To celebrate the 100th episode of the Sleep Unplugged podcast, here is a all-encompassing list of 100 habits and good practices healthy sleepers employ. How many are you currently following? In this episode we will:

• Highlight ways to improve your sleep
• Think about items that might indicate your sleep is not optimized
• Evaluate our habits, activities, food, and attitudes around sleep
• Use these 100 tips as a proactive guide for improving sleep and knowing which previous episodes of the podcast might be helpful to listen to (or review)

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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• The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child

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In episode 62, we began to look at the role sleep plays in memory. In episode 65, we looked at the condition REM behavior disorder and how this neurodegenerative condition is often associated with telling sleep disorders. We continue both of these dialogues in this episode. In this episode we will:

• Look at research linking sleep disorders and inadequate sleep to dementia
• Single out Lewy body dementia as a particular concern when sleep is chronically disrupted
• Determine how much sleep seems to be optimal when it comes to dementia prevention
• Examine other sleep-adjacent factors (exercise, sedentary habits) that tend to predict dementia
• Discuss theories as to why sleep and dementia are linked
• Uncover the vague nature and lack of evidence supporting how we manage the sleep of dementia patients
• Show the lack of evidence supporting bright light therapy in managing sleep issues in dementia patients
• List some best practices when it comes to helping patients with dementia sleep better

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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• The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child

Thanks for listening and sleep well!

One of the aspects of insomnia that can be both a perpetuating factor and and target for treatment is exploring dysfunctional beliefs. In this episode we will:

• Explore different types of insomnia beliefs
• Understand how these beliefs impact insomnia therapy
• Look at the relationship between dysfunctional sleep beliefs and depression and alcohol abuse
• Examine sleep beliefs in the general public as well as younger/university populations
• Determine ways in which these beliefs can be targeted in insomnia therapy

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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• Twitter: @drchriswinter
• IG: @drchriwinter
• Threads: @drchriswinter
• Bluesky: @drchriswinter
• The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child

Thanks for listening and sleep well!