29) Why you need to improve your sleep, and how with Dr Norah Simpson PHD

Today, we are joined by Dr Norah Simpson of the Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences department at Stanford University.

We discuss Norah's research on sleep and maximising athlete performance. From this, we delve into the impact of sleep loss on cognitive function, decision making, and concentration.

Beyond this, we explore the impact of sleep on athletic performance, injury risk, and illness susceptibility.

The research shows we need around 7-9 hours sleep per night, we look at outliers in this space too.

Having outlined the downsides of sleep deprivation, Norah shares the best ways to improve your sleep hygiene and routines to get better and longer sleep. This includes pre bed routine, environment and research proven strategies you can implement.

Lastly, we touch on sleep trackers, apps and supplements.

It was a pleasure to have someone so informed on the podcast on this complicated topic, and we have a lot of actionable information in this one

Connect with Norah:

Email - nsimpson@stanford.edu

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