Sleep around the world

Understanding sleep beliefs and behaviours in different cultures can help better understand your own beliefs about sleep, and in turn change your expectations around sleep. In this episode we talk to Dr Andrew Beale on sleep in two communities in Mozambique, and Dr Himanshu Garg on sleep in India including common sleep problems, sleep behaviours and traditional beliefs around sleep. Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk, talking all things sleep. Leave a review and subscribe via iTunes Audio Timeline: 00:00 - 00:32 Introduction 00:32 - 05:00 What's news in sleep? Catch up on sleep over the holiday period Qantas' Dreamliner - designed to reduce jet-lag Socio-economic aspects of sleep 03:22 - 41:23 Theme - Sleep in other cultures 03:22 - 05:00 Why do cultural aspects of sleep matter? 05:00 - 19:50 Dr Andrew Beale - Sleep in 2 communities in Mozambique 19:50 - 22:23 How do people in Australia think about sleep? 22:23 - 35:30 Dr Himanshu Garg - Sleep in India 35:30 - 37:46 The cultural context of sleep 37:46 - 39:00 Clinical tip: What's your perspective? 39:00 - 41:29 Pick of the month: 39:00 - 40:04 Moira - Sleep in Jellyfish 40:04 - 41:29 David - Dreaming in the World's Religions - Kelly Bulkeley 41:29 - 42:50 What's coming up in sleep? Next episode: Hyperarousal Links mentioned in the podcast: Qantas Dreamliner Jet Lag podcast Socio-economic aspects of sleep in India Freakonomics - The Economics of Sleep - podcast Sleep in 2 communities in Mozambique - Research paper Sleep in jellyfish - Nature paper Dreaming in the World's Religions - Book by Kelly Bulkeley Sleep 2018 Fourth International Conference on Sleep Disorders, October 12-14 2018 - Lucknow