Sleep Unplugged

There is no topic in sleep more likely to incite a riot between sleep experts than the concept of a sleep debt. Does it really exist? Can a sleep debt ever be repaid? If so, how long? In this episode, we will:

-Define sleep debt
-Examine a new population study on the effects of sleep debt on cardiovascular risk
-Attempt to consolidate the available research into guidelines for dealing effectively with sleep debt
-Differentiate between sleep debt responses in insomnia sufferers and sleep deprived individuals
-Touch on how accurately understanding personal sleep need directly impacts sleep debt

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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