The Dr. London Podcast

How Poor Sleep Affects Your Health (6 Ways to Improve Your Sleep)

The Dr. London Podcast

Show Notes

In today's podcast episode, Dr. Jeremy London, board-certified cardiovascular surgeon, unpacks how poor sleep impacts your overall health. He shares the effects of too little sleep and too much sleep. Dr. London shares the unique risk for shift workers and sleep apnea. He shares 7 tactics that have personally improved his sleep.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 How Poor Sleep Impacts Your Overall Health

00:00:51 U-Shape Sleep Curve: What is the Optimal Amount of Sleep

00:04:27 Internal Clock Misalignment & Hormone Timing

00:06:13 Metabolic & Appetite Disruption

00:07:31 Mood & Mental Clarity Impact From Poor Sleep

00:09:22 Unique Risks of Shift Workers

00:11:01 Sleep Apnea Effects on the Heart

00:16:08 My Sleep Struggle & Journey

00:18:41 6 Simple Tactics to Improve Your Sleep

00:24:50 Thank You For Listening!

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