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Sleep for Peak Performance Presentation
1:20 Sleep and Performance
1:45 Why Sleep?
6:06 What Happens without Sleep?
7:03 Other Long-Term Effects of Lack of Sleep
8:35 Other Long-Term Effects: Performance
9:20 Long-Term Effects: Family
10:20 Acute Performance
13:24 How Sleep Happens
13:57 Circadian Rhythm
14:56 Sleep Cycles
17:13 REM Sleep Cycle
19:35 How We Were Designed to Sleep
21:05 Important Pathway of Sleep
22:05 Things that Hinder Sleep
23:50 How much sleep do you really need?
25:26 What happens when we don’t sleep?
26:13 Mitigation: Plan for sleep deprivation–Setting your biological clock
28:55 Mitigation: Optimize nocturnal sleep
33:20 Alcohol and Sleep
35:00 10 Steps to Perfect Sleep
41:53 Healthy Sleep Time clock
43:38 How to Mitigate Poor or Short Sleep: Napping
44:37 Supplements
47:05 Sedative Hypnotics
49:21 Sleep Apnea
50:40 Sleep Apnea prevention
51:18 Sleep Studies
52:13 Novel Remedies to help you sleep
53:55 Resources
Q&A with Dr. Mark Moyad, MD,MPH and Dr. Emmett Rice, DO
54:41 Who is Dr. Emmett Rice?
1:01:32 Sleep Positions
1:05:22 Melatonin
1:05:43 Understanding proper melatonin dosage
1:07:50 Optimal physiologic levels of melatonin
1:09:56 Quality Assurance in Over-the-Counter Supplements
1:14:15 How often should patients review their medication and supplement list?
1:15:05 REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
1:16:15 Restless Leg Syndrome
1:17:55 A Prescription Melatonin: Rozerem
1:21:11 Thoughts on Home Sleep Studies
1:24:58 Good vs. Poor Candidates for Prescription Sleep Aids
1:27:14 Parasomnias
1:28:49 Risks and Benefits of Prescription Aides
1:31:37 OTC PM Medicines: Benadryl
1:33:04 Does excessive sleep impair cognitive performance?
1:34:56 What’s the best room temperature to sleep in?
1:38:06 Can sleeping in the dark help you sleep better?
1:39:55 How mattresses and pillows impact sleep quality
1:43:39 Exercising for Better Sleep
1:46:33 Limiting Caffeine for Better Sleep
1:49:47 How Alcohol and Nicotine affect sleep
1:53:13 Can late-night meals disrupt sleep?
1:54:58 Can noise machines help you sleep better?
1:57:57 Can nasal strips help you sleep better?
2:00:28 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
2:09:00 Mindfulness Meditation
2:09:37 Closing remarks
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The Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to helping you research your treatment options. We understand that you have many questions, and we can help you find the answers that are specific to your case. All of our resources are designed by a multidisciplinary team of advocates and expert physicians for patients. We believe that by educating yourself about the disease, you will have more productive interactions with your medical professionals and receive better-individualized care. Feel free to explore our website at pcri.org or contact our free helpline with any questions that you have at pcri.org/helpline. Our Federal Tax ID # is 95-4617875 and qualifies for maximum charitable gift deductions by individual donors.
Donate to PCRI: pcri.org/donate
For more information, visit pcri.org
Sleep for Peak Performance Presentation
1:20 Sleep and Performance
1:45 Why Sleep?
6:06 What Happens without Sleep?
7:03 Other Long-Term Effects of Lack of Sleep
8:35 Other Long-Term Effects: Performance
9:20 Long-Term Effects: Family
10:20 Acute Performance
13:24 How Sleep Happens
13:57 Circadian Rhythm
14:56 Sleep Cycles
17:13 REM Sleep Cycle
19:35 How We Were Designed to Sleep
21:05 Important Pathway of Sleep
22:05 Things that Hinder Sleep
23:50 How much sleep do you really need?
25:26 What happens when we don’t sleep?
26:13 Mitigation: Plan for sleep deprivation–Setting your biological clock
28:55 Mitigation: Optimize nocturnal sleep
33:20 Alcohol and Sleep
35:00 10 Steps to Perfect Sleep
41:53 Healthy Sleep Time clock
43:38 How to Mitigate Poor or Short Sleep: Napping
44:37 Supplements
47:05 Sedative Hypnotics
49:21 Sleep Apnea
50:40 Sleep Apnea prevention
51:18 Sleep Studies
52:13 Novel Remedies to help you sleep
53:55 Resources
Q&A with Dr. Mark Moyad, MD,MPH and Dr. Emmett Rice, DO
54:41 Who is Dr. Emmett Rice?
1:01:32 Sleep Positions
1:05:22 Melatonin
1:05:43 Understanding proper melatonin dosage
1:07:50 Optimal physiologic levels of melatonin
1:09:56 Quality Assurance in Over-the-Counter Supplements
1:14:15 How often should patients review their medication and supplement list?
1:15:05 REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
1:16:15 Restless Leg Syndrome
1:17:55 A Prescription Melatonin: Rozerem
1:21:11 Thoughts on Home Sleep Studies
1:24:58 Good vs. Poor Candidates for Prescription Sleep Aids
1:27:14 Parasomnias
1:28:49 Risks and Benefits of Prescription Aides
1:31:37 OTC PM Medicines: Benadryl
1:33:04 Does excessive sleep impair cognitive performance?
1:34:56 What’s the best room temperature to sleep in?
1:38:06 Can sleeping in the dark help you sleep better?
1:39:55 How mattresses and pillows impact sleep quality
1:43:39 Exercising for Better Sleep
1:46:33 Limiting Caffeine for Better Sleep
1:49:47 How Alcohol and Nicotine affect sleep
1:53:13 Can late-night meals disrupt sleep?
1:54:58 Can noise machines help you sleep better?
1:57:57 Can nasal strips help you sleep better?
2:00:28 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia
2:09:00 Mindfulness Meditation
2:09:37 Closing remarks
Don't know your stage? Take the quiz: visit prostatecancerstaging.org
To learn more about prostate cancer, visit pcri.org
Sign up for our newsletter here to receive the latest updates on prostate cancer and the PCRI: pcri.org/join
Who we are:
The Prostate Cancer Research Institute (PCRI) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that is dedicated to helping you research your treatment options. We understand that you have many questions, and we can help you find the answers that are specific to your case. All of our resources are designed by a multidisciplinary team of advocates and expert physicians for patients. We believe that by educating yourself about the disease, you will have more productive interactions with your medical professionals and receive better-individualized care. Feel free to explore our website at pcri.org or contact our free helpline with any questions that you have at pcri.org/helpline. Our Federal Tax ID # is 95-4617875 and qualifies for maximum charitable gift deductions by individual donors.
