Podcasts about sleep junkies

Throughout human history, across different cultures, people have told tales about supernatural visitations during the night. We now know that these stories refer to a condition known as sleep paralysis, a hybrid sleep/wake state whereby our muscles are largely paralysed but our brain 'wakes up'. Today we speak to psychology professor Christopher French about this common, and often frightening sleep disorder - how its symptoms manifest, the fascinating cross-cultural background and some strategies to help manage and cope with sleep paralysis   This Episode's Guest Professor Christopher French is the Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has published over 150 articles and chapters covering a wide range of topics. His main current area of research is the psychology of paranormal beliefs and anomalous experiences. He frequently appears on radio and television casting a sceptical eye over paranormal claims. Goldsmiths: https://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/french/ ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christopher_French2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/chriscfrench More Resources Article in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/oct/02/sleep-paralysis Sleep Paralysis Project: https://sleepparalysisproject.wordpress.com Cheyne et al Factor Analysis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S105381009990404X http://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Paralysis-Historical-Psychological-Perspectives/dp/0199313806/ http://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Paralysis-Night-mares-Connection-Anthropology/dp/0813548861 Article from Sleep Junkies: http://sleepjunkies.com/sleep-paralysis-demons-nightmares/ Episode Homepage: http://sleepjunkies.com/sleep-paralysis-explained/ More Episodes:

Throughout human history, across different cultures, people have told tales about supernatural visitations during the night. We now know that these stories refer to a condition known as sleep paralysis, a hybrid sleep/wake state whereby our muscles are largely paralysed but our brain 'wakes up'. Today we speak to psychology professor Christopher French about this common, and often frightening sleep disorder - how its symptoms manifest, the fascinating cross-cultural background and some strategies to help manage and cope with sleep paralysis   This Episode's Guest Professor Christopher French is the Head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit in the Psychology Department at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has published over 150 articles and chapters covering a wide range of topics. His main current area of research is the psychology of paranormal beliefs and anomalous experiences. He frequently appears on radio and television casting a sceptical eye over paranormal claims. Goldsmiths: https://www.gold.ac.uk/psychology/staff/french/ ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Christopher_French2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/chriscfrench More Resources Article in the Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/oct/02/sleep-paralysis Sleep Paralysis Project: https://sleepparalysisproject.wordpress.com Cheyne et al Factor Analysis: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S105381009990404X http://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Paralysis-Historical-Psychological-Perspectives/dp/0199313806/ http://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Paralysis-Night-mares-Connection-Anthropology/dp/0813548861 Article from Sleep Junkies: https://sleepjunkies.com/sleep-paralysis-demons-nightmares/ Episode Homepage: https://sleepjunkies.com/sleep-paralysis-explained/ More Episodes:

Amy Bender, PhD, joins me to discuss a topic that is near and dear to my heart: sleep.This is near and dear to me because I have struggled with sleep for as long as I can remember. To some extent, I think this is because my chronotype is that of the “owl”—I tend to be more of a night owl. However, the work world does not seem to appreciate we night owls!!!!!Thanks to Amy for being such an engaging guest!Her background as an athlete and scientist.How she got interested sleep?Why do we sleep?What is happening in the brain while we are sleeping?What is the thing that would surprise people about sleep?What happens if we go a long period without sleep?What are the consequences of not getting enough sleep? (Acute as well as chronic sleep deficiency)What role does sleep play in learning new skills or integrating new information? (I have read claims that learning a new skill and then sleeping helps embed that new skill).What is insomnia and the "forms" of it?What can we do to improve our quality of sleep?What to do if a person cannot fall asleep?What to do if a person wakes up in the middle of the night and cannot fall back to sleep?We discuss "biphasic sleep"?Amy mentioned the Sleep Junkies podcast: https://sleepjunkies.com/podcast/Twitter: @sleep4sportInstagram: sleep4sport

An in-depth conversation with licensed naturopathic doctor Josh Corn about using natural medicine to treat sleep problems. We discuss different herbs and supplements, dispel some of the myths about naturopathy and why public perceptions are often wrong. Prefer to read? Download the full episode transcript here Skip to highlights 03:23 Introducing Dr Josh Corn 04:59 Dr Josh Corn's training and research background  06:10 What is a naturopath? How does naturopathy fit into the wider world of medicine and healthcare 08:10 How and why natural medicine treats the 'whole patient' 09:20 Why the Wikipedia description of naturopathy is fake news 14:50 Why sometimes a naturopathic doctor will prescribe big pharma medications 16:30 The intersection between naturopathy, ancient medicine, Ayurveda, Chinese medicine 18:40 Dealing with critics and skeptics 20:28 The main distinction between natural sleep supplements and herbs and pharmaceutical meds/ sleeping pills 25:44 Diagnosing sleep disorders and working alongside sleep specialists 27:30 How to choose over the counter sleep supplements, herbs 29:44 Social media, advertising, regulation and the problems in choosing and buying supplements   32:26 Melatonin for sleep, issues with dosages 34:14 Medicinal cannabis for sleep 37:30 Valerian root for sleep 39:43 Passion flower for sleep 40:43 Ashwaganda for sleep 43:07 Chamomile for sleep 44:04 Hops for sleep 46:33 Kava for sleep 50:10 Magnesium for sleep 52:33Phosphatidyl serine for sleep 54:44 5-HTP for sleep 56:08 General guidelines for choosing herbs and supplements for sleep Dr Josh Corn is a licensed naturopathic doctor and in this episode he tells us about the types of herbs and supplements he uses to treat patients he sees with sleep issues. Dr Corn works as a primary care provider in the state of Oregon and graduated from National University of Natural Medicine, the oldest accredited naturopathic medical university in North America and a leader in natural medicine education and evidence-based research. As well as discussing some of the most common natural, plant based sleep remedies, including valerian, passionflower, ashwagandha, chamomile, hops, we talk about the wider perceptions of naturopathy, the philosophy of treating the patient's wellbeing as a whole, and the differences between traditional medical care providers and naturopathy. This Episode's Guest Dr Josh Corn Instagram @dr.joshcorn Dr Josh Corn is a licensed naturopathic doctor, natural medicine researcher and public speaker from Portland Oregon. Dr Corn graduated graduated from the National College of Natural Medicine with a Master of Science in Integrative Medicine Research. He uses botanical medicine, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, and lifestyle medicine to help patients achieve their health goals. Resources Website: https://www.drjoshcorn.com/ Instagram: @dr.joshcorn  American Association of Naturopathic Physicians: https://www.naturopathic.org/ Examine.com More about natural sleep remedies: http://sleepjunkies.com/natural-remedies/ More Episodes Full Transcript Jeff Mann: 00:00:08 Welcome to the Sleep Junkies podcast. My name is Jeff Mann and I'm the founder and editor of sleepjunkies.com and what do we do on the podcast? Well, we cover the whole conversation on sleep and today we're going to be talking about natural medicine. We're going to talk about naturopathy, natural sleep remedies. 00:00:28 And before you switch off and think this is going to be a talk full of quackery, snake oil and pseudo science. Take a pause. Okay, so the problem with natural medicine and natural therapies, whether they're for sleep or any other health condition, is not to do with efficacy. It's not to do with research, it's to do with the fact that there are people out there pretending to be experts pretending to be medical advisors who aren't and they are quacks.

An in-depth conversation with licensed naturopathic doctor Josh Corn about using natural medicine to treat sleep problems. We discuss different herbs and supplements, dispel some of the myths about naturopathy and why public perceptions are often wrong. Prefer to read? Download the full episode transcript here Skip to highlights 03:23 Introducing Dr Josh Corn 04:59 Dr Josh Corn's training and research background  06:10 What is a naturopath? How does naturopathy fit into the wider world of medicine and healthcare 08:10 How and why natural medicine treats the 'whole patient' 09:20 Why the Wikipedia description of naturopathy is fake news 14:50 Why sometimes a naturopathic doctor will prescribe big pharma medications 16:30 The intersection between naturopathy, ancient medicine, Ayurveda, Chinese medicine 18:40 Dealing with critics and skeptics 20:28 The main distinction between natural sleep supplements and herbs and pharmaceutical meds/ sleeping pills 25:44 Diagnosing sleep disorders and working alongside sleep specialists 27:30 How to choose over the counter sleep supplements, herbs 29:44 Social media, advertising, regulation and the problems in choosing and buying supplements   32:26 Melatonin for sleep, issues with dosages 34:14 Medicinal cannabis for sleep 37:30 Valerian root for sleep 39:43 Passion flower for sleep 40:43 Ashwaganda for sleep 43:07 Chamomile for sleep 44:04 Hops for sleep 46:33 Kava for sleep 50:10 Magnesium for sleep 52:33Phosphatidyl serine for sleep 54:44 5-HTP for sleep 56:08 General guidelines for choosing herbs and supplements for sleep Dr Josh Corn is a licensed naturopathic doctor and in this episode he tells us about the types of herbs and supplements he uses to treat patients he sees with sleep issues. Dr Corn works as a primary care provider in the state of Oregon and graduated from National University of Natural Medicine, the oldest accredited naturopathic medical university in North America and a leader in natural medicine education and evidence-based research. As well as discussing some of the most common natural, plant based sleep remedies, including valerian, passionflower, ashwagandha, chamomile, hops, we talk about the wider perceptions of naturopathy, the philosophy of treating the patient's wellbeing as a whole, and the differences between traditional medical care providers and naturopathy. This Episode's Guest Dr Josh Corn Instagram @dr.joshcorn Dr Josh Corn is a licensed naturopathic doctor, natural medicine researcher and public speaker from Portland Oregon. Dr Corn graduated graduated from the National College of Natural Medicine with a Master of Science in Integrative Medicine Research. He uses botanical medicine, nutrition, pharmaceuticals, and lifestyle medicine to help patients achieve their health goals. Resources Website: https://www.drjoshcorn.com/ Instagram: @dr.joshcorn  American Association of Naturopathic Physicians: https://www.naturopathic.org/ Examine.com More about natural sleep remedies: https://sleepjunkies.com/natural-remedies/ More Episodes Full Transcript Jeff Mann: 00:00:08 Welcome to the Sleep Junkies podcast. My name is Jeff Mann and I'm the founder and editor of sleepjunkies.com and what do we do on the podcast? Well, we cover the whole conversation on sleep and today we're going to be talking about natural medicine. We're going to talk about naturopathy, natural sleep remedies. 00:00:28 And before you switch off and think this is going to be a talk full of quackery, snake oil and pseudo science. Take a pause. Okay, so the problem with natural medicine and natural therapies, whether they're for sleep or any other health condition, is not to do with efficacy. It's not to do with research, it's to do with the fact that there are people out there pretending to be experts pretending to be medical advisors who aren't and they are quacks.

CBT-I is a cognitive and behavioral-based therapy that is rapidly becoming a first line treatment for insomnia around the world. We ask psychologist and neuroscientist Dr Lindsay Browning to explain what CBT-I is, how it works, and why it's so effective. Prefer to read? Download the full episode transcript here Skip to highlights 02:04 introduction to Dr Lindsay Browning 03:51 the importance of a checking a sleep expert's credentials 08:49 the difference between counselling and cognitive therapy 11:19 intentional bias and how negative thoughts influence reinforce negative behaviors 15:00 how CBT-I has replaced sleeping pills as a recommended first-line treatment for insomnia 18:10 different CBT-I delivery systems: therapist, group therapy, online, self-directed 21:55 CBT-I group therapy vs one-to-one- therapy 23:45 explaining how a typical CBT-I therapy session works 26:22  completing a sleep diary 28:47 can you use a sleep tracker when doing CBT-I 32:35 behavorial recommendations and sleep restriction 34:45 Pavlov's dog and classical conditioning 41:55 stimulus control 44:34 CBT-I is not a magic bullet  45:42 cognitive aspects of CBT-I 49:54 keeping a bedside journal to clear your thoughts before bedtime 53:16 how long does a course of CBT-I last? CBT-I  (cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia) has in recent years become a first line recommended treatment in many countries for treating sleep problems that would have previously been tackled with prescription meds. The reason for the rise in popularity of CBT-I is that studies have repeatedly shown positive, lasting effects that when patients successfully complete a course of treatment. CBTI combines a suite of psychological and behavorial tools and techniques, and is designed to challenge the negative thought patterns associated with insomnia, and introduce behavorial changes to reduce the anxieties associated with sleep. For this episode we talked to Chartered Psychologist and sleep therapist, Dr Lindsay Browning all about CBT-I, how it works, what a typical CBT-I treatment plan looks like, plus lots more. This Episode's Guest: Dr Lindsay Browning Dr Lindsay Browning is a neuroscientist and sleep consultant from the UK with a Doctorate (DPhil) from the University of Oxford, an MSc. in Neuroscience and a BSc. in Psychology. Having realised that there was a desperate need for help for people suffering from insomnia she founded Trouble Sleeping in 2006. Dr Browning is a Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a member of the British Sleep Society and a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Resources: Trouble Sleeping - https://troublesleeping.co.uk/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/DrBrowningSleep Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/DrBrowningSleep/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/DrBrowning/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DrBrowningSleep More Episodes Full transcript Jeff Mann: 00:08 Welcome to the Sleep Junkies podcast. My name's Jeff and I'm the founder and the editor of sleepjunkies.com. And at Sleep Junkies we cover the whole conversation on sleep, so we talk about the health and the science aspects. 00:23 We talk about the culture of sleep, we talk about the sleep industry, we talk about interesting new sleep products. Pretty much if there's an interesting topic and it's got anything to do with sleep, we'll cover it 00:34 And today's podcast is going to be all of that. The topic of CBT, which stands for cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia. And the reason we're going to talk about CBTi today is hopefully dispel a few myths, hopefully be a bit of it an explainer. A bit of an education to anyone that's looking for an effective treatment for insomnia. It's a cognitive and behavioural therapy. It's about changing your behaviour and changing your thinking rather than taking a medication.

CBT-I is a cognitive and behavioral-based therapy that is rapidly becoming a first line treatment for insomnia around the world. We ask psychologist and neuroscientist Dr Lindsay Browning to explain what CBT-I is, how it works, and why it's so effective. Prefer to read? Download the full episode transcript here Skip to highlights 02:04 introduction to Dr Lindsay Browning 03:51 the importance of a checking a sleep expert's credentials 08:49 the difference between counselling and cognitive therapy 11:19 intentional bias and how negative thoughts influence reinforce negative behaviors 15:00 how CBT-I has replaced sleeping pills as a recommended first-line treatment for insomnia 18:10 different CBT-I delivery systems: therapist, group therapy, online, self-directed 21:55 CBT-I group therapy vs one-to-one- therapy 23:45 explaining how a typical CBT-I therapy session works 26:22  completing a sleep diary 28:47 can you use a sleep tracker when doing CBT-I 32:35 behavorial recommendations and sleep restriction 34:45 Pavlov's dog and classical conditioning 41:55 stimulus control 44:34 CBT-I is not a magic bullet  45:42 cognitive aspects of CBT-I 49:54 keeping a bedside journal to clear your thoughts before bedtime 53:16 how long does a course of CBT-I last? CBT-I  (cognitive behavior therapy for insomnia) has in recent years become a first line recommended treatment in many countries for treating sleep problems that would have previously been tackled with prescription meds. The reason for the rise in popularity of CBT-I is that studies have repeatedly shown positive, lasting effects that when patients successfully complete a course of treatment. CBTI combines a suite of psychological and behavorial tools and techniques, and is designed to challenge the negative thought patterns associated with insomnia, and introduce behavorial changes to reduce the anxieties associated with sleep. For this episode we talked to Chartered Psychologist and sleep therapist, Dr Lindsay Browning all about CBT-I, how it works, what a typical CBT-I treatment plan looks like, plus lots more. This Episode's Guest: Dr Lindsay Browning Dr Lindsay Browning is a neuroscientist and sleep consultant from the UK with a Doctorate (DPhil) from the University of Oxford, an MSc. in Neuroscience and a BSc. in Psychology. Having realised that there was a desperate need for help for people suffering from insomnia she founded Trouble Sleeping in 2006. Dr Browning is a Chartered Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a member of the British Sleep Society and a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Resources: Trouble Sleeping - https://troublesleeping.co.uk/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/DrBrowningSleep Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/DrBrowningSleep/ Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/DrBrowning/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DrBrowningSleep More Episodes Full transcript Jeff Mann: 00:08 Welcome to the Sleep Junkies podcast. My name's Jeff and I'm the founder and the editor of sleepjunkies.com. And at Sleep Junkies we cover the whole conversation on sleep, so we talk about the health and the science aspects. 00:23 We talk about the culture of sleep, we talk about the sleep industry, we talk about interesting new sleep products. Pretty much if there's an interesting topic and it's got anything to do with sleep, we'll cover it 00:34 And today's podcast is going to be all of that. The topic of CBT, which stands for cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia. And the reason we're going to talk about CBTi today is hopefully dispel a few myths, hopefully be a bit of it an explainer. A bit of an education to anyone that's looking for an effective treatment for insomnia. It's a cognitive and behavioural therapy. It's about changing your behaviour and changing your thinking rather than taking a medication.