#38 The Importance of Sleep & How To Sleep Better with Dr Amy Bender PhD

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Today's guest is sleep scientist Dr. Amy Bender, who is Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra Medical and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary.
Amy has been working in the field of sleep research for over 15 years and has been featured in interviews in both Oprah and Parade magazines. She has helped develop the only validated sleep screening tool for athletes and has implemented sleep optimization strategies for numerous Canadian Olympic and professional teams. I am so excited about this episode because the topic of sleep surfaces almost daily within my coaching group, client calls and conversations.

Topics covered:

• Stages of Sleep
• The impact of caffeine on sleep
• Circadian rhythm and sleep
• Sleep banking & sleep debt
• How much sleep we need
• The effects of insufficient sleep
• Nutrition and sleep
• Steps to improve sleep
• Strategies to fall back asleep
• Supplements for sleep
• Thoughts on sleep tracking devices

To learn more about Dr Bender’s research check out these links:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dramymbender

Twitter: sleep4sport

IG: @sleep4sport
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