Dr. Matthew Walker

So I think you've got all of this collection of factors together with the stigma that we described earlier, which is, well, I'm not really that proud of sleeping more. Why should I be? Because society doesn't reward it. You know, it's the type A, the early bird catches the worm. Maybe that's true, but I would say based on the data, the second mouse gets the cheese. And what's strange is that we,

So I think you've got all of this collection of factors together with the stigma that we described earlier, which is, well, I'm not really that proud of sleeping more. Why should I be? Because society doesn't reward it. You know, it's the type A, the early bird catches the worm. Maybe that's true, but I would say based on the data, the second mouse gets the cheese. And what's strange is that we,

So I think you've got all of this collection of factors together with the stigma that we described earlier, which is, well, I'm not really that proud of sleeping more. Why should I be? Because society doesn't reward it. You know, it's the type A, the early bird catches the worm. Maybe that's true, but I would say based on the data, the second mouse gets the cheese. And what's strange is that we,

Never heard that one. But I find it funny that we chastise people who wake up late as being lazy. But we never say, oh, you go to bed early, you're lazy.

Never heard that one. But I find it funny that we chastise people who wake up late as being lazy. But we never say, oh, you go to bed early, you're lazy.

Never heard that one. But I find it funny that we chastise people who wake up late as being lazy. But we never say, oh, you go to bed early, you're lazy.

Well, that's night owl and that's morning lark and it's not your fault. So, I think there are a whole collection of conspiring factors that together conflate to this enormous sleep challenge that we have in society right now.

Well, that's night owl and that's morning lark and it's not your fault. So, I think there are a whole collection of conspiring factors that together conflate to this enormous sleep challenge that we have in society right now.

Well, that's night owl and that's morning lark and it's not your fault. So, I think there are a whole collection of conspiring factors that together conflate to this enormous sleep challenge that we have in society right now.

Yeah, restless leg syndrome.

Yeah, restless leg syndrome.

Yeah, restless leg syndrome.

Yeah, I think all of those factors that you just described will all feed into gut dysbiosis. And there is, I think, a bi-directional, and this is what we spoke about in the article, a bi-directional relationship between your gut health and your brain sleep health. Meaning that when your gut is in balance with that sort of collection of the flora and the fauna in your gut microbiome,

Yeah, I think all of those factors that you just described will all feed into gut dysbiosis. And there is, I think, a bi-directional, and this is what we spoke about in the article, a bi-directional relationship between your gut health and your brain sleep health. Meaning that when your gut is in balance with that sort of collection of the flora and the fauna in your gut microbiome,

Yeah, I think all of those factors that you just described will all feed into gut dysbiosis. And there is, I think, a bi-directional, and this is what we spoke about in the article, a bi-directional relationship between your gut health and your brain sleep health. Meaning that when your gut is in balance with that sort of collection of the flora and the fauna in your gut microbiome,

it can send a health-related signal through the nervous system by way of a major highway that connects your gut to the brain called the vagus nerve. And that can help- That's not like Las Vegas.

it can send a health-related signal through the nervous system by way of a major highway that connects your gut to the brain called the vagus nerve. And that can help- That's not like Las Vegas.

it can send a health-related signal through the nervous system by way of a major highway that connects your gut to the brain called the vagus nerve. And that can help- That's not like Las Vegas.

That's the relaxation nerve, but it's also a major informational highway, bi-directional communication path between your brain and your gut. That's how we think that the gut can influence the brain. And that's how we think that if you get the gut right, it may be a new approach to a sleep aid because then you can get the brain right.

That's the relaxation nerve, but it's also a major informational highway, bi-directional communication path between your brain and your gut. That's how we think that the gut can influence the brain. And that's how we think that if you get the gut right, it may be a new approach to a sleep aid because then you can get the brain right.