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How body clocks rule our livesbody This video explains what the body clock is and how it effects our day-to-day life including when we wake up and fall asleep, when the best time is to eat and the effect of travelling on our circadian rhythm.
Continue readingWhat Happens To Your Body And Brain If You Don’t Get Sleep? Sufficient sleep is essential for healthy brain and body function. In this video, sleep expert Matthew Walker discusses the effects of sleep deprivation on your brain and body.
Continue readingEnergy drinks and sleep Caffeinated soft drinks are very popular with young people today. Studies have shown that caffeine has a detrimental effect on sleep, but caffeine is much longer in the blood than people realize and it both delays sleep…
Continue readingTips for helping children and adolescents with sleep problems Sleep is especially important for children and adolescents, but research has shown that a large proportion of Icelandic children and adolescents are not getting enough sleep. If parents have children or adolescents who…
Continue readingChildren and adolescents on a reversal – the importance of nutrition and sleep for young Icelanders. Erna Sif Arnardóttir, PhD at the University of Iceland School of Medicine, and Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir, Professor at the University’s Faculty of Food and Nutrition,…
Continue readingNeuroscience of sleep In this TED talk, circadian neuroscientist Russell Foster discusses the importance of sleep for our brain. He shares three popular theories about why we sleep, the effect of sleep deprivation on the society, and the relationship between sleep and mental health.
Continue readingSleep is your superpower In this TED talk, sleep expert Matthew Walker discusses the science on sleep‘s impact on learning, memory and immune system in addition to giving advice on how to improve your sleep.
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