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Who Is Matt Walker on the TED Talks Daily Episode About Sleep?

Matt Walker is the sleep scientist, professor, and author of the talk Sleep Is Your Superpower, recorded at TED 2019 and replayed on TED Talks Daily. He opens on a finding he knows will get a laugh. Men who sleep five hours a night have significantly smaller testicles than men who sleep seven hours or more, and four to five hours of sleep leaves testosterone at the level of a man ten years older. From there he argues that sleep is a life-support system for the brain and the body, including learning, memory, and the immune system, and that losing it does measurable harm.

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Sleep is your superpower by Matt Walker ·

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  1. What Does Matt Walker Say Short Sleep Does to Testosterone?It shrinks one and ages the other.
  2. Does Lack of Sleep Have Any Significant Impact on Our Long-term HealthMen who routinely sleep four to five hours a night have a level of testosterone which is that of someone 10 years their senior.
  3. Why Do We Need Sleep for Our BrainYour brain needs adequate sleep to absorb, and to retain new memories.
  4. What Goes Wrong Within the Brain Deprived of SleepA brain on sleep deprivation shuts down your brain's ability to commit new experiences to memory, according to the MRI images obtained from subjects in study.
  5. How Does Matt Walker Connect Aging, Deep Sleep, and Alzheimer's?Broken deep sleep tracks the memory loss.
  6. Are Sleeping Pills Any GoodNo, they do not produce naturalistic sleep.
  7. Is Sleep Is Essential for the BodyYes, sleep is essential for our body and specifically for the cardiovascular system.
  8. How Does Sleep Deprivation Impact Our Immune SystemIf you are not sleeping enough, even as little as only sleeping 4 hours for 1 night, your immune system becomes significantly impacted.
  9. How Can I Fix My Sleep1 - Regularity. Go to bed at the same time and wake up at the same time. It will anchor your sleep and improve its quality. 2 - Sleep in cool temperature.

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