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Sleep Health with Dr Alison Bentley | Insomnia

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What constitutes normal sleep? How do genetics control sleep? What is insomnia?

Join Dr Bentley as she discusses the basics of insomnia.
Chapters
  • 00:05 Understandning normal sleep
  • 03:05 Genetic and biological factors in sleep
  • 08:48 Biology of sleep and sleep-inducing factors
  • 11:47 The process of falling asleep
  • 14:38 Types of insomnia and normal vs abnormal sleep patterns
  • 17:21 The importance of treating insomnia
  • 22:50 Insomnia's relationship with pain and weight
  • 25:43 Causes of insomnia
  • 31:53 Psychiatric and sleep disorders as causes of insomnia
  • 34:57 Insomnia disorder and its development
4 Dec English South Africa Health & Fitness · Home & Garden

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