There is a complicated relationship between sleep and weight, and it's worth unpacking this to some degree. In this episode we will:

• Look at the data on weight loss in sleep apnea patients and how it impacts disease state
• Review the reverse situation of how CPAP therapy affects short and long-term patient weight
• Understand the consensus opinion about sleep deprivation and weight gain
• Sort through the different data on weight gain and one theory about the mixed results

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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• The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child

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Grief is a both a common cause of acute insomnia and a massive perpetuating factor of chronic insomnia. The relationship between grief and insomnia/sleep is complex and bidirectional. In this episode we will:

• Outline the relationship between grief and sleep and how it acts as a causative factor
• Discuss how long-term insomnia can lead to complex grief
• Differentiate different grief subsets: late life spousal bereavement, complex grief, parental grief
• Follow patterns of grief: resilient, recovering, and chronic
• Evaluate the treatment of insomnia as a means to combat chronic grief

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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• The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child

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Fear of the dark is a common phobia seen in children that can greatly affect their sleep. In this episode we will:

• define fear of the dark
• differentiate between nyctophobia (fear of the night), scotophobia (fear of the dark/what the dark could be hiding), or lygophobia (fear of twilight)
• describe the ages that it commonly presents, peaks, and disappears
• list some causes of fear of the dark
• understand why there may be an evolutionary cause for the disorder
• discuss treatments aimed at minimizing fear of the dark and its impact on sleep
  
  
  
  

Produced by: Maeve Winter

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• The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child

Thanks for listening and sleep well!