The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

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Monday, 1 July 2024 - 2 hours 2 minutes

Sleep walking, night terrors and even sleep murders, the mysteries of the sleeping brain revealed

Professor Guy Leschinzer is a world-renowned expert in Neurology and Sleep Medicine at Guy’s Hospital London. He is also the author of books such as, ‘The Nocturnal Brain’, ‘The Man Who Tasted Words’, and most recently, ‘Seven Deadly Sins’. 

In this conversation, Guy and Steven discuss topics such as, how sleep can strip belly fat, the one sleep disorder affecting up to 80% of people, the number one fix for insomnia, and the truth about sleep walking and other night time activities.

00:00 Intro

02:06 Dr. Guy's Fascination With Neurological Conditions

04:15 What Is Dr. Guy's Background

06:26 What Is A Sleep Disorder Centre?

08:01 Why Dr. Guy Chose To Study Sleep

09:19 Is Sleep Important?

11:24 Why We Need Sleep For Good Health

12:59 A Large Percent Of The Population Has Insomnia

17:05 What Is Narcolepsy

18:03 What's Causing So Many Sleep Problems?

21:06 What's The Perfect Sleeping Habit?

24:36 Sleep Quantity Variance Per Person

28:27 The Link Between Sleep And Weight Gain

31:44 Circadian Rhythms Explained

36:17 Blue Lights

39:34 The Main Reasons People Are Struggling With Their Sleep

44:35 Sleep Myths

46:15 Chronotypes

47:55 Where To Start Fixing Sleep Problems

51:25 The Rise Of Sleep Trackers

58:28 What Is The Glymphatic System?

01:01:50 The Link Between Sleep Deprivation And Alzheimer's

01:02:54 Medicating To Help Sleep

01:04:38 Side Effects Of Melatonin

01:06:05 Non-Medical Alternatives To Help Sleep

01:14:38 Surgery To Fix Sleeping Issues

01:17:49 What Would Brain Scans Reveal About Sleep Deprivation

01:19:40 Sleep Deprivation Affects Your Mood

01:21:11 Can Parts Of Our Brain Be Asleep?

01:22:47 Dreaming

01:25:08 Nightmares Explained

01:25:54 Why Do We Remember Some Dreams And Not Others?

01:28:12 Most Upsetting Sleep Disorder Dr. Guy Has Seen

01:31:42 The Sleepwalking Murderer

01:33:51 There Is Help For Insomnia

01:35:18 The Different Types Of Insomnia

01:36:42 The Man Who Tasted Words

01:39:33 Autism And Synesthesia

01:42:22 Are We Guilty Of Crimes If We Are Mentally Ill?

01:45:01 Interventions To Help The Criminally Mentally Ill

01:46:40 Crazy Stories Resulting From A Brain Disorder

01:52:47 How Meeting People With Brain Disorders Has Changed Dr. Guy

01:54:22 Guest's Last Question

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‘The Secret World of Sleep’ - https://g2ul0.app.link/W8nPXVCKNKb 

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