#65 I NEED SLEEP with biohacker & biotechnology scientist Oksana Andreiuk

Sleep can help us be more effective communicators, improving our sociability, not to mention our immunity, hormonal regulation, mental health, and memory. Biohacker & biotechnology scientist Oksana Andreiuk shares how to get more sleep, including increasing our sleep opportunity beyond 8 hours, controlling our environment, ways to calm our minds, and more.   REFERENCES Oksana Andreiuk, M.Biotech Talk About Talk IMMUNITY episode: * https://talkabouttalk.com/46-biohacking-podcast/ Social Media (@CanadianBiohacker) * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/canadianbiohacker * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CanadianBiohacker/ * Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR6KunOu-T5XANwGbaaNlHQ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/CDNBiohacker Recommendation: * “The Drive” podcast – https://peterattiamd.com/podcast Resources US National Sleep Foundation – https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/how-much-sleep-do-we-really-need Harvard Medical School SLEEP Resources: * http://healthysleep.med.harvard.edu/need-sleep/whats-in-it-for-you/health * https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/ask-the-doctor-right-amount-of-sleep Studies referenced by Oksana: * 6hrs sleep insufficient to support neurocognitive functioning – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12683469/ * Sleep deprivation impairs recognition of emotions – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20337191/ * Sleep loss causes social withdrawal and loneliness – https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-05377-0 Relaxation/Sleep promoting supplements/ingredients:  * Melatonin * Magnesium bisglycinate * Passionflower * L-theanine * 5HTP + GABA * Valerian root Other * Binaural Beats – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_(acoustics) * Headspace App – https://www.headspace.com/ * Calm App  – https://www.calm.com/ Talk About Talk & Dr. Andrea Wojnicki * Website – https://talkabouttalk.com * Podcast –https://talkabouttalk.com/podcasts * Email – Andrea@TalkAboutTalk.com * Free Weekly Newsletter – https://talkabouttalk.com/blog/#newsletter-signup * Andrea on LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreawojnicki/   TRANSCRIPT Dr. Andrea Wojnicki: Thank you so much, Oksana, for joining us to talk about sleep. Oksana Andreiuk: Thank you so much for having me.

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