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Motty Varghese is a Registered Sleep Technologist and has completed a Mini fellowship in Behavioral Sleep Medicine from Perelman School of Medicine under University of Pennsylvania. He believes sleep is the cornerstone to optimal physical and mental health, and currently runs Sleep Therapy Clinic where he offers non pharmacological treatment for behavioural sleep issues and insomnia. Motty has presented at national and international conferences and also collaborates with corporate employers to optimise employee sleep, to improve their productivity and efficiency. Motty has contributed to articles on �sleep in shift work�, insomnia and sleep health for Irish Examiner and Irish independent and has also featured in RTE and Today FM.
We deep dive into why we sleep, the importance of sleep as an aspect of overall well-being, the recent impact of COVID-19 on sleeping patterns, the relationship between sleep and learning and performance, the purpose of dreaming, sleep and nutrition and much, much more.
1:25 Motty�s background
Licensed sleep technologist
Various recognitions and experience in the sleep field
3:41 Sleep as an aspect of overall well-being
Lack of recognition of sleep as an important factor
Impact of sleep on feelings, functioning, productivity, immunity
�Sleep certainly does deserve to get more attention�
5:00 Stages of sleep
Explanation of different stages of sleep
The sleep cycle
8:12 Importance and benefits of REM sleep
Benefits of different stages
Functions and characteristics of REM sleep
Impact of REM on the body and daily functioning
9:45 Emotional well-being
Impact of REM sleep on the emotional life
10:41 Importance of sleep in certain age
Misunderstanding about the need for sleep for adults
�It would be helpful for us to get better sleep as we get older � longer sleep and good quality sleep as we get older�
Importance of good quality sleep in older age
12:05 Differences in need for sleep between individuals
8 hours of sleep myth
Sleep varies between people
�Not recommended sleep duration is less than 6 hours or more than 10 hours�
Description of 3 types of insomnia
14:45 Golden rules of good night sleep
3 factors that influence the quality of sleep
17:05 Impact of COVID-19 on sleeping patterns
Different aspects that could have an impact on sleep patterns
Importance of returning to usual sleep patterns after the virus
Advice on sleep length
18:40 Factors impacting sleep
Quantity and quality of sleep
Factors impacting the quality of sleep
Sleep disorder, restless legs
20:29 Connection between sleep and Alzheimers
Association between sleep and disease
Current research about the topic
22:23 Impact of lack of sleep on the immune system
Importance of consistent, good quality sleep
Studies about sleep and diseases
24:08 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for people with poor sleep patterns
Sleep associations
Anxiety, dysfunctional believes and attitudes about sleep
CBT treatment and its effects
Ways to strengthen bed and sleep associations
27:48 Relationship between sleep and learning
Types of memory
The impact of pre-learning sleep and post-learning sleep on retaining information
29:53 Genetic basis of chronotypes
Explanation of 3 types
Differences in productivity for people with different chronotypes
The importance of recognition of chronotype and body clock
34:35 Purpose of dreaming
Impact of emotions on dreams
Different sleeping cycles due to COVID-19
Impact of RAM on mental well-being
36:50 Impact of sleep on the problem-solving process
Importance of RAM sleep to improve the decision marking
38:00 Relationship between diet and sleep
What to avoid before sleeping
Impact of food items and eating time on sleep optimization
The negative influence of poor sleep on eating patterns
41:55 Improvements in stage 3 sleep
Advice on what to do to do to improve sleep quality
43:25 Effects of exercising on sleep
What to avoid before sleeping
44:55 Sport, performance and sleep
Research about performance according to chronotypes
Predicting effectiveness
46:41 Effects of sleeping on practicing
Impact of good sleep on enhancements in sports and learning
�Practice with a good night sleep will make things perfect�
47:44 Beauty Sleep
Beliefs and lack of proof in research
49:30 Sleep deprivation in teenagers
How should parent help
Advice on what could parents and teenagers do
52:14 Blue lights and sleep
What to do and not do before sleeping
Advice on morning habits
54:45 Distraction techniques
�The last thing that we want to do is to think about sleep itself, or think about our inability to sleep or sleep-related efforts�
Different techniques explanation
55:55 Benefits of napping
Impact on productivity
Rules of napping
58:40 Motty�s sleeping routine
1:00:05 Research about sleeping
Future research possibilities
1:00:50 Book recommendations
Book according to sleeping type and particular sleep problems
�Address your anxiety�
1:02:09 Final advice
�Be mindful about your sleep�
�Every day is a new day. Every moment is a new moment. Every night is a new night. (�) Tonight, it is still a new night and you do have all the potential and you do have the ability to get the good night sleep.�
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