Aug 29, 2026 · 15 min · 11 segments
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Round one, sleep.
Do you know someone who lives to the age of 90 could spend about 30 years asleep? Wow.
That's wild, right? Yeah.
I know, sleep is a big deal.
Question one, what is the medical term for having trouble falling asleep or being able to stay asleep? [gentle music] Insomnia.
Yes, you got it.
So here's this crazy thing I've learned about lately.
It's called sleep deprivation therapy, which is one of the best cures for insomnia.
And what you do is, let's say you're having trouble sleeping, you go to bed, and you're in bed nine hours, right? But you only actually fall asleep and you sleep for six of the nine hours.
So what sleep deprivation therapy is, is you pick your wake-up time, say it's 7:00 AM, and you back that up the actual amount of sleep you are sleeping, which would be six hours.
So the actual cure for insomnia with this sleep deprivation therapy would be to go to bed at 1:00 AM, and it's like you're training your body to be efficient, and then you just back it up, 12:30, 12:15, 12:00.
Pretty wild.
Thankfully, I don't suffer from insomnia, so I'm gonna go to bed at around 9:45 tonight.
Question two, what type of light can interfere with melatonin production? [gentle music] Blue light.
Yep.
Fun fact, phones, tablets, computers, and LED lights all produce blue light.
That's why it's nice to read before bed, shut down the electronics, maybe listen to a little Trivia with Dad podcast.
Question three, what does REM, R-E-M, stand for in sleep? [gentle music] Restful something mind.
Rapid eye movement, REM sleep, is the stage most strongly associated with vivid dreaming.
Question four, what is the body's natural 24-hour sleep-wake cycle called? [gentle music] Five stages.
[laughs] Nice guesses.
The circadian rhythm.
Have you ever heard that now that I mentioned it? No.
Well, it's what helps you kinda regulate your body, and the light is one of the strongest signals that helps you regulate it, so therefore, must be tough for those people in Alaska that have all that darkness in the winter.
Question five, what animal is often associated with a person who naturally prefers staying up and waking up later? [gentle music] An owl.
Round one, sleep.
Do you know someone who lives to the age of 90 could spend about 30 years asleep? Wow.
That's wild, right? Yeah.
I know, sleep is a big deal.
Question one, what is the medical term for having trouble falling asleep or being able to stay asleep? [gentle music] Insomnia.
Yes, you got it.
So here's this crazy thing I've learned about lately.
It's called sleep deprivation therapy, which is one of the best cures for insomnia.
And what you do is, let's say you're having trouble sleeping, you go to bed, and you're in bed nine hours, right? But you only actually fall asleep and you sleep for six of the nine hours.
So what sleep deprivation therapy is, is you pick your wake-up time, say it's 7:00 AM, and you back that up the actual amount of sleep you are sleeping, which would be six hours.
So the actual cure for insomnia with this sleep deprivation therapy would be to go to bed at 1:00 AM, and it's like you're training your body to be efficient, and then you just back it up, 12:30, 12:15, 12:00.
Pretty wild.
Thankfully, I don't suffer from insomnia, so I'm gonna go to bed at around 9:45 tonight.
Question two, what type of light can interfere with melatonin production? [gentle music] Blue light.
Yep.
Fun fact, phones, tablets, computers, and LED lights all produce blue light.
That's why it's nice to read before bed, shut down the electronics, maybe listen to a little Trivia with Dad podcast.
Question three, what does REM, R-E-M, stand for in sleep? [gentle music] Restful something mind.
Rapid eye movement, REM sleep, is the stage most strongly associated with vivid dreaming.
Question four, what is the body's natural 24-hour sleep-wake cycle called? [gentle music] Five stages.
[laughs] Nice guesses.
The circadian rhythm.
Have you ever heard that now that I mentioned it? No.
Well, it's what helps you kinda regulate your body, and the light is one of the strongest signals that helps you regulate it, so therefore, must be tough for those people in Alaska that have all that darkness in the winter.
Question five, what animal is often associated with a person who naturally prefers staying up and waking up later? [gentle music] An owl.
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