SLEEP, nidra and health

This episode covers the importance of sleep, insomnia and negative impact of poor quality or duration of sleep on the physical, mental and emotional health. Modern medicine has done many studies on the impact of sleep on chronic illnesses and how circadian rhythms are important for good health. Learn how Ayurvedic principles are supported by these studies and dosha clock and doshas follow modern understanding. At the end of the video I have shared about 9 tips to improve sleep including a couple of breathing techniques that can induce sleep. Below are references to the articles of the studies covered.

Reference:

1. Worley SL. The Extraordinary Importance of Sleep: The Detrimental Effects of Inadequate Sleep on Health and Public Safety Drive an Explosion of Sleep Research. P T. 2018 Dec;43(12):758-763. PMID: 30559589; PMCID: PMC6281147. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6281147/

2. Antza C, Kostopoulos G, Mostafa S, Nirantharakumar K, Tahrani A. The links between sleep duration, obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. J Endocrinol. 2021 Dec 13;252(2):125-141. doi: 10.1530/JOE-21-0155. PMID: 34779405; PMCID: PMC8679843.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8679843/

3. Ben Simon E, Walker MP. Sleep loss causes social withdrawal and loneliness. Nature Communications. 2018;9:3146. Available at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05377-0.

4. Kaczmarek JL, Thompson SV, Holscher HD. Complex interactions of circadian rhythms, eating behaviors, and the gastrointestinal microbiota and their potential impact on health. Nutr Rev. 2017 Sep 1;75(9):673-682. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nux036. PMID: 28938796; PMCID: PMC5914376. Complex interactions of circadian rhythms, eating behaviors, and the gastrointestinal microbiota and their potential impact on health – PMC

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