#4 - Sleep Science

Sleep - the undiscovered healthy habit. Usually the last thing we actually consider in improving our overall health and lives. The complete opposite stands true as you will hear when we dive in deep on sleep science with Aki & Laura. Sleep drives almost all aspects of our health. Therefore it is one of the most important healthy habits we all should focus on. Trackers such as Fitbit, Oura and Apple Watch can help us massively in adjusting and developing better sleep habits.

Topics covered:

  • Ways to track your sleep

    • apps

    • hardware (iPhone, Oura, Fitbit, Apple Watch, Garmin)

  • Causality between your actions and your sleep

  • Amount of sleep required and why

  • Stages of sleep and their function

  • Impact of stress to your sleep

  • What does alcohol do to your sleep?

  • What is considered as sleep deprivation?

  • Sleep deprivation’s impacts to your health

    • Weakened immune system

    • Increased cancer risk

    • Increased Alzheimer’s risk

    • Increases risk for chronic diseases

    • Messes up your metabolism

    • May induce a state of pre-diabetes

    • Hampers your recovery from workouts

    • Significantly decreased cognitive abilities

  • Tips and advice on how to improve your sleep

A very informative and detailed package!

Niko Ratala