#38 The Importance Of Sleep & How To Sleep Better With Dr Amy Bender PhD Empower Her Fitness podcast

#38 The Importance of Sleep & How To Sleep Better with Dr Amy Bender PhD

3y ago 49:20

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Today's guest is sleep scientist Dr. Amy Bender, who is Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra Medical and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary.
Amy has been working in the field of sleep research for over 15 years and has been featured in interviews in both Oprah and Parade magazines. She has helped develop the only validated sleep screening tool for athletes and has implemented sleep optimization strategies for numerous Canadian Olympic and professional teams. I am so excited about this episode because the topic of sleep surfaces almost daily within my coaching group, client calls and conversations.

Topics covered:

Stages of Sleep
The impact of caffeine on sleep
Circadian rhythm and sleep
Sleep banking & sleep debt
How much sleep we need
The effects of insufficient sleep
Nutrition and sleep
Steps to improve sleep
Strategies to fall back asleep
Supplements for sleep
Thoughts on sleep tracking devices

To learn more about Dr Bender’s research check out these links:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dramymbender

Twitter: sleep4sport

IG: @sleep4sport
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