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Podcast: Move Your Mind with Nick Bracks
Episode: #153 - Amanda Slinger: The Global Sleep Epidemic
Description: The National Sleep Foundation recommends seven to nine hours of sleep per night for adults between 18 and 64 years old, yet more than one-third of adults aren’t getting the recommended sleep and between 10% and 30% of adults struggle with insomnia. A host of studies and reports has linked insufficient sleep to depression, ADHD, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and Alzheimer’s. Back in 2014, the CDC labeled sleep deprivation a public health epidemic— with over 70 million adults suffering from a sleep disorder.On today’s episode I interviewed sleep and rest expert, Amanda Slinger to explore the topic. Amanda has...