Why Sleep Matters | Matthew Walker | Talks at Google

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  • Опубліковано 23 кві 2024
  • Sleep is one of the most important aspects of our life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society, with devastating consequences: every major disease in the developed world - Alzheimer's, cancer, obesity, diabetes - has very strong causal links to deficient sleep.
    Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why its absence is so damaging to our health. Compared to the other basic drives in life - eating, drinking, and reproducing - the purpose of sleep remained elusive.
    Professor Matthew Walker discusses with Matt Brittin twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters, how caffeine and alcohol affect sleep and why our sleep patterns change across a lifetime -- this is a talk that will change how you think about bedtime!
    Moderated by Matt Brittin.

КОМЕНТАРІ • 405

  • @helicart
    @helicart 4 роки тому +517

    I've been in neuroscience research for 30 years, and this guy is actually very up to date and broad in his understanding of sleep, stress, and neurophysiology. Kudos to him.

    • @ennisdelmar807
      @ennisdelmar807 4 роки тому +21

      Damn poor you fella, 30 years in a reseach study, hope it's over soon so you can rest. //best whishes

    • @helicart
      @helicart 4 роки тому +3

      @@ennisdelmar807
      More zeaxanthin and lutein for you.

    • @helicart
      @helicart 4 роки тому +3

      @@DataDevs haven't read his book, but from this vid, he is the real deal.

    • @Phanta.T
      @Phanta.T 4 роки тому

      Good to know that you can vouch for what he says. Can I ask, what exactly was it that let you recognize that he know what he's talking about in this talk? Or have you looked at his other stuff?

    • @VarunPratapSingh22
      @VarunPratapSingh22 3 роки тому

      Sir i sleep at night for 4 to 5 hour then in afternoon for 2 hours .. is it ok???

  • @bl8319555
    @bl8319555 2 роки тому +15

    My sister diagnosed with early onset Dementia. I truly believe she got it was because she has never been a good sleeper. She has always tried to live on less than 4 hours of sleep. Everyone says that driving while drowsy is more dangerous than driving while intoxicated. Your body--more importantly-your brain is healed while you sleep. Not enough sleep is really, really dangerous.

  • @jingbowang7634
    @jingbowang7634 Рік тому +26

    He was my professor and loved all his lectures! I read this book (Why we sleep) twice, and I have never read a science book twice!

  • @ConnorCordell
    @ConnorCordell 4 роки тому +141

    This is perhaps one of the most important talks at Google yet. Until you get sleep right, nothing else is going to work as well as it could. Thank you for being a true sleep representative Matthew Walker.

    • @susydyson1750
      @susydyson1750 3 роки тому

      sleep and adequate food intake .. watching time

    • @JasTheKariol
      @JasTheKariol 3 роки тому

      Most of these were said already by Shawn Stevenson in Google back in 2016.

    • @cmhardin37
      @cmhardin37 3 роки тому

      @@JasTheKariol probably true

    • @afifahrimadani2256
      @afifahrimadani2256 Рік тому

      ​@@JasTheKariol 🥲2hwajwj3jjjjuijj3iiiiol5j13q3n3jjj3jiqo3o2i3iooqk⁸😒82e32bb

  • @jonwhite6894
    @jonwhite6894 4 роки тому +227

    This guy’s book is incredible, I implore anyone who’s watching this to read it!

    • @dolganthecute
      @dolganthecute 4 роки тому +3

      Interesting thing was that when Matt asked if people currently got young children, I saw 6 people(when pausing) raised their hand, he surmised that to be quite a lot. One aspect, though maybe minor, surround decreasing child births are related to this. Most of them seemed like they were at an age where people normally had children.

    • @sleepsmartsmashstress740
      @sleepsmartsmashstress740 3 роки тому

      How much have diet books helped people get slim, Obesity is on the rise. Books almost never help. They help only those who know the stuff and are practicing those things and actually dont need the books. The sales of books are driven by those who just buy and shelf the books and never read and even if they do read NO ONE actually follows the advice. People dont succeed with changes more than 2-3% of the times . Books and TED talks etc. never change behaviours

    • @Parishboys
      @Parishboys 3 роки тому +12

      @@sleepsmartsmashstress740 Your comment is total bull by-product, with respect sir. There are many people who change their behaviour after reading books or watching Ted talks. I personally know several people! You should NEVER say NEVER!!!

    • @absolutetuber
      @absolutetuber 3 роки тому +7

      @@sleepsmartsmashstress740 people don’t change because they have your attitude: a bad one. Someone giving an informational talk or writing a book will have zero impact on someone not ready, or willing, to change. But for those that are willing and ready it can completely turn their life around. Does that mean they shouldn’t write books or give TED talk since many people won’t change? Heck no!

    • @sleepsmartsmashstress740
      @sleepsmartsmashstress740 3 роки тому

      @@absolutetuber Most authors giving an informational talk or writing a book will have zero impact on public policy or habit. They will not read it no willing to change. It take work and pains taking. Those who are willing have completed the changing and don’t need lectures. Most author should stop writing books or give TED talk as many people won’t change. Yes. There are libraries full of books. Time has come to hold hands of people and take them out for walk or drag them to bed and “put them to sleep” with blanket pulled over. Joking aside, what we need is a greater human interaction, Information alone is wasted effort. People know it, but cannot get time to sleep for example when you need to hold 2 jobs to pay the bills where is the time for sleep. Lecture all you want the man cannot afford more than 5 hours rest.

  • @TheJeanette53
    @TheJeanette53 4 роки тому +14

    As I get older I find I don’t sleep much. I’ve tried various things to get to sleep, or to get back to sleep when I wake up after an hour or two. What works surprises me more than anyone else. Eg watching videos on UA-cam, having a cup of coffee, having something to eat, reading, etc. with me everything seems to work backwards. I’ve just decided to not worry about it.

    • @TT-cj3ek
      @TT-cj3ek 2 роки тому +1

      I can relate .

  • @jayflood2014
    @jayflood2014 4 роки тому +38

    The way he presents a concept reminds me of the physicist Richard Feynman. Mr Walker could explain sleep to a child and make it interesting and digestible. I'm kind of hooked!

  • @GeorgeLista
    @GeorgeLista 3 роки тому +8

    I experienced sleep at the wheel when I thought I was perfectly fine... I had never had an accident before in my life and I love driving, have driven cross borders for days.... this was just a 1 hour or so drive after work, I was more in shock that I actually fell asleep than the actual accident because my brain recreated the visual of driving... it was like I had a small dream of the reality of driving... the vibrations of the front of the car grinding into the central reservation + pure luck is what saved my life. I will never allow myself to even get to yawning stage. Stay safe people.

  • @staceyharvey6329
    @staceyharvey6329 4 роки тому +62

    20 minutes - We don’t look at babies sleep patterns and say “Psst, what a lazy baby?!” Lol. Excellent point. Mr Walker & his book may have saved or extended my life. Thank you

    • @ryutenmen
      @ryutenmen Рік тому +2

      And especially more in the case of adult life when we have much bigger bodies who consume energy and also work all day back-to-back its necessary to sleep much(enough) and even some naps.

    • @susydyson1750
      @susydyson1750 Рік тому

      yeah that cracked me up laughing !

    • @wendychoo9418
      @wendychoo9418 Рік тому

      @@ryutenmen ýýþqźsŕ+

  • @mohammedismailkhalid4395
    @mohammedismailkhalid4395 4 роки тому +69

    Very brief and I can't highly recommend this book enough, to every human being.

  • @saulefinance
    @saulefinance 3 роки тому +12

    he's so nice and sweet, also the answers he gives are so accurate and wholesome

    • @sleepsmartsmashstress740
      @sleepsmartsmashstress740 3 роки тому

      How do you know the answers are correct and accurate. Are you not being biased by his style and looks etc.?

    • @czechraiser
      @czechraiser 3 роки тому +4

      @@sleepsmartsmashstress740 you just love to put this author and book down, don't you? What he is saying is both logically consistent, lines up well with the latest in neuroscience research, and fits with my own personal experience. What counter examples do you offer?

  • @NWinnVR
    @NWinnVR 4 роки тому +70

    He was also on Joe Rogan's podcast, a lot of the talking points are the same but there are some novel and he goes into more depth on others.

    • @willieward8457
      @willieward8457 4 роки тому +6

      I like joe he should run in the next election. I will vote for him.

    • @BoysLikeMeee
      @BoysLikeMeee 3 роки тому +1

      @@willieward8457 Ha! Rogan is fun. Let's vote for Ron DeSantis though! 👍

    • @davidgeller6014
      @davidgeller6014 2 роки тому

      Qà~1

  • @rajcan2008
    @rajcan2008 4 роки тому +66

    It’s 9 pm, time to sleep. I will see rest 45 min. video tomorrow.

    • @antdude
      @antdude 4 роки тому +7

      It's 1:09 AM. I should be asleep instead of watching this video. :P

    • @jimsbooksreadingandstuff
      @jimsbooksreadingandstuff 4 роки тому +9

      he suggests screen off for an hour before bed...

    • @BoysLikeMeee
      @BoysLikeMeee 3 роки тому +1

      @@jimsbooksreadingandstuff Very important! Bright light and or sunshine in the early morning when you wake. And darkness in the early evening to prepare the body/mind/brain to sleep. Take melatonin 1 or 2 hrs before you want to sleep and dim the lights, avoid screens then. Good night! 😴

  • @wilzaidan
    @wilzaidan 3 роки тому +6

    One more issue that came with modernity. Nothing against it but it's great to have scientist like him to bring us back to our nature. Love the book and the talk.

  • @paulylah
    @paulylah 3 роки тому +8

    Pretty much a perfect executive summary of the entire book tbh

  • @allisondeng5704
    @allisondeng5704 3 роки тому +7

    I just wanted to let you know that my mom repetitively recommended this to me like it was the best thing she ever listened to. You are very persuasive!

    • @PeterKoperdan
      @PeterKoperdan 2 роки тому

      I imagine your mum is worried you don't get enough sleep :-D People engage in so many things to improve their health, yet most ignore the importance of sleep. Given that sleep is possibly the most important overall health factor, it's a sad state of affairs.

  • @scottfranson4215
    @scottfranson4215 2 роки тому +1

    This presenter's talk should be used as reference material for those who are looking to train people in the fine art of public speaking

    • @scottfranson4215
      @scottfranson4215 2 роки тому

      448,168 views • Jul 12, 2019 • Sleep is one

  • @P.Gillett
    @P.Gillett 4 роки тому +20

    I first heard of the book here, and I'm glad I did. Since I've bought it I have completely changed my sleeping habits and I have already felt the many benefits described in the book. Read this book. It should be required reading for every high school aged student.

    • @prepperjonpnw6482
      @prepperjonpnw6482 4 роки тому +1

      Does it basically say you need 8 hours of sleep?
      Or is there more to it?

    • @rory644
      @rory644 4 роки тому +5

      @@prepperjonpnw6482 Way more too it than that, you won't regret buying it.

    • @P.Gillett
      @P.Gillett 2 роки тому +2

      @@prepperjonpnw6482 exactly! it is just pages and pages of 'get eight hours of sleep', just written in different interesting ways.

  • @richcampus
    @richcampus 4 роки тому +30

    "SEDATION IS NOT SLEEP!" @27:50

  • @mskatefish
    @mskatefish 4 роки тому

    Incredible interview! Thank you!

  • @ishmaeldimagiba4203
    @ishmaeldimagiba4203 4 роки тому +5

    I almost ran into a vehicular accident due to lack of sleep. I was a riding a motorcycle and I was very sleepy. I thought that I momentarily closed my eyes but in reality, I fell asleep. Luckily for me, I ran into a pothole and was awakened. When I opened my eyes, I was already on the opposite lane in front of a car with the driver angrily honking his horn at me. I never drove when I'm sleepy since then.

  • @heychelseab
    @heychelseab 3 роки тому +3

    This was so informative - thank you! I especially found the bit about REM sleep disorder interesting as my dad was diagnosed with Parkinson's a few years ago. Definitely showing this to him. Thanks!

  • @samantha-kemp-therapy
    @samantha-kemp-therapy 4 роки тому +9

    I love this book and this is a good accompaniment to it

  • @samuelmatheis
    @samuelmatheis 3 роки тому +3

    such an important issue! great talk

  • @jlizano20
    @jlizano20 3 роки тому +1

    Amazing! Eye opening information, very valuable.
    Thank you for posting!

  • @UNPRECEDENTEDPICTURES
    @UNPRECEDENTEDPICTURES 3 роки тому

    Most informative. Thank you!

  • @DrLewsyorkies
    @DrLewsyorkies 3 роки тому +5

    Frankly, I live by all the things he has mentioned and the reality is-he is right.

  • @DanyIsDeadChannel313
    @DanyIsDeadChannel313 4 роки тому +4

    What a beautiful view

  • @rosschambers1987
    @rosschambers1987 3 роки тому

    42:30 touché, very amusing. Amazing interview. Listening to the audiobook at the moment. Hadn't realised quite how important sleep was. Amazing.

  • @9999classy
    @9999classy 3 роки тому +1

    Again Prof walker, does not stop to amaze me with his k owl edge and research , I can relate to a lot God Bless 🥰

  • @flourishwithMJ
    @flourishwithMJ 3 місяці тому

    Thank you so much. Great talk, Dr. Matt

  • @javiergimenezmoya
    @javiergimenezmoya 4 роки тому +6

    To Know what a important thing is sleep make me more nervous and anxious about the duty with respect my health for do not fail my rest and therefore made me sleep worse

  • @viktorberczeli3009
    @viktorberczeli3009 Рік тому

    One of the best scientific talk I've ever heard. I know the first thing I need to fix in my life.

  • @hon747
    @hon747 2 роки тому +1

    Absolutely informative and entertaining. Thanks

  • @sylviarossi3500
    @sylviarossi3500 2 роки тому +1

    Wonderful interview, great insight into the importance of sleep.

  • @danielleboyd3070
    @danielleboyd3070 3 роки тому

    Superb content. Great audio. Thank you.

  • @aparnaamkulkarnii5130
    @aparnaamkulkarnii5130 3 роки тому +1

    This is absolutely profound

  • @bingratnapala6350
    @bingratnapala6350 Рік тому +1

    What an incredible talk!

  • @jagannathshenoy9940
    @jagannathshenoy9940 4 роки тому +2

    Thank you very much Matthew for wonderful insight on "Sleep"; why do we need goodnight sleep, and the consequences of deprived sleeps, how to cultivate the habit of sleeping on right time, preparedness before going to bed, the impact of alcoholic and caffeine on deep sleeps, model of prevention rather than curation, medication for snoring diseases, all these criteria of sleep has been explained well. I strongly recommend people to buy book " why we sleep", and understand the importance and essential to have good and deep sleep. Good night..Sleep well, have 8 hours sleep, dream well and never deprive from sleep, it's free Gift and you need not pay, but lack of sleep will result in incurring payment for medical assistance. ... Stop sleeping more on weekend...

  • @dr.alexchang
    @dr.alexchang 4 роки тому +7

    Great talk and I look forward to read Dr. Walker's book. As for using sleep metrics to predict health, this is an interesting model on so many levels and I really hope it'll work out.

  • @DrLewsyorkies
    @DrLewsyorkies 3 роки тому +1

    Good information- in line with my research.

  • @Vesemir668
    @Vesemir668 4 роки тому +9

    I find the bit about late chronotypes interesting - if people, who are naturally late sleepers, are not "insomniacs", how can they balance a good night's sleep with the need to go to school/work at 8/9 AM? It's a bit of a shame that there wasn't a follow up question about it.

    • @bdoobwah
      @bdoobwah 2 роки тому

      google DSPD and/or DSPS

  • @vinnyshoreman
    @vinnyshoreman 2 роки тому

    brilliant information thank you Mathew

  • @andrewhostynski7701
    @andrewhostynski7701 11 місяців тому

    Excellent presentation by an eloquent and charismatic professional.

  • @tabishfaraazchaudhary2971
    @tabishfaraazchaudhary2971 3 роки тому

    Awesome video, really benefincial, hv been reading the book for 2 weeks nw, but this video summed it up

  • @seankennedy4284
    @seankennedy4284 3 роки тому +9

    09:34 _'Wakefulness is low-level brain damage.'_
    Sounds about right.

  • @HBAY82
    @HBAY82 Рік тому

    Thank you all so much for this illuminating video

  • @FlatStella1
    @FlatStella1 3 роки тому

    thank you. that would explain a lot.

  • @michaelinzo
    @michaelinzo 3 роки тому +4

    Why I'm having such really beautiful dreams and after waking up I feel so sad it ain't real...

  • @johnhancock5542
    @johnhancock5542 3 роки тому +2

    What an super excellent chat video. This should be a compulsory part of education... John Hancock

  • @comc35
    @comc35 11 місяців тому

    2:43 starting with the shocking facts, how great!

  • @finderkeeper836
    @finderkeeper836 3 роки тому

    Fascinating!

  • @jaybird210
    @jaybird210 9 місяців тому

    The bit about micro sleep while at the wheel was very scary... that's why i have decided to make a change in my lifestyle and got a car that can automatically hold the lane for me. now i can sleep behind the wheel all i want! yay 🥳

  • @j01150126
    @j01150126 3 роки тому +3

    People at my work pride themselves for attending global meetings at 2am. I actually had to turn down a 1am meeting and got a talking to from my boss because I am salary. This guy does a great job talking about sleep, I am pretty sure we were never supposed to work 40-50 hours a week then go home and work another 10hrs on the house during the weekends, we have been duped.

    • @cfoster6804
      @cfoster6804 8 місяців тому

      You are 100% correct. The 40 hour work week is such a scam...a harmful one.

  • @valeriazlochevska6727
    @valeriazlochevska6727 Рік тому

    Thanks for interesting and useful information

  • @nurimatsh3012
    @nurimatsh3012 2 роки тому

    this guy is incredible great content

  • @boguniab
    @boguniab Рік тому

    This is absolutely fascinating interview!!:)))

  • @ijasdeen3809
    @ijasdeen3809 Рік тому

    Best
    Speaker of all time

  • @GeorgeLista
    @GeorgeLista 3 роки тому

    Curious about this 8hr sweet spot that doesn’t seem to chime with the understanding of circadian rhythm... fascinating subject I want to keep learning more about so I’m happy to read others opinions.

  • @kshilpa2611
    @kshilpa2611 3 роки тому +1

    Great talk ! Really opened my eyes. Most of the times, I do sleep extremely well when I am traveling in a bus or train or in a car ( as a passenger), it is the most refreshing nap 😊 why is that ?

    • @SharatS
      @SharatS 3 роки тому +3

      I've had the same experience, it's even better when it's raining. It just feels cozy. The cool thing is, you can find recreations of the sounds on UA-cam now.

  • @TT-cj3ek
    @TT-cj3ek 2 роки тому +4

    I am addicted to the internet at bedtime . I feel like I’m missing out if I can’t go down rabbit holes from 10 pm til 1 or 2 in the morning . My excuse is that I work from home and don’t have to get up til 8 am . But I know this is a bad habit and to much chaos for my nervous system that late at night . Can anyone else relate ?

    • @Dabby724
      @Dabby724 2 роки тому +1

      So much that it's scary

  • @melissadorfe6902
    @melissadorfe6902 3 роки тому +2

    7:43, 19:22 , 35:00 ,30:00, 39:43 ,42:00, 47:46, 49:49 ,54:56

  • @iamkeithheart
    @iamkeithheart 3 роки тому +3

    My only question is whether regular sleep patterns and proper sleep health can be achieved in an industrialized society that demands more from a person than they can give.
    Great talk! I’m definitely going to read up on this book he made.

    • @playthora6515
      @playthora6515 3 роки тому

      My question exactly

    • @tomisaacson2762
      @tomisaacson2762 3 роки тому

      It's possible but it's hard, especially if you've built in bad habits

  • @fv4425
    @fv4425 4 роки тому +4

    This is an excellent time to view this video! Daylight saving time is coming to an alarm clock near you... very near...

  • @damianlopez7630
    @damianlopez7630 3 роки тому

    Sleep is Sacred. May Good GOD Bless You.

  • @dolganthecute
    @dolganthecute 4 роки тому +5

    Hopefully none of these people will be fired when listening to the advice given to the question at 46:45 and he omits the fact that society does not really have room for chrono types. This talk is mainly about managing the natural instincts we have surrounding sleep to fit our society. Mainly because there's little room for natural instincts when you are trying to fit a schedule and deadlines.

    • @gipsi2001
      @gipsi2001 4 роки тому

      We are all chronotypes, the question is which one

  • @cristinaprado8691
    @cristinaprado8691 2 роки тому

    Amazing!🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙏🏼🙏🏼🙌🏻

  • @srijanchattopadhyay7735
    @srijanchattopadhyay7735 2 роки тому

    Brilliant ...

  • @Arne_Boeses
    @Arne_Boeses 4 роки тому +13

    I won’t stop to annoy everyone I know to read his book! (Unless they want to sleep - for obvious reason)

  • @liyuling1984
    @liyuling1984 4 роки тому

    brilliant

  • @hassamk4011t
    @hassamk4011t 2 роки тому

    Out standing

  • @edwigcarol4888
    @edwigcarol4888 2 роки тому

    My experience is depending of what i have lived in the day, the amount of sleep i need as well as the quality of sleep (the different phases) can be very different. So what my mind experienced within the day is what my brain has to sleep on during the following night. May I generalize that it is the case for everybody..

  • @christopherwedge7881
    @christopherwedge7881 Рік тому +1

    I prefer the rule, "If the last thing you touch at night is your phone and not your partner, you are in trouble."

  • @youssefzaki9142
    @youssefzaki9142 Рік тому

    Excellent

  • @EvolvingNaturally
    @EvolvingNaturally 2 роки тому

    Very Good!

  • @elizabethkanna7671
    @elizabethkanna7671 3 роки тому +2

    Matthew Walker's MasterClass is outstanding. If you care about your health and longevity, watch it!

    • @crystyxn
      @crystyxn 3 роки тому

      watching it as well, really good!

  • @seannicholasvanstaden2832
    @seannicholasvanstaden2832 3 роки тому

    Am I the only one losing sleep watching Matthew Walker videos??

  • @hwb-zalpach
    @hwb-zalpach 2 роки тому +1

    discovered the guy yesterday, and slept till three in the afternoon today.

  • @BambaZillah
    @BambaZillah 3 роки тому +6

    things this guy know god damn. the more you keep him talking, more new important things he says.

  • @preddy09
    @preddy09 4 роки тому +62

    Chuck Norris does sleep research now?

    • @prepperjonpnw6482
      @prepperjonpnw6482 4 роки тому +5

      Chuck Norris doesn’t sleep
      Sleep does Chuck Norris lol
      Also Chuck Norris’s tears cure cancer
      To bad he never cries lol

    • @jeremydoerksen5988
      @jeremydoerksen5988 3 роки тому +1

      He's probably puzzled by it, since he's never needed to do it

    • @jaggar28
      @jaggar28 3 роки тому +2

      lol Even before clicking this video I knew there would at least be one who is thinking the same as me.

  • @thomasstevenrothmbamd2384
    @thomasstevenrothmbamd2384 2 роки тому +2

    The medical industrial complex's failure to properly research and diagnose and treat microbiome and sleep and vital nutritional deficiency issues (including those related to Vitamin D3 and Vitamin K2 and Magnesium deficiencies as well as iatrogenic prescription medication usage) is a major reason why psychiatric iatrogenesis is a primary contributor to the third leading cause of death in the U.S. (which is iatrogenesis in general). If the U.S. spent just a fraction of the over $40 billion each year it spends just on iatrogenic psychiatric drugs alone, on properly researching the issues discussed in this and related UA-cam presentations we would probably, Lord willing, achieve an absolute revolution in medical efficacy improvement and iatrogenesis reduction.
    Thomas Steven Roth, MBA, MD
    Christian Minister for Biblical Medical Ethics, and therefore, Scientific and Religious Refugee from the Clinical Practice of Psychiatric Standards of Care

  • @tinag9910
    @tinag9910 3 роки тому

    Love it

  • @ki4npx
    @ki4npx 4 роки тому

    Sir can you talk about people that may take an couple of aspirins....then drive sleep deprived..the effects of some drugs..

  • @gabrielobrien8850
    @gabrielobrien8850 2 роки тому

    I like David eaglammans theory he say we dream to stop other parts of d brain from taking over it makes lot of sense when u understand d brain

  • @jalatkhan7499
    @jalatkhan7499 3 роки тому

    Very good

  • @ANewEvilRising
    @ANewEvilRising 3 роки тому +2

    so the bit where he mentions that your brain paralysis you when you go into REM sleep, I and many others have encountered this and we see it in a negative way because we sometimes experience some type of hallucinations. it would be commonly referred to as sleep paralysis. Does the fact that you begin to dream in that same state where you become paralyzed have anything to do with those experiences/hallucinations?

  • @annechampion3369
    @annechampion3369 4 роки тому +4

    Hi Matthew- I really love your sessions and although I’ve been to sleep clinics and sleep specialists, I have learnt so much more from listening to you. I have a challenge for you ............... I am a chronic insomniac and have been since I was 12 years old ( boarding school ). I am now 59 and have battled with 2-3 hours of sleep each night when trying to doing it without sleeping pills. Without the pills has been unbearable as I feel sick from tiredness during the following day. I am presently working in China and and may give Traditional Chinese Medicine a go, however I am quietly pessimistic. Can you help!

    • @michelledambra
      @michelledambra 4 роки тому +1

      Anne Champion I had insomnia since preteens and now 52 sleeping the best ever. Balancing the body chemistry with diet, supplements, detoxing heavy metals and practicing all mentioned sleep hygiene in this video. Also, balancing sex hormones. It has taken a few years of commitment but so worth it.

    • @PeterKoperdan
      @PeterKoperdan 2 роки тому

      Examples like yours always make me thing that human biology is so amazing. People are able to live their lives even on decades of terrible sleep or diet.

  • @Xenthorx
    @Xenthorx 3 роки тому

    Watching this at 2 am. Time for Bed !

  • @quixoticPrancer
    @quixoticPrancer 3 роки тому +3

    Google recommended this video to me at 3am. It knows! :D

  • @TomHendricksMusea
    @TomHendricksMusea Рік тому

    Suggestion that a key part of the need for sleep is the body's need to make serotonin, which it does in a symbiotic relationship with gut bacteria in the large intestine.
    We sleep to first produce serotonin, then to draw it into the body through the extraction of water in the large intestine.
    Though it can be synthesized, there seems to be a major difference in the health benefits from the micro made serotonin, and the artificially made serotonin.
    Here's some notes on both how important serotonin is and how widespread it is in all living things.
    Besides mammals, serotonin is found in all bilateral animals including worms and insects,[19] as well as in fungi and in plants.[20] Serotonin's presence in insect venoms and plant spines serves to cause pain, which is a side-effect of serotonin injection.[21][22] Serotonin is produced by pathogenic amoebae, and its effect in the human gut is diarrhea.[23] Its widespread presence in many seeds and fruits may serve to stimulate the digestive tract into expelling the seeds.[24]
    Gut bacteria manufacture about 95 percent of the body's supply of serotonin, which influences both mood and GI activity.

  • @robertmatysiak1821
    @robertmatysiak1821 3 роки тому +1

    It's 4 AM when I'm watching this

  • @vikramrathore1309
    @vikramrathore1309 2 роки тому +2

    I can fall into deep sleep 4 hours after having a cup of INSTANT coffee. Starbucks coffee on the other hand or energy drinks would disturb my sleep.

  • @zeezsleep415
    @zeezsleep415 4 роки тому +1

    I love Matt Walker. He is a great advocate for sleep, with wonderful first sentences.. He is brilliant on the problems of sleep. On solutions, I want him to know about us. because I think we could transform sleep when our brains have forgotten how to sleep well.

  • @rayharrisson3218
    @rayharrisson3218 2 роки тому

    This guy is right! ( @ 91, take his advice before it is too late) !

  • @barryminor616
    @barryminor616 2 роки тому +1

    Sleep RECOVERY is more FUN than some explain in the advertisements
    ...alll profit is not equal
    Do GOOD EXAMPLES and sleep better to BEE our BEST,⚡💤🎶🌅🍯🥥💦🍉🌶️🥑🥕🍄🍵🥑🌺🍫🍑🍋🧄🥕😍😍😍🍒

  • @boonchainipon5392
    @boonchainipon5392 10 місяців тому

    I have never slept well since I was 12 now I am 43. I always had bad dreams haunting me every night. I think it is anxiety. and it started to take its toll on me badly I felt as if i ahd alzimer I felt very bad waking up as if i didnit sleep at all
    So suffering

  • @axelsempe7593
    @axelsempe7593 Рік тому

    I've never been so excited about sleeping

  • @adamhawthorne2889
    @adamhawthorne2889 4 роки тому +1

    Interesting talk, I do night shifts and my body is used to random sleep and I get over 8 hours every 24 hours. Do you think that's okay since I have no trouble with sleeping?

    • @warwickclark2143
      @warwickclark2143 4 роки тому +1

      Adam Hawthorne not looking great: “Night work and fatigue may also contribute to the risk of heart disease and cancer, according to research by Violanti, Vila and colleagues (Policing, Vol. 30, No. 2).”

  • @rayc766
    @rayc766 4 роки тому +1

    What I wonder is why I feel more tired/sluggish in the morning after 8-9 hours sleep than after 5-6 hours (I tend to have a lot more energy in the morning after 5-6 hours sleep, which affects workouts for instance). I've been watching a lot of Matthew Walker videos to get a handle on this but he never talks about it.

    • @united016
      @united016 4 роки тому +5

      I’ve heard him say regarding this that you may be chronically sleep deprived...you may need multiple days of 8-9hrs of sleep in a row to get back into full energy

    • @An123Observer
      @An123Observer 3 роки тому

      Additionally it also matters when you wake up in your sleep cycle. It's actually easier to have a complete sleep cycle and wake up, than have a sleep cycle, start another one, then have to wake up from deep sleep. That's why some nights if I have to get less than 3 hours it's sometimes easier just to say up. So yeah, I would suggest looking at your sleep cycle and carcadian rhythm
      Sleep is so important though, I really feel the difference after a few days of sleep deprivation.
      Also as a side note (this is more Chinese medicine stuff) but sometimes when we are well rested, we have more energy
      , but this energy shows up in unhealthy ways, like angst or something, so being depleted might feel better, but that's because as you get more energy we actually need to work through our issues for that energy to become balanced. Anyway, Peace

    • @bakhytgul4457
      @bakhytgul4457 3 роки тому +1

      Maybe you are a lark, who needs to go to sleep at 9 pm, and wake up at 5 am having slept your full 8 h.

  • @dickieblench5001
    @dickieblench5001 2 роки тому

    I fell asleep during this 👍