#103 - Research from the 2024 SLEEP Scientific Conference: Pleasant Dreams at the Sleep Brain Drain

The 2024 SLEEP meeting just concluded in Houston where the greatest sleep minds come together and share the amazing academic and scientific projects and research they have been working on. Each year, the Sleep Unplugged podcast brings you some of the more noteworthy research and practical data from the meeting. In this episode we will:Review studies demonstrating poor sleep leading to selecting more processed and higher sugar content foods.Examine how extroversion leads to higher caloric content at nightUnderstand how circadian misalignment in adolescents negatively affects athletic performanceDispel the notion that vitamin supplementation can make up for inadequate sleepPonder how menopause might affect heart rate variability at night and cardiac riskEvaluate the use of personalized light therapy to reduce insomnia in shift workersFind out how napping affects one night of sleep deprivationLook how alcohol negatively affects heart rate at nightSee how surprising data in veterans shows insomnia more related to risk than sleep apneaRevisit cannabidiol use for insomnia and what the data showsProduced by: Maeve WinterMusic by: Dr. Abhinav Singh (@sleep_vigilante), all rights reservedMoreTwitter: @drchriswinterIG: @drchriwinterThreads: @drchriswinterBluesky: @drchriswinterThe Sleep Solution and The Rested ChildThanks for listening and sleep well!