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Rangan Chatterjee
Sep 25, 2024
Mindsip insights from this episode:
Avoid late-night light to boost motivation
Viewing light between 11 pm and 4 am impairs your dopamine system, which can negatively affect your motivation and sense of reward the next day.
Minimize sleep variability to enhance heart rate variability in athletes
In elite young athletes, just one hour of variability in sleep-wake timing causes a sharp decline in heart rate variability (HRV) and an increase in resting heart rate.
Reclaim natural sleep cycles by reducing artificial light exposure
The speaker argues that wide variations in chronotypes are largely a product of modern lifestyles, as people naturally sync their sleep cycles when removed from artificial light.
Keep sleep debt under 45 minutes to boost immunity and prevent injury
Data from collegiate athletes shows that keeping sleep debt, a WHOOP metric, under 45 minutes makes them essentially 'bulletproof' against illness and injury.
Avoid late meals to enhance sleep quality
Eating a late meal is the second biggest disruptor of sleep and recovery after alcohol, compromising the deeper stages of sleep.
Achieve mental health benefits with 67 minutes of natural light daily
Scientific literature suggests that the minimum effective dose of natural light for mental health benefits is 67 minutes per day.
Understand alcohol's five-day recovery impact on your body
After consuming two or more alcoholic drinks, it takes the body an average of five days to return to its physiological baseline.
Reframe stress from threatening to challenging for better sleep
Perceiving your daily stress as 'threatening' rather than 'challenging' is linked to poorer sleep and recovery the following night.
Utilize creatine to combat sleep deprivation effects
Recent research indicates that creatine supplementation can be protective against the negative symptoms of sleep deprivation, making it useful for shift workers.
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