for the eyes and brain activity. Was planning to research the audio books to listen too as I try to sleep. I believe Matthew McConaughey the american actor, does them and his voice is supposed to be very lethargic to listen to. I won't matter if I fall asleep before the tape finishes. Some libraries hire them out, again plan to check on my local library. Good luck not sure if any of this helps, think at our age, is got be routine. The problem is we don't go out to work, are probably bored, sit far to much, drink to many cuppas. It's OK being retired with a bank full of money but most of us live on pensions and while we survive ok there aren't loads of free activities to capture our interests or imagination especially when work and families have taken up most of our lives. Obviously some people get to our ages suffering from arthritis which can be unbearably painful and sleep is difficult. Again If you research DOCEO Steve Bartlett , there is a guy who says Arthritic pain can be reduced as he feels its a build up of food allergies that have effected the bone joints.
@@Shaylas Glad to help. By the way I am also a type 1 insulin dependent diabetic so I do understand their problems. Food can have an adverse effect especially processed foods. Routine and diet is important and some exercise too. If they have any sort of illness even a cold this will effect and heighten their bloodsugar levels. You should investigate a freeflow system, you wear it and it measures your blood sugar levels. I used to drink a lot of tonic water as it has quinine in it which muscle cramp.
If you're telling the truth about your age, then that means You've reached close to the average life expectancy DESPITE being an insomniac. Which makes his over the top statistics about not getting sleep making u die at a rapid pace interesting. I wonder if it's more to it than what he's saying
@@TahitianTreatt Yes I am telling the truth. Last night retired to bed at 1am, couldn't sleep, got up at 2.30am had drink, went back to bed 4.30am, slept a couple of hours, woke at 7.30am and got up for the day. Our mother was exactly the same and lived to the age of 94 years. Yes I am sceptical as to all these so called medical reports.
Dr. Walker, You could not have done any better during this long educational talk. You are naturally brilliant, and have a very special ability to explain so many difficult conditions so clearly, always dignified, and gentle. You are very kind and always careful of smudging a single word to be construed as bossy or unkind. You are unable to be unkind, it is not a part of who you are. You have taught me a great deal through this speaking engagement; I look forward to hearing every one of your talks. You are an amazingly intelligent and a warm and caring person; please do not apologize ever again for your style, content or intent. Please take a much deserved bow; you have earned it. By far, you are the very best speaker on this and many other subjects, as you have mastered the art of communication and love what you do. I can't wait to read your books and hear all of your interesting conversations. Thank you!
This was a great chat. I spent 7 years of my life binge drinking only at night, in order to shut my mind off and sleep. It was a 4-5 hour thing every single night, that began at a specific time (7pm) and I was drinking close to 2 bottles of wine and also taking sleeping tablets- that is how bad my insomnia was. I never drank in the daytime, or with other people because I was treating it as a tool to sleep, not for enjoyment. I woke up one morning and felt so ill, I could feel my body was not able to handle it anymore- that day I quit drinking completely and I’ll be sober one year in September. Guess what happened…I started sleeping like a baby. I was no longer having these wake ups in the night where I couldn’t sleep for hours. I still do take sleeping pills every night, but because I stopped drinking, I have done a lot of work in other areas in my life in order to return my body back into its natural state, so this habit is definitely on my list of what needs changing.
I was treating it as a tool to sleep..i m an alcoholic, too Advice, maybe? when travelling..I m deprived of Wine Sometimes Then..I cannot SLEEP Any advice from you? I'd love yr REPLY
@@les9058 You know, now that I think of it, I think I’ve used different things to intervene and help me sleep. I began taking Benadryl years ago because the prescription stuff made me feel absolutely terrible. I understand now that the coping mechanisms that I was exposed to as a kid play a role in how I deal with things as an adult, and with that realization comes the responsibility to do better…it’s slow going but it’s going.
@@MelaniaGuiti I drink and I know it affects my sleep quality but what really messes with my insomnia etc is drinking different amounts on different days i.e. if I have 2 drinks per night regularly. then one night I have 5 my sleep suffers and wake up feeling lousy - going from 4-5 drinks a night to 2 then I will get the insomnia part. Right now I try to live by the rule "just say no to the first one and saying no to the second one is easy"
Knowing that are 22 types of genes that define you as a morning guy or a evening guy is amazing. My entire life I've been dealing with the difficulty of being more active and creative at night. Society just seems not being able to understand this. Thank you so much for this video
I wonder if that's an explanation for caffeine and other substance addiction. Those of us who really would just function better at night but are forced to stay awake all day in a hellish existence
It’s especially hard when you’re young. So many kids are put to bed too early for the convenience of the adults leaving them to toss and turn and a lifetime of insomnia. And teenagers are very sleep deprived so when they’re expected to be physically and mentally present at school at 8:00 am it’s no wonder they don’t do well. It’s an enormous luxury to be able to sleep when you’re tired and get up when you’re fully rested. People are different and living in a regimented society that fights nature takes years off our lives
Shift work actually is useful for night owls... those not morn'n people... rather than get less sleep and drag yourself to work at 7-9am.... you Can work 10-6pm or 4-11pm in many good jobs Now and Still have a family. I hated day shift... but swing was perfect.. fit my natural rhythms. All the morn'n people love you for do'n it so they are spared... 🤫
Firstly, what a nice person Dr Walker seems to be. Secondly, thank you for this information, as a chronic insomniac, this has been more than helpful. I can now confidently embark on an actionable sleep plan.
I started reading Matt’s book “Why We Sleep” a couple of years ago and it terrified me so much that I couldn’t read any more. But I think he has realised that he was frightening people, and in this interview he has redeemed himself. At 1 hour 38minutes he gives his tips for better sleep. I think I now know why I don’t sleep well, and what to do about it, in particular, what he says about dark, and about caffeine and alcohol. What a lovely person he is!
he has acknowledged the fearmongering aspects of his book in other interviews and has toned it down. luckily i sleep like a baby every night. i went the bed and everything...
Over the last few years, I built up a nap culture (10-15 mins) in the middle of my work day and it’s one of, the best things I ever did for my work day.
@@lordadamfirst I know that feeling. Do you think that if you try the nap consistently, that feeling will change to energy instead of the tired, foggy feeling?
My body temperature never gets beyond 97.8 Fahrenheit. I can't control the room temperature (I don't own it), and it is 80 degrees. I CAN try to regulate the time I go to sleep (79 years old and I need to learn this). Thank you, Matthew and Steven, for this video! I am sure you are helping millions who desperately need to have good sleep!
The caffeine information is very interesting and don’t forget you don’t only get caffeine from coffee, it’s also in soft drinks, energy drinks, sometimes even in cooked items as well, so while counting your number of coffee cups is easy, the others are caffeine people absorb without necessarily thinking about or noticing, so that needs to be taken into consideration as well…
Matthew Walker certainly has thought provoking insights in this interview. Every single one of us here have our own sleeping patterns, and the way he explains everything thoroughly is what makes this particular subject matter even more intriguing.
My inability to sleep is finally catching up to me at 43. I cant get to much but now I really feel it when I get to little. Just two years ago i was only getting maybe 4 hours a day. My blood pressure was up. My stress was up. While i still struggle im taking it seriously. My sig. Other will state his biggest challenge with our relationship is my sleep struggles and the impact on him. Which i hate. Yet he insists to still sleep with me. I hope he also knows how hard im trying to improve for both of us. I can understand how the imact is tied to suicide. While i have never felt that way. I have had 3 - 4 days stretched of severe insomnia. You feel like you are beung tortured. Its just a nightmare
Sleeping was never a problem for me until I got to middle age. I am trying all different ways to fix the problem. Exercising before 6pm, changing diet to keto, meditation, no screen one hour before bed.... It's improving
I’d been sleep deprived for 42 years because my hubs is an early bird and I like to unwind in the evenings a little longer. I have autoimmune problems too. We started sleeping in different rooms and I’ve never slept so well. Turns out at least 4 couples I know are doing the same and they are happier as a result. There was a lot of resentment over it that is no longer there because he sleeps better too!
Gosh this was so interesting for me as a very poor sleeper, and what a amazing guy he is. Thank you Steven for bringing these interviews to us, they are fascinating, i love them x
Thanks so much Steve for having Dr Matthew Walker on your podcast. He's so humble and well spoken I wish I have the privilege to attend his lecture. I learned so much about sleep that I didn't think I needed to know!! Watching this podcast inspired me to improve my sleep quality and hopefully can lead to longer longevity.
I really appreciate this interview on SLEEP , No one talks about this and I've been hearing from our pediatrician and a few of our Dr just how much this is affecting everyone Thank you
As a mom of an adult child with special needs, there are often times that I have to get up(sometimes multiple times) throughout the night to attend to him. It causes a huge interruption in my sleep schedule. Then having to get up at 6am for my teenager to pack lunch and see him off to school can be a bit much. I find that if I allow myself to nap very early in the day(between 7am-11) for an hour, I wake up most times energized for hours. It’s rare that I get sleep hangover. Coffee earlier in the day helps as well.
This was utterly fascinating! I learnt so much more than I was expecting to, so thank you both very much for putting this out there. I think everyone should hear this discussion!
I love diary of a ceo. The way you have tagged the subjects is so helpful. Thank you. Excellent guest. Incredibly humble man is bringing us such important information.
Thank you for having this guy on your channel. He clearly still struggles with himself as a presenter and advocate for sleep, sometimes using the wrong word for what he is describing, but his message is vital and good on him for bringing it to us the best way he knows how.
Yey Matt Walker. I've listened to his podcasts and seen so many interviews with him and always happy to hear more. As someone still recovering from the sleep depriving monster that was Cushings disease I really value my sleep and all helpful advice is very welcome.
This did NOT feel like 2 hours. Wow I hung on every word. Thank you so much DoaC for once again having such an interesting, intelligent and calming guest, and thank you for your always spot on questions.
Steven is one of the most humble grateful podcasters on TH-cam. I’m truly grateful for your work, your concern for others and this show. I wish you many blessings, happiness and much success. ❤
This is a really incredible pod cast. I now love this guy. Clearly very intelligent and well mannered. So much fabulous information presented. Sleep is clearly extremely important. a fantastic interview.
Steven has a lot of commonsense, he is naturally very intelligent. He lets the good, and interesting guests speak without much interruption but if he gets a boring talker I’m sure he will interrupt more and guide and improve the conversation
Professor Matthew is so modest and sweet. Brought a tear to my eye to hear how vulnerable he is in intimate settings. The stage brings a "safe" distance. How I hope in time he develops more peace in this area of vulnerability.
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As a Lifestyle Medicine Physician - who has also personally suffered with sleep disturbance from long-term hospitalisation and injury ( hospitals are the worst for health - that is a presentation in itself !). The importance of good sleep practices cannot be overemphasized - it is linked with every aspect of health, well-being and balance - thank you.😊
Air b and b's are a terrible thing for this country, so its kind of counter intuitive promoting sleep and then promoting capitalism. Hypocrite warning.
1. regularity - go to bed at the same time and wake up at the same time
2. darkness - in the last hour before bed dim down the lights around the house
3. temperature - 65-68°F
4. walk it out - don't lie in bed too long if you can't sleep
5. limit your caffeine
6. limit your alcohol
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bro, the people you are interviewing and the subjects you're covering are really hitting the spot. you know what is on our minds and what is important
There is public health campaign on the British motor ways in relation to tiredness. Not the same, but av a connection.
Kate Bremen Same reason why ‘noise insulation’ in housing should be monitored (like Energy efficiency is).UK Government had chance to pass a drive on this, years ago BUT they chose to shelve the issue. I was struggling with sleep due to neighbours in a flat at the time.
This is so TRUE❗️
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Such a lovely, humble, well spoken, intelligent guest speaker. Thank you Dr. Matthew Walker and the Diary of a CEO crew!
You're so welcome! Team DOAC 🙏
@@TheDiaryOfACEOare you paying for fake comments? Anyone commenting with user handle starting user-xk..... is always a bot or guy in an Indian call centre/comment centre
@@aldozilli1293Same thought, incredibly sus
@@aldozilli1293 the fact stays: the guest is well spoken and intelligent whether I am paid for this comment or not.
Where is this person you speak of?
Steven, the BEST thing about your podcasts is that you DO NOT interrupt your guests! It reflects your politeness, respect for your guests and your viewers to hear what your guests are saying, but also your keen interest in the subject matter. We can clearly see that your mind is absorbing all the information. A good listener is a sign of a smart man. Thank you for NOT interrupting!
Wish he would interrupt and not let the video run out to TWO HOURS!! LOL. what an incredibly long video!! The actual core information takes less than a minute to convey
@@adamr8628I watch an episode over a few days. 10 mins as I eat breakfast, 20 minutes as I sweep, 40 mins as I cook etc… it adds up.
Can we acknowledge for a second that Mr. Walker's voice itself is a cure ✨️
I was thinking that!! His voice is so super soothing.
Yes, indeed! He should make sleep tapes!😊
it's good for sleeping too. Also the smirks and laughs are very mischievous :))
I was thinking the same 😊
the way he talks is also so sophisticated
Steven's ability to ask the right question and let the guest freely express their thoughts without interruption is so underrated.
He’s such a good listener! 🙌
Exactly that’s why it’s hard for me to watch joe Rogan because he always wants to interrupt every damn time
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No I don't feel he is asking the most important question about sleep.
I don't think it's underrated at all. It's accurately rated as very compelling, hence why he can attract high calibre guests and retain a large audience over a variety of subject matter.
Walker is an incredible communicator. So interesting and such clarity of thinking. He makes so many valid points. Governments should consider sleep an important part of a society's health status.
I am bipolar and sleep is crucial for me to stay out of the hospital.
Kate Brennan. I have been writing to my State Senator for the past four years about this. I have done some research and conversations at the public library near my job. Most parents agree that it's important to teach their children to sleep enough hours per night and have a nap sometime in the afternoon. Like a power nap per se.
Perhaps, if the men and women in government made it a *must* or a *law* that children and teenagers who attend classes need to have at least thirty or forty minutes naps. It will help them, as Matthew Walter says, it will help the people remember most facts.
But the discipline of sleep, exercise, etc should always start at home. I have seen the impact of power naps on my oldest niece; her grades went from Ds to Bs. I guess depends on each person's physiology. But it is a start.
Governments care about society’s health status?
Crystal, I agree with you. I think, also, that most behavior and anger issues with students is because they’re sleepy!
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Thank you. I have three nieces, two of them are teenagers, 14, and 12, and the youngest is 9. Mihaela, who is 12, I gave her and Millie 9, a nap time between homework assignments. They are always acting happy, goofy. The oldest, Isa, is always grumpy. Lol!
So, in other words, I agree with you. Sometimes, lack of sleep or naps makes teens uneasy and lash out. She won't listen to me much! 😅 😅
I am a very light sleeper and my husband moves a lot and snores, so we tried the “sleep divorce” and it’s been amazing:) We both sleep so much better and I’m not cranky and resentful for lack of sleep. We snuggle for a bit and then go to sleep in separate bedrooms. We are fortunate to have to space to do that. I know not everyone has that.
We do find people think we’re odd though. But who cares, it works for us!
Sometimes my girlfriend and I sleep in separate beds and it’s the best. She also works overnight so we probably share a bed about twice a week. I sleep so much better and have way more space. It really shouldn’t be seen as a weird thing
I'm 70. Most of our friends sleep apart because of snoring or tossing and turning.
Sleeping on the floor was the solution for me, after many years of insomnia. If only I had ditched my bed sooner. When I wake up, my blanket has hardly even moved. Unbelievable really.
It won’t work very long…
Yes I do it too and we are much happier too.
Is it a coincidence Dr. Walker has such a soothing, calming voice that I would like to listen to when I struggle to sleep? His ability to explain such a complex topic with clarity is immense. Great episode.
Ikr... It took me 2 days to listen to this podcast because I kept nodding off.
I'm actually watching this because I can't sleep.. but now I'm sleepy it's so magical 🫣😅 and your right his voice doesn't come out as harsh and just mild he even explained the topic well I wonder why I'm sleepy now 😂
yes, I fell asleep while listening to him. His voice is truly relaxing...
Thank you so much to both of you. Loved all the information in this conversation
I find Dr Walker's voice and material very intriguing.
I could not afford the Joiner’s fee, but here it’s my appreciation for the valuable content you bring to your channel. I’m a fan!
Well you saved yourself money and time.
@@tommac21it seems you are going through something by your numerous negative replies you’ve left to people’s positive comments. i hope you find healing and reflection
@@tommac21bros purpose is to spread hatred
My mom, who sometimes said, "I love to sleep," always supported and encouraged my need for sleep. She encouraged me to remember my dreams and talk about them. I'll always be grateful for that.
She's a good woman 🙂
Dr. Walker is a humble treasure. So good to see someone so well aligned with his discipline and passionately well informed. Very good interview!
I'm viewing this video because I have such a difficult time sleeping but what caught my attention is how humble this man is, I truly admire this.
Same.
this is one of the best podcasts. he's not even interrupting his guests he just lets them share their knowledge
EXACTLY!
YES. The exact opposite of Piers Morgan
Immediately after he said “sleep is the single most effective… “ I thought should I watch this or sleep ?
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one of my favourite episodes. Walker is so eloquent and knowledgeable but equally humble at the same time.
As someone who right now is struggling with insomnia and anxiety this couldn’t have come at a better time. Having to be up for 5:30am for a 2 hour commute everyday whilst dealing with sleep issues is ruining my life. Stephens podcast provides me so much support and insight into my everyday. Cannot wait to listen to this. Thank you both for helping me ❤
You're not alone... I was thinking the same thing, looking forward to this also
He never discussed 5HTP that’s an amazing aid for sleep and natural helps with anxiety and appetite. It has changed my life.
Check your serotonin and adrenaline levels! Trust me this is what healed me after quiting coffee, quiting this and that and doing everything right with light exposure, meditation etc
The way the modern world has dictated how we live our lives is making life hard. I am not a morning person, and have always struggled to be switched on for work, before 10am. We are not designed to work 8-12 hours in one block.
@@dustdramadetergent How did finding these levels out help? Like what sort of changes did you personally make that helped??
0:00: 💤 Sleep is essential for overall health and well-being, with numerous physiological benefits.
14:48: 🌙 Sleep is essential and non-negotiable for humans, and the mismatch in chronotypes can impact sleep in relationships.
28:33: :sleeping: Society and the modern world have conspired to decrease and diminish sleep, causing a lack of sleep epidemic with detrimental effects on health and productivity.
43:31: 💤 Napping can increase productivity and alertness, but lack of sleep can have negative effects on employees and businesses.
57:43: 🌙 Caffeine has a half-life of 5-6 hours, blocking adenosine receptors and causing a crash, anxiety, and reduced deep sleep.
1:12:03: 😴 Sleeping pills are not recommended as the first line of treatment for insomnia, instead cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) is recommended.
1:29:23: 💤 Insufficient sleep can have short-term consequences like drowsy driving and long-term consequences like increased risk of Alzheimer's disease.
1:47:38: 💤 Sleep deprivation affects appetite-regulating hormones, leading to increased eating and cravings for unhealthy foods.
1:42:09: 🌙 Sleep deprivation has numerous negative effects on the brain and body, including increased appetite, weight gain, and loss of muscle mass. Dreaming during REM sleep enhances creativity and provides emotional healing.
Recap by Tammy AI with useful timestamps
Most excellent summary.
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Does he mention Tea vs Coffee at all ?
This is by far the best lecture I have ever had. It's fascinating how he can simplify complex scientific concepts. His eloquence is out of this world. I also admire the interviewing skills of the host. I like how his questions are so relatable. Thank you both for such an informative interview.
It's a shame it doesn't work.l The only time I almost fell asleep was listening to this nonsense
@@tommac21😂 you’re mean
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Ironically, I came across this podcast while not being able to sleep!
This sleep researcher(scientist) has explained the nuances and science of sleep in a most appreciated layman’s language His direct and reasonable explanation of all things sleep related had me hanging on his every word and best of all left me with a deep impact of not only the understanding of sleep, but also it’s importance.
The worth of how you allow your guests to speak without interruption and respectfully ask your questions at appropriate intervals does not go unnoticed. 👍🏻
As a mother to a 2 year old and a baby on the way, I can’t describe how awful it’s been not being able to sleep the amount I need to function. And it was really interesting to hear about the correlation between suicide and sleep, because when I was at my worst sleep deprivation between newborn and 6 months of life with my first, she would wake every 45 mins through the night, every night, I fantasised about suicide daily because I felt that sick that I used to think maybe if I was dead I’d be allowed to sleep and the torture would stop. I had terrible PPD and PPA, which just vanished within days as soon as I started getting some adequate sleep again. It’s truly horrific what parents go through and I think as a society here in the west (speaking as someone in the UK) a lot of us have no village anymore, and it’s hugely detrimental to our health as new parents, and society isn’t set up to help each other anymore with this as we all live so far from our families and extended families. I see a huge difference with cousins who are still living in Cyprus and have extended family around, because everyone helps with the babies and mum and dad get some rest and are much better functioning humans because of it.
Another topic that needs to be explored in huge detail. It literally derails you. The most important figure in this new humans life. For years I wanted to get into Antenatal Health for this reason and for many more. The whole spectrum of issues related to caring for new humans needs more exploring more understanding. At the core women need more support. Your right our modern society is not designed to support women through some of the most stressful years of life. It’s no wonder people are having less, the emotional toll of an under-supported family unit results in generations of traumatised individuals, sick individuals. So we know those first 7 years are vital. Let’s design a government intervention family support system that works with mothers and their kids in those early years. Let’s set it up that Women are liaising with each other. Encouraging more community more support. Let’s bring back the village.
You nave my heartfelt empathy. I went through a similar experience with my only child, as a single mother, living alone and entirely on my own. It was a painful awakening to just how out of balance modern societies are. I pray you are creating a plan to have more solutions in place for the arrival of your next baby. You and your family need, and deserve, a better experience for this next post-birth and infancy phase. Blessings to you❣🙏💞
Yes!!
How awful for all of you! I agree something needs to be done, especially for working parents.
@@Truthseekingdivinefemale There definitely needs to be more support for all, and I'm especially concerned by the lack of community support for (especially undiagnosed) disabled children and (undiagnosed) disabled people who want to be parents. My childhood was profoundly awful for having a lack of correct support (I'm autistic, ADHD and mildly dyslexic but being a woman who is extra sensitive and technically intelligent [none of the conditions affect intelligence contrary to public perception] my disabilities were not fully obvious to people or diagnosed correctly at the time) at the moment raising neurodiverse children is incredibly demanding because the correct support doesn't exist (having been previously built on the idea you can 'fix' a neurotype by demanding a disabled person with different needs ignores their needs and puts additional efforts into seeming less disabled).
My disabilities stop me from ever wanting children (especially the whole anything touching my skin hurts/I have a blood phobia too, so I don't feel like splitting body parts open to allow out other humans thanks, part) but there are many neurodiverse people who would make incredible parents who want kids or don't realise they are disabled until they have kids. It's a form of eugenics to deem disabled people as unworthy parents and disabled children as unworthy of existing. That's where a community is extra necessary for providing the necessary support and helping all members of society thrive.
Years of sleeping medication, sleep studies, and doctor visits and ive learned more today with this pod cast. Thank you
I can support his claims of being an early/late riser. I majored in neuroscience. My tutor was doing her Phd on that very topic. It's genetic, we're locked in. Choose a partner who is the same. Period.
Stop worrying about getting sleep. Almost no human lives without sleep. You will collapse, eventually.
Most of us are simply not physically exhausted.
Also, as we age the sleep requirement changes with age.
@theflaca I used to be a late sleeper, now I'm fortune if I get 6.5 hours of sleep. When I was a caregiver, I'd want to stay in bed to sleep. I'm retired now & automatically get up around 4 or 4:30 am:-(((
Most doctors just prescribe medications. They don't educate. We have to be advocates for ourselves and ask intelligent questions, expecting answers.
He is amazing isn't he!!? If you learned lots from this one, you should listen to his one with Rich Roll. So much different info. This guy is a true fountain of knowledge!
So did he say how to get sleep cause I'm an hour in & I've head nothing about how you get to sleep
I worked nights for 16 years and slept very badly in the day time, I felt permanently jet lagged and eventually crashed my car by falling asleep at the wheel and also slept through a fire alarm whilst at work and took it as my que to leave and address my work/life/sleep balance, I hate to think how much I knocked off my life during those years. I now work days and often half days which is lovely and far more fitting for a person who is nearly 60 years old
It's called a graveyard shift for a reason!
Man. Sleeping at work? Unremarkable. Now sleeping through a FIRE ALARM while on the job? Legendary!
I am absolutely loving working nights. I sleep 6-8 hours quality sleep throughout the day, with a black out sleep mask, and usually take a 90 min nap before work. Obviously there is room for many pitfalls, when it comes to working nights.
If you can't adjust your schedule for it, and stay consistent with it, your sleep will suffer. If your sleep suffers, your appetite might suffer. Your relations and your work. Your ability to exercise or be active may suffer.
A lot of people eat during the nights, which in many cases causes disturbances, as the body is not designed to digest at nighttime.
Honestly, while there might be some inherent potential health pitfalls in regards to night shifts - Most of the problems are self-inflicted.
I can finally go to work, without being stressed whatsoever. Now, stress is sometimes referred to as the silent killer, but it is rarely adressed how stressful dayshift can be for many people
@@mathiaskinder5200 I’m about to start working at night next week, is there any tips you have in terms of eating? And habits? Greatly appreciated it
This is the best source of information I've seen in a long time.
Aha. So glad to hear that my husband and I made the sensible decision. After sleep deprived nights because we were both restless sleepers we decided on a "sleep divorce" which absolutely prevented a real one. Separate bedrooms saw the return of harmony and a way improved marriage all round. At first we thought we were a bit odd until we were surprised to discover bit by bit that way more of our friends and acquaintances had come to the same solution.
Another brilliant interview.
That is awesome. I am so happy for you both!!!🎉 ❤ please keep working. Don't be another divorce in statistics. Life is better having someone 😊
We enjoy our sleep and each other. Let’s find a better term than “sleep divorce” to make it more appealing. 😊💕
Did you try the German way of sleeping first? two single mattresses on the one bed? that way you never feel your partner moving around. Very popular there for this reason.
Been waiting for this podcast for a while now. This guy is a legend, his book 'Why we sleep' has changed my life
I recently flew to AntiAgingBed HQ in Florida and passed out copies of WHY WE SLEEP 💤🧠
Sweet Dreams
As a truck driver I can confirm a 15 minute nap for my first 15 minute break makes me feel amazing.
The best two hours of lost sleep I've ever had and I've learnt so much and confirmation of a lot of what I already thought I knew
What I recently discovered but never knew is keep my eyes closed, no matter how not sleepy I am. Within 40 minutes, I'm asleep. Just don't open your eyes. I had no idea something so simple could work. Also let your mind wander, what shapes u see, etc. The more nonsensical the better. I've struggled my whole life. These are the only things that have worked.
This is going to sound a bit nuts, but I recently started learning Japanese. I’ll also try to keep my eyes closed and try to “write” out the Kana in my mind. I have never gotten to the end.
This is such important knowledge. Most of my life, I was grumpy and exhausted, because of lack of good sleep, and it wasn't until I collapsed with stress, that I finally got more than 2-3 hours pr night. Having a partner that snores, and goes to the bathroom several times, can really drive a person out of their mind, so can traffic noise and loud neighbours.
Your partner may have sleep apnea and needs a sleep study 🙏🏼
Om so glad I chose single
I been watching politics-pods for too long time and my stress level is getting worse every day and then I start watching this fantastic TH-cam channel… I feel calm, relaxing, happy and…. THANK YOU ❤
Let alone his rich knowledge regarding sleep and neuroscience as a whole, but just his humbleness and eloquence is super lovable to me! They just made me have a huge respect for him! Many thanks for this amazing episode. I have learned immensely about sleep from it!
"No one wants to be the healthiest guy in the graveyard."
I love it...
Interesting TRUTHS Choices and Shareable SECRETS
A healthy lifestyle equates to a better lifestyle it's not about when you're dead
I love how passionate Mathew is, so engaging and informative. This is one of my favorite episodes so far!
I'm way past "foothills of mid life".. Just began watching podcasts this year ( a little behind the times). Every time I hear a Dr or "just a PhD" poring out their hard earned knowledge I feel grateful and fortunate. Love his passion for his study.
SLEEP is the SWISS ARMY KNIFE of HEALth'
I have seen close to 100 DCEO episodes and I can state that this episode is absolutely in my Top 10. Matthew Walker is so knowledgeable and quite modest as well
I finished Why We Sleep a few weeks ago, and I loved it; I've been aiming for and getting 8hrs a night ever since. Sleep is so underrated when it comes to overall health. Thank you for having Dr Walker on your show - he's a real educator and deserves to be heard!
Is it ok to use OTC meds to get 8 hours of sleep??
Aim for 6 or 7.5 hours. Rem cycles every 1 and half hours. Study shows aiming for 8 hours your guaranteed to wake up around the 6 hour mark and it throws your sleep off. I like 6 hours as I want to get the most out my life if I could sleep less I would but 6 hours feels perfect I wouldn't rely on sleeping tablets it's a quick fix and will do more damage down the line.
I listen to meditation sleep music find what sounds you feel through tour body trust me works wonders I've 38 been listening to it ever since I lost my mother and father 4 years ago. Without that I would spiral and put me down a horrible ugly path but I'm great I feel great and I get alot out of life now. Ps I didn't have any issues prior to their deaths
I'm grabbing another 2 copies..
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@@MariaLopez-mi4ol not according to the science of SLEEP
Sleep Sedation does have side effects...
Optimally 7,8,9 hours of quality 💤👣🧠😍😍😍
@@shaunmacready701... shoot for 7,8,9 of needed sleep 💤🫂🔌👣🧠😴🤎😍😍😍
This interview resonated so much for me, and what a brilliant episode. My father died of Alzheimer's only a few years after he retired from air traffic control, and I don't think it's coincidental that his job meant literally decades of shift work, including working nights. He endured disrupted sleep cycles almost his entire life (grew up during the London Blitz, was sent off to war, etc.), and while he almost took pride in the total lack of sleep he could survive on, I do believe this negatively affected his brain function. Thanks for the invaluable insight. I need to do better, particularly in the sleep "procrastination" issue of going to bed, yet delaying falling asleep c/o of my iPad. Cheers.
Who else is watching this while they should be sleeping?
Wide awake at 2 A.M. And I'll still be awake after watching this.
1:14am here lol
3am and watching
@@Moteo171:30 lmaoo
2.43. Fell asleep listening, woke up several hours later, listening again so I can sleep well. lol
My wife and I have been together for 22 years now. We have our own bedroom, we love it!
Sleeping in the same bed is overrated... Room I guess if you snore, but, yeah you're unconscious... There's no need to be unconscious together. 😅
This podcast is such a blessing. Being an insomniac since 25 years, this brings so much awareness and clarity on every aspect of my life so far. Thank you. ❤❤ Lots of love and blessings from India.
Napping has been so important to me in my life. 30 min nap before a workout if working out later in the day. When I was working (now retired) and raising 4 kids a 30 min nap right after work made me a better parent the rest of the evening for my kids.
The sleeping times between my husband and I got so not bad but it was negatively affecting us that we now sleep in separate bedrooms and it was the greatest thing we've ever done
Glad it's helped. Everyone deserves their own space to fully reset and it's even more healthy for couples. From a young age I latched onto the idea of separate bedrooms being incredibly statistically healthy to lasting relationships and sleep and I couldn't understand why others fully rejected the stats. I've still never had a relationship from choosing not to be in a relationship someone unsuitable and at nearly 30 I can confidently say I would gladly spend the rest of my life single over being a worse human for the sleep deprivation and extreme co-dependency (that is often mistaken for love).
Sometimes that's all it takes. Good for u guys!!
My husband and I had a “sleep divorce” 20 years ago and it saved my life. I’m so grateful for podcasts like this. Our marriage is 48 years strong now and has never been so good.
He’s an excellent speaker, calm and extremely knowledgeable in sleep. Thank you.
We are so lucky that Matthew Walker exists on this planet with us at this time. What a smart, articulate teacher he is. Thank you, Matthew! (And his book, WHY WE SLEEP, is one of the best I have ever read. I bought it for so many people after I read it.)
The fact you did that todays a lot to me ♾️
Matt Walker is a man who has found his purpose in life and I think it's incredibly selfless how he wants to share the thing that he cares about so much and is dedicating his life to the concept of sleep. We should all find the thing that we are most driven by and do the best we can at it, and we should all try and sleep better since sleep is an agent of productivity.
I agree with the sentiment but it's not 'selfless' to follow your heart. When you follow your passions like that it's a joy to learn and share your knowledge with others it's not losing sight of yourself or being self scarfing - it's filling yourself up enough to generously give. We should never seek to get away from ourselves to help others - we should always seek to be in touch with ourselves to help others.
Being self centred has both negative and positive qualities and it's only in getting in touch with what lights us up that we can be a torch to others. (Also we should sleep for our sanity and well being productivity is a nice byproduct which shouldn't be the main goal)
The was one of the most beneficial conversations/ teachings I have ever heard on the subject of sleep. I studied sleep at Brock University and have been working in sleep medicine for 25 years I am currently working at the University of Miami Sleep Center as a sleep tech and up until I listened to this discussion, I thought that I am sure I have heard it all. I was humbled to say the least. An absolutely fascinating discussion on sleep and adenosine, caffeine and how the body metabolizes caffeine and how caffein latches onto adenosine etc etc. Great stuff!
Pro tip - don't drink coffee until you've been up for about an hour and a half. It screws with the adenosine if drunk before you're fully awake. Get up, walk (movement), get sunlight. Wait an hour and a half. (An hour is still fine, just not quite as effective. You want to be fully awake) If you do this it should improve the afternoon crashes and post lunch naps. When I wait the full hour and a half, I don't get the coffee crash in the afternoon and also when I eat lunch, the food doesn't make me as drowsy. From Dr Andrew Huberman here on TH-cam, another great resource.
@@130rne I thought Huberman said 45 mins after waking?
Generally parents in the Philippines force their kids to get afternoon naps everyday. I grew up with the practice and imposed the same to my kids. Sadly, modernity took the practice especially in the cities
I quit caffeine for good 8 months ago. I feel better. My sleep has improved massively - feel more refreshed and the pain which I used to experience in my body whilst waking up has completely gone! Now I realise that the pain was caused by bad quality sleep.
Great idea, I think I'll switch to decaf as I do love the taste but it's really ruining my sleep
@@chrismacfly6122 Any joy?
@irielion3748 switched to half caff and no coffee after 1 p.m I sleep better and it still brings me joy. So I guess it's a win win
quitted 5 weeks ago my sleep is super good with really intens dreams and the funny thing is i have more energy now than with drinking caffeine all day long also i feel alot more happy in my everyday life
What a clever, articulate, engaging, fascinating man who speaks with clarity and is superbly engaging. Absolutely loved this one. Thanks Steve
I could listen to Matthew Walker for hours. He's so eloquent.
For those of us who cannot sleep, we know why we need sleep.
Yes absolutely, I have struggled my whole life with sleep. Recently however, I got involved with the Zoe Big IF study and it has changed so much without being that hard to do. Its Time Restricted Eating and, because I seem to have naturally gravitated to eating within a 9 hour window, they ask you to try for 10, I have started sleeping better and my mood and energy are way up. Its not even that you feel particularly hungry but, if you start eating at say 9am and finish at 1800, (you can drink water, black coffee or tea outwith the eating window so long as theres no sugar or sweetners in it) it clearly does your digestion a big favour. I think its started me getting into a routine of getting up just before 6am, drinking black coffee until I eat at 9am, you also get a lot done in the early hours, then finish eating by 6pm, you go to bed earlier and, perhaps because the coffee is before 9am and the getting up earlier, you actually end up going to sleep and getting a better sleep much earlier. Its been wonderful, my IBS bloating has improved too. Who knew that changing when you eat can make such profound differences on everything. I would encourage anyone struggling to give it a try. You dont change what you eat or the amount, just the time. I think it sends a clear message to your gut microbes to stop working and let the ones who specialise in cleanup to actually do their work and everything else is knock on effects to that.
@@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws INTERMITTENT FASTING IS WHAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING YOU DO, IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SLEEP , NOTHING AT ALL
Idk if you have tried it but a good meditation video really helped me when i listened while going to bed, it really helps focus the mind on getting to sleep
@@Sg4809 Can you recommend good meditation videos or apps? Thanks
@@Maggie-zr2ow extreme hypnosis for success channel on TH-cam 🙂
Watched him first on ted talk, since the. Never forgot his name. Huge respect, matt walker
Governments don't want people sleeping more. They want people working more and consuming more, as said towards the start of the interview. The modern world is really sad 😔 Fascinating listening, really enjoying it.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:00 😴 Sleep researcher Matthew Walker discusses sleep science, the modern world's impact on sleep, and its importance.
03:40 ☕ Caffeine can harm sleep in three ways: delayed sleep, reduced sleep duration, and decreased sleep quality.
11:16 🧠 Sleep evolved with life itself, enhancing immunity, regulating blood sugar, controlling appetite hormones, and more.
14:15 🌄 Chronotypes (morning, evening, in-between) vary genetically and enable tribes to reduce vulnerability by spreading sleep times.
21:13 💑 Couples experiencing sleep mismatches due to differing chronotypes can consider a "sleep divorce" to improve overall sleep quality and intimacy.
23:20 🛏️ Experiment with sleep divorce for better sleep.
24:30 🛏️ Scandinavian method of using two beds side by side to improve sleep disruption.
26:06 🌍 Increasing awareness about sleep, but challenges persist due to lifestyle factors and anxiety.
27:28 😴 Sleep issues are on the rise due to modern lifestyle factors, impacting physical and mental health.
34:44 🌐 Comprehensive strategy to improve sleep: Government campaigns, workplace policies, medical education, school programs, family support, and individual solutions.
47:16 💼 Underslept employees take about 11 more sick days per year and increase healthcare resource utilization by about 80%, affecting company costs.
48:52 💤 Napping can have benefits, including improved cardiovascular health, memory, and emotional regulation, but should be kept around 20 minutes to avoid sleep inertia.
50:00 ☕ Caffeine impacts sleep negatively by staying in your system, triggering anxiety, and blocking deep sleep, leading to sleep problems and fatigue.
53:03 🛌 Avoid napping for too long (over 20 minutes) or too late in the afternoon, especially if you struggle with sleep at night, to maintain optimal sleep quality.
57:00 ☕ Drink coffee in moderation (2-3 cups) for its health benefits due to antioxidants in the Coffee Bean; decaffeinated coffee also offers similar advantages.
01:09:11 🛌 Prioritize sleep over caffeine for better performance, as sleep is a potent performance enhancer.
01:09:52 💊 Classic sleeping pills are not the first-line treatment for insomnia; cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-I) is recommended instead.
01:13:17 🌿 Natural sleep supplements lack scientific efficacy; no miracle sleep solution exists.
01:15:40 🧘♂️ Meditation, mental walks, and engaging sleep stories help take the mind off sleep struggles, promoting relaxation and sleep.
01:26:36 ⏰ Sleep debt cannot be fully repaid over the weekend; continuous sleep deprivation accumulates and poses health risks.
01:30:15 💤 Microsleep at high speeds can be deadly due to loss of control.
01:30:44 🏥 Sleep disruptions can lead to blood sugar issues, low testosterone, and more.
01:31:55 🩺 Short sleep increases risks of cardiovascular disease, obesity, diabetes, and mental health issues.
01:32:36 🌙 Consistent short sleep predicts shorter lifespans and links to Alzheimer's disease.
01:36:47 🌞 Exposure to device screens before sleep delays melatonin release and disrupts sleep patterns.
01:52:05 🥤 Sleep deprivation affects impulse control, leading to unhealthy food choices.
01:52:47 🌿 Endocannabinoids increase by over 20% with sleep deprivation, causing heightened appetite.
01:53:52 💪 Insufficient sleep leads to loss of lean muscle mass during weight loss.
01:55:20 🌌 Dreaming during REM sleep interconnects memories, fostering creativity and problem-solving.
01:57:14 😴 Dream sleep detoxifies emotions from memories, promoting emotional well-being.
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Thank you for that, it’s most appreciated.
U r a legend 😊
I had terribly debilitating insomnia when I was a youngster and have read everything I could get my hands on to get past sleeplessness. Thank you for this reassurance. I taught myself well!
I sleep well!
Torment of my life :(
Dr. Matthew Walker is such a gentlemen and kind soul. It is always a pleasure to hear what he has to say as it is helps us and in turn gives us pleasure also when we see how his inner joy when he share his findings.
Do you know him personally ? Because he doesn't help with sleep
Dr Walker talks so perfectly. no stutters, ums, etc
The more I watch 'Diary of a CEO' videos, the more I see how wrongly we're doing things as humans in society, and how much better the world would be in general if most governments and leaders cared.
Capitalism
I had my first bipolar manic episode when I was 20. I was awake for a week after taking a mescaline tablet. I still cannot sleep unless I take Ambien.
@@blondefox69 oh my. That's terrible.😮
@@Empath79 There is always the dumb ass that blames everything on capitalism.
@@blondefox69 The mescaline wasn't the drug that kept you awake. Mescaline has a half life of 6 hours.
As a struggling insomniac, this has been my favorite episode!
Thank you sooooo much for this episode! I have had so much insomnia, over-thinking, anxiety, worrying & night-eating, in the past, & still do at times. I have learned so much from your conversation & it has confirmed a lot that I have thought as well! I will watch it again many times, I feel. I have never felt so compelled to share a You Tube video with others, as I have with this video. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Steven your podcasts lately are unrivalled. Literally helping humans become better week by week. This was fascinating! Keep helping to make people better!
I was fortunate to come across this podcast that I've been searching for a long time which explains the good and the bad about sleep. I am an Asian, age 71yrs old who is an insomnianic. Now, I clearly understood on how to overcome my problems and I'm very thankful to the Author and the resource speaker of the topic who fully explained well. Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.❤
Life changing interview - me way too overweight, very bad sleep hygiene, no sex crave, always crave salty food, unable to remember simple things, high cholesterol, pre diabetic, anxiety thats killing me, all relatable.
PS. it's been 3 days I am following his suggestions for a good night's sleep. For the first time in my life , I had great sleep exactly from 11 PM to 7 AM.
Intermittent fasting may well help, my partner finds it the only way to manage his weight, he cannot diet, however he can do one meal a day (he eats pretty much what he wants within a 2hr window once a day). You will find pretty quickly that you adapt to fasting and can go for much of the day without eating. Dr Berg and Dr Jason Fung on TH-cam have a ton of info on this.
@@sunmoonstars3879 Thanks for your advice. I am already doing OMAD diet and Sun Salutation 108 times. Been only 6 days but seeing some changes.
WE are alllllllllllllllll WORKS' in PROgress
....alll the smalll things add UP
Great read WHY WE SLEEP By Matthew Walker
@@barryminor616 yeah but you know how we are all stuck in the mind. The strength of mind is the biggest challenge.
Nothing bad with craving salty food, at least you are not craving sugar
Our creator who put sleep into our bodies for better health is absolutely amazing.
I've learnt so much about sleep, I love how Matthew speaks in a way that is so factual yet straightforward to understand! A very humble guy and I'll take a lot from this conversation, especially as I've struggled to sleep my whole life. This has just answered a lot of questions I've had. I really hope sleep does get taken more seriously. Loved this! x
he is the only person on the show to be so humble, therefore the only info i actually received
How humble “I’m just a PHD”. Very humble .❤❤❤
This was one of the best interviews on sleep I’ve listened to. Extremely important to me and beneficial for millions of people. Great questions and awesome responses based on science. Thank you.
I read his book. As a narcoleptic it was so nice to have a book about sleep that had 4 pages about being narcoleptic and struggling with not being able to get any restorative sleep at all. He was the first person to actually capture narcolepsy properly!
It is so sweet how happy he gets when talking about the topic of sleep. ☺
I'm just a PhD! His humbleness is mindblowing!
And what does that have to do with anything. He's just another person. No better or worse then you orI I
I needed this so much right now!! On a health journey and with my pcp's support working in nutrition and weightloss ect but NO mention of sleep!! I struggle with sleep, getting to sleep staying asleep, spouse and I on different cycles omg it ALL resonated with me!! I now understand the importance of sleep and came away with some achievable tools!! Thank you both. Love ❤️
It's taken me to reach 74 years of age to understand why as a family including both parent and 4 sibling why we are all insomniacs. Some nights only sleeping anything from 2 - 4 hours. Really interesting, educational and easy to listen too but more importantly, easy to understand. Hears hoping I can start to get 7 hours a night.
@@Shaylas Glad I'm not on my own. So far I have given up drinking any tea or coffee after 6pm tea time. Now drink Sparling Water all evening, not every one's ideal drink but it's better than just plain water and it supposed to helps to cleanse the body system which I hope is helping towards aiding sleep. Started going to bed around 11pm instead of any time from 1am onwards and although I don't go to sleep immediately at least I'm resting and eventually fall sleep until 5.30 /6 ish which is great for me. Keep bedroom dark, Won't lie, I have had nights and had to get up about 3/4am but then went back to bed about 6am. Stopped having an afternoon naps because that's when I feel most tired due to lack of previous nights sleep. I found that in the afternoon I really went into a lovely deep sleep and although it was for only 30 minutes that put the mockers on going to bed until early hours. Had decided to start walking each morning again as I did before winter and I really need to get back into that for all the obvious health reasons. Stopped using ipad after 8pm as I believe the blue light is not good for the eyes and brain activity. Was planning to research the audio books to listen too as I try to sleep. I believe Matthew McConaughey the american actor, does them and his voice is supposed to be very lethargic to listen to. I won't matter if I fall asleep before the tape finishes. Some libraries hire them out, again plan to check on my local library. Good luck not sure if any of this helps, think at our age, is got be routine. The problem is we don't go out to work, are probably bored, sit far to much, drink to many cuppas. It's OK being retired with a bank full of money but most of us live on pensions and while we survive ok there aren't loads of free activities to capture our interests or imagination especially when work and families have taken up most of our lives. Obviously some people get to our ages suffering from arthritis which can be unbearably painful and sleep is difficult. Again If you research DOCEO Steve Bartlett , there is a guy who says Arthritic pain can be reduced as he feels its a build up of food allergies that have effected the bone joints.
@@Shaylas Glad to help. By the way I am also a type 1 insulin dependent diabetic so I do understand their problems. Food can have an adverse effect especially processed foods. Routine and diet is important and some exercise too. If they have any sort of illness even a cold this will effect and heighten their bloodsugar levels. You should investigate a freeflow system, you wear it and it measures your blood sugar levels. I used to drink a lot of tonic water as it has quinine in it which muscle cramp.
If you're telling the truth about your age, then that means You've reached close to the average life expectancy DESPITE being an insomniac. Which makes his over the top statistics about not getting sleep making u die at a rapid pace interesting. I wonder if it's more to it than what he's saying
@@TahitianTreatt Yes I am telling the truth. Last night retired to bed at 1am, couldn't sleep, got up at 2.30am had drink, went back to bed 4.30am, slept a couple of hours, woke at 7.30am and got up for the day. Our mother was exactly the same and lived to the age of 94 years. Yes I am sceptical as to all these so called medical reports.
Dr. Walker, You could not have done any better during this long educational talk. You are naturally brilliant, and have a very special ability to explain so many difficult conditions so clearly, always dignified, and gentle. You are very kind and always careful of smudging a single word to be construed as bossy or unkind. You are unable to be unkind, it is not a part of who you are. You have taught me a great deal through this speaking engagement; I look forward to hearing every one of your talks. You are an amazingly intelligent and a warm and caring person; please do not apologize ever again for your style, content or intent. Please take a much deserved bow; you have earned it. By far, you are the very best speaker on this and many other subjects, as you have mastered the art of communication and love what you do. I can't wait to read your books and hear all of your interesting conversations. Thank you!
This was a great chat. I spent 7 years of my life binge drinking only at night, in order to shut my mind off and sleep. It was a 4-5 hour thing every single night, that began at a specific time (7pm) and I was drinking close to 2 bottles of wine and also taking sleeping tablets- that is how bad my insomnia was. I never drank in the daytime, or with other people because I was treating it as a tool to sleep, not for enjoyment. I woke up one morning and felt so ill, I could feel my body was not able to handle it anymore- that day I quit drinking completely and I’ll be sober one year in September. Guess what happened…I started sleeping like a baby. I was no longer having these wake ups in the night where I couldn’t sleep for hours. I still do take sleeping pills every night, but because I stopped drinking, I have done a lot of work in other areas in my life in order to return my body back into its natural state, so this habit is definitely on my list of what needs changing.
Beautiful mate, nicely done, God bless all your precious efforts
I was treating it as a tool to sleep..i m an alcoholic, too
Advice, maybe?
when travelling..I m deprived of Wine
Sometimes
Then..I cannot SLEEP
Any advice from you?
I'd love yr REPLY
Why do you take sleep meds... are they natural?
@@les9058 You know, now that I think of it, I think I’ve used different things to intervene and help me sleep. I began taking Benadryl years ago because the prescription stuff made me feel absolutely terrible. I understand now that the coping mechanisms that I was exposed to as a kid play a role in how I deal with things as an adult, and with that realization comes the responsibility to do better…it’s slow going but it’s going.
@@MelaniaGuiti I drink and I know it affects my sleep quality but what really messes with my insomnia etc is drinking different amounts on different days i.e. if I have 2 drinks per night regularly. then one night I have 5 my sleep suffers and wake up feeling lousy - going from 4-5 drinks a night to 2 then I will get the insomnia part. Right now I try to live by the rule "just say no to the first one and saying no to the second one is easy"
Knowing that are 22 types of genes that define you as a morning guy or a evening guy is amazing. My entire life I've been dealing with the difficulty of being more active and creative at night. Society just seems not being able to understand this. Thank you so much for this video
I wonder if that's an explanation for caffeine and other substance addiction. Those of us who really would just function better at night but are forced to stay awake all day in a hellish existence
How do you deal with that? I find my self in the same situation as many other probably, but it seems that there’s no real solution.
It’s especially hard when you’re young. So many kids are put to bed too early for the convenience of the adults leaving them to toss and turn and a lifetime of insomnia. And teenagers are very sleep deprived so when they’re expected to be physically and mentally present at school at 8:00 am it’s no wonder they don’t do well. It’s an enormous luxury to be able to sleep when you’re tired and get up when you’re fully rested. People are different and living in a regimented society that fights nature takes years off our lives
Shift work actually is useful for night owls... those not morn'n people... rather than get less sleep and drag yourself to work at 7-9am.... you Can work 10-6pm or 4-11pm in many good jobs Now and Still have a family.
I hated day shift... but swing was perfect.. fit my natural rhythms. All the morn'n people love you for do'n it so they are spared... 🤫
Amazing where'd you find the info?
I don't usually stick around for a full two-hour interview but I listened to this entire thing. That was great info. Thank you both!
Firstly, what a nice person Dr Walker seems to be. Secondly, thank you for this information, as a chronic insomniac, this has been more than helpful. I can now confidently embark on an actionable sleep plan.
I started reading Matt’s book “Why We Sleep” a couple of years ago and it terrified me so much that I couldn’t read any more. But I think he has realised that he was frightening people, and in this interview he has redeemed himself. At 1 hour 38minutes he gives his tips for better sleep. I think I now know why I don’t sleep well, and what to do about it, in particular, what he says about dark, and about caffeine and alcohol. What a lovely person he is!
he has acknowledged the fearmongering aspects of his book in other interviews and has toned it down.
luckily i sleep like a baby every night. i went the bed and everything...
Over the last few years, I built up a nap culture (10-15 mins) in the middle of my work day and it’s one of, the best things I ever did for my work day.
In Spain is part of the culture. 20-30 min. Siesta
My body hates napping, I usually wake up from a nap feeling physically sick and with intense brain fog. No idea why...
@@lordadamfirst I know that feeling. Do you think that if you try the nap consistently, that feeling will change to energy instead of the tired, foggy feeling?
@@baraka256 Not sure, I usually just power through till evening and try to get to bed early instead.
My body temperature never gets beyond 97.8 Fahrenheit. I can't control the room temperature (I don't own it), and it is 80 degrees. I CAN try to regulate the time I go to sleep (79 years old and I need to learn this). Thank you, Matthew and Steven, for this video! I am sure you are helping millions who desperately need to have good sleep!
Wonderful podcast. Wonderful delivery. Many many thanks.. alison❤
My favorite interview until now, they way he explains himself, so interesting! This one is truly a gem, Thanks Steven!!
The caffeine information is very interesting and don’t forget you don’t only get caffeine from coffee, it’s also in soft drinks, energy drinks, sometimes even in cooked items as well, so while counting your number of coffee cups is easy, the others are caffeine people absorb without necessarily thinking about or noticing, so that needs to be taken into consideration as well…
Any chocolate…
Matthew Walker certainly has thought provoking insights in this interview. Every single one of us here have our own sleeping patterns, and the way he explains everything thoroughly is what makes this particular subject matter even more intriguing.
My inability to sleep is finally catching up to me at 43. I cant get to much but now I really feel it when I get to little. Just two years ago i was only getting maybe 4 hours a day. My blood pressure was up. My stress was up. While i still struggle im taking it seriously. My sig. Other will state his biggest challenge with our relationship is my sleep struggles and the impact on him. Which i hate. Yet he insists to still sleep with me. I hope he also knows how hard im trying to improve for both of us.
I can understand how the imact is tied to suicide. While i have never felt that way. I have had 3 - 4 days stretched of severe insomnia. You feel like you are beung tortured. Its just a nightmare
Get early morning sunlight in your eyes it will change your life
Sleeping was never a problem for me until I got to middle age. I am trying all different ways to fix the problem. Exercising before 6pm, changing diet to keto, meditation, no screen one hour before bed.... It's improving
Right now I see l suffer from insomnia , sleep was never pa problems for me but now lam. On sleeping pill
I’d been sleep deprived for 42 years because my hubs is an early bird and I like to unwind in the evenings a little longer. I have autoimmune problems too. We started sleeping in different rooms and I’ve never slept so well. Turns out at least 4 couples I know are doing the same and they are happier as a result. There was a lot of resentment over it that is no longer there because he sleeps better too!
Be'n respectful of sleep requirements changes everything in your quality of sleep and waking relationships!
agree! @@les9058
Gosh this was so interesting for me as a very poor sleeper, and what a amazing guy he is. Thank you Steven for bringing these interviews to us, they are fascinating, i love them x
Thanks so much Steve for having Dr Matthew Walker on your podcast. He's so humble and well spoken I wish I have the privilege to attend his lecture. I learned so much about sleep that I didn't think I needed to know!! Watching this podcast inspired me to improve my sleep quality and hopefully can lead to longer longevity.
I really appreciate this interview on SLEEP , No one talks about this and I've been hearing from our pediatrician and a few of our Dr just how much this is affecting everyone Thank you
Blue light diet and get rid of excessive EMFs in your sleep space. Let me know if you would like to consult with someone who can helo you do this.
As a mom of an adult child with special needs, there are often times that I have to get up(sometimes multiple times) throughout the night to attend to him. It causes a huge interruption in my sleep schedule. Then having to get up at 6am for my teenager to pack lunch and see him off to school can be a bit much. I find that if I allow myself to nap very early in the day(between 7am-11) for an hour, I wake up most times energized for hours. It’s rare that I get sleep hangover. Coffee earlier in the day helps as well.
This was utterly fascinating! I learnt so much more than I was expecting to, so thank you both very much for putting this out there. I think everyone should hear this discussion!
I love diary of a ceo. The way you have tagged the subjects is so helpful. Thank you. Excellent guest. Incredibly humble man is bringing us such important information.
Who can’t sleep right now and watching this ? Raise ✋
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Will finish watching later because I am tired.
Oh the irony….it’s 2:10 am and I cannot sleep
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It’s pure torture
Thank you for having this guy on your channel. He clearly still struggles with himself as a presenter and advocate for sleep, sometimes using the wrong word for what he is describing, but his message is vital and good on him for bringing it to us the best way he knows how.
Yey Matt Walker. I've listened to his podcasts and seen so many interviews with him and always happy to hear more. As someone still recovering from the sleep depriving monster that was Cushings disease I really value my sleep and all helpful advice is very welcome.
This did NOT feel like 2 hours. Wow I hung on every word. Thank you so much DoaC for once again having such an interesting, intelligent and calming guest, and thank you for your always spot on questions.
I fell asleep after 20 minutes thanks Doc.
Steven is one of the most humble grateful podcasters on TH-cam. I’m truly grateful for your work, your concern for others and this show. I wish you many blessings, happiness and much success. ❤
This is a really incredible pod cast. I now love this guy. Clearly very intelligent and well mannered. So much fabulous information presented. Sleep is clearly extremely important. a fantastic interview.
Steven has a lot of commonsense, he is naturally very intelligent. He lets the good, and interesting guests speak without much interruption but if he gets a boring talker I’m sure he will interrupt more and guide and improve the conversation
Professor Matthew is so modest and sweet. Brought a tear to my eye to hear how vulnerable he is in intimate settings. The stage brings a "safe" distance. How I hope in time he develops more peace in this area of vulnerability.