Sleep Quality
topic on 4 shows · 10 statements across 7 episodes
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10 statements about Sleep Quality, every show
Enders: Studies show coffee reduces sleep quality even when falling asleep easily
“Because we've seen all the studies, and rarely ever is science so clear on one point. There's always multiple opinions, usually. But with coffee, there's really not been a study where you don't see an effect. People will say, but I have no trouble falling asle…”
Huberman: Severely reducing carbohydrates harms overall sleep quality
“People who reduce their carbohydrate intake too much are, you're not going to sleep well. You're just not. Not nearly as well as you could if you had some moderate carb intake.”
Doucleff: Cutting screens three hours before bed dramatically improves sleep quality
“One of the neuroscientists who studies dopamine in the eyes told me three hours before bedtime. And so I started doing, I mean, it's crazy, right? That's like seven o'clock, right? And I started doing it, like, maybe in November? And I, Shane, I sleep like I'v…”
Garg: Sleeping before 10 PM yields better sleep quality regardless of total hours
“We learned that that if you sleep before a certain point in time, which is about nine or 10, your quality of sleep is much, much better compared to if you sleep at 12 or one, irrespective of sleeping for eight hours or nine hours or 10 hours.”
Garg: Fighting with your spouse after 4 PM ruins your night's sleep
“If you want to have a fight with your spouse, have it before four PM. If you want to have it, you have it before four PM, because if you have it after that, I'm dead sure. We have the research on it. You're not going to have good quality sleep.”
Franceschetti: Manipulating body temperature before bed is highly impactful
“Playing with your own body temperature before bed is is really impactful.”
Franceschetti: Thermal contrast therapy before bed meaningfully improves sleep quality
“Playing with your own body temperature before bed is is really impactful. And so let's say you're in a hotel or you have a larger home and you can have a sauna and an ice bath. If you do that before going to bed, it's gonna help you sleep better, meaningfully,…”
Huberman: Sleeping with socks on is a terrible idea
“You've probably heard sleep with socks on terrible idea. I don't know why that caught on. That makes no sense whatsoever. You want to be able to dump heat in the middle of the night, because if you get too hot, you'll wake up.”
Huberman: Late caffeine degrades sleep quality even if falling asleep is easy
“Many people find that they can drink caffeine until eight or nine PM and then still fall asleep, but the quality of your sleep will be greatly disrupted.”