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Dr. Matthew Walker

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Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

So THC, right now, I just don't think there's good evidence for, although I'll come back to it now in one of the two ways. If you look at some of those studies, though, and you've really got to kind of dig deep into them and look at all of the ancillary, the supplemental materials in the science paper. Something funny happened when I was reading the literature.

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

So THC, right now, I just don't think there's good evidence for, although I'll come back to it now in one of the two ways. If you look at some of those studies, though, and you've really got to kind of dig deep into them and look at all of the ancillary, the supplemental materials in the science paper. Something funny happened when I was reading the literature.

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

If you looked at, they always classify people's level of sleep apnea in these sleep studies. It's just one of the things that we always measure, just like we measure your brainwaves and we measure your sleep apnea. If you look across when people were dosed experimentally with THC, the sleep apnea started to decrease. And in some of those studies decreased statistically significantly.

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

If you looked at, they always classify people's level of sleep apnea in these sleep studies. It's just one of the things that we always measure, just like we measure your brainwaves and we measure your sleep apnea. If you look across when people were dosed experimentally with THC, the sleep apnea started to decrease. And in some of those studies decreased statistically significantly.

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

If you looked at, they always classify people's level of sleep apnea in these sleep studies. It's just one of the things that we always measure, just like we measure your brainwaves and we measure your sleep apnea. If you look across when people were dosed experimentally with THC, the sleep apnea started to decrease. And in some of those studies decreased statistically significantly.

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

which would argue that THC may potentially have something beneficial to say about being at least an adjunct to sleep apnea therapy. Now, I am not going to advocate based on the downsides that come with THC in terms of your sleep that it should be used. But nevertheless, you shouldn't throw the baby out with the sleep bath water here. What is it about THC?

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

which would argue that THC may potentially have something beneficial to say about being at least an adjunct to sleep apnea therapy. Now, I am not going to advocate based on the downsides that come with THC in terms of your sleep that it should be used. But nevertheless, you shouldn't throw the baby out with the sleep bath water here. What is it about THC?

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

which would argue that THC may potentially have something beneficial to say about being at least an adjunct to sleep apnea therapy. Now, I am not going to advocate based on the downsides that come with THC in terms of your sleep that it should be used. But nevertheless, you shouldn't throw the baby out with the sleep bath water here. What is it about THC?

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

that is beneficial to reducing the respiratory disturbance associated with sleep apnea. I think we need to figure that out because there are too many studies where that seems to be an anecdotal result in the data. Now, is it because it prevents the relaxation response of the airways so that they stay more taut and resistant against the collapse?

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

that is beneficial to reducing the respiratory disturbance associated with sleep apnea. I think we need to figure that out because there are too many studies where that seems to be an anecdotal result in the data. Now, is it because it prevents the relaxation response of the airways so that they stay more taut and resistant against the collapse?

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

that is beneficial to reducing the respiratory disturbance associated with sleep apnea. I think we need to figure that out because there are too many studies where that seems to be an anecdotal result in the data. Now, is it because it prevents the relaxation response of the airways so that they stay more taut and resistant against the collapse?

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

Is it about the release of certain neurochemicals that are there to stimulate the nerves to keep the air? I've got no idea, but I do think it's a really interesting kind of story that's yet to be told.

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

Is it about the release of certain neurochemicals that are there to stimulate the nerves to keep the air? I've got no idea, but I do think it's a really interesting kind of story that's yet to be told.

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

Is it about the release of certain neurochemicals that are there to stimulate the nerves to keep the air? I've got no idea, but I do think it's a really interesting kind of story that's yet to be told.

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

What about melatonin, other sleep supplements that people are probably quite heavily relying on? I mean, you'll know this being from the UK, but Americans may not, that melatonin, something that you can just buy in CVS here, is kind of hard to get a prescription for in the UK. Drugs like Zolpidem, Ambien, you do not. I mean, you need to be like fucking...

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

What about melatonin, other sleep supplements that people are probably quite heavily relying on? I mean, you'll know this being from the UK, but Americans may not, that melatonin, something that you can just buy in CVS here, is kind of hard to get a prescription for in the UK. Drugs like Zolpidem, Ambien, you do not. I mean, you need to be like fucking...

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

What about melatonin, other sleep supplements that people are probably quite heavily relying on? I mean, you'll know this being from the UK, but Americans may not, that melatonin, something that you can just buy in CVS here, is kind of hard to get a prescription for in the UK. Drugs like Zolpidem, Ambien, you do not. I mean, you need to be like fucking...

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

insomniac for weeks and weeks in order for your doctor to step in pharmacologically and help you with your sleep in the UK. It's very much not a thing that your GP would ever do. But some people from the UK can get a hold of melatonin in some way or another, especially a lot of people in America are using it and other supplements, the magnesiums of the world. What's the L-theanines?

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

insomniac for weeks and weeks in order for your doctor to step in pharmacologically and help you with your sleep in the UK. It's very much not a thing that your GP would ever do. But some people from the UK can get a hold of melatonin in some way or another, especially a lot of people in America are using it and other supplements, the magnesiums of the world. What's the L-theanines?

Modern Wisdom
#883 - Dr Matthew Walker - The Science Of Perfect Sleep

insomniac for weeks and weeks in order for your doctor to step in pharmacologically and help you with your sleep in the UK. It's very much not a thing that your GP would ever do. But some people from the UK can get a hold of melatonin in some way or another, especially a lot of people in America are using it and other supplements, the magnesiums of the world. What's the L-theanines?