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Working hard, preparing presentations, studying for exams until late at night, or other factors inevitably cause many people to lack sleep. But how can you wake up and continue living your life without being groggy? This episode of Top to Toe reveals 2 studies that create new knowledge about sleep. Previously, it was known that we need 6-8 hours of sleep. How many hours of sleep do we really need to have the lowest risk of serious illness? How important is REM sleep? And if we need to lack sleep, how can we ensure that we get deep sleep, which is an important factor in restoring the brain and body, enough to have energy the next day? Time Index 00:00 Not enough sleep: A big problem for students and working adults. 02:34 How many hours of sleep is the lowest risk of serious illness? 07:19 What should we do if we need to lack sleep? 10:37 REM sleep is just as important as deep sleep. 12:21 The good proportion of light sleep, deep sleep, and REM sleep per night. 14:48 Brain function, REM sleep, and long-term memory. 16:50 If you don’t get enough sleep, choose to wake up or go to bed at the same time. 18:30 Trick your body into sleeping. Please add references in the comments. References: Zheng, NS, Annis, J., Master, H. et al. Sleep patterns and risk of chronic disease as measured by long-term monitoring with commercial wearable devices in the All of Us Research Program. Nature Medicine (2024) Press follow and press the bell: https://bit.ly/45KZn3w Follow THE STANDARD PODCAST on other channels Website: https://www.thestandard.co/podcast Twitter: / thestandardpod Facebook: / thestandardth TikTok: / thestandard.podcast Spotify: https://bit.ly/3NhRWZg Apple Podcasts: https://bit.ly/42OGIkI SoundCloud: / thestandardpodcast #LittleSleepButGoodQuality #ToptoToe #TheStandardPodcast #TheStandardTh #TheStandardCo #podcast