Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
No holds barred, unscripted discussion on a wide range of sleep topics - from sleep disorders to current research and controversies in the field. No topic is off limits! Dr. Chris Winter is a clinician, a board certified neurologist and double boarded sleep specialist with 30 years of clinical experience. He is the author of The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child, and is a popular consultant and speaker, working for many professional sports teams. He is well known for his unique perspective and ability to demystify sleep, all of which he brings to Sleep Unplugged.
Sleep Unplugged with Dr. Chris Winter
#3 - Sleep and Menopause: Why Don't We Talk About This More?
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
When I wrote my first book The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep Is Broken and How To Fix It, I made the decision to cut the chapter on menopause because of length. I have regretted that decision ever since. It is by far and away the most common question I get asked about the contents. "Is there a chapter about menopause?"
No, but there is a podcast episode entirely devoted to the topic. In this episode we will cover:
- the basics of menopause and how it affects sleep
- some data that tries to understand the impact menopause has on women's sleep architecture
- the consequences of hot flashes and how predictive they are regarding sleep issues
- how menopause can lead to a higher incidence of sleep disordered breathing
- the role of hormone replacement therapy
- how other factors could influence sleep in the menopausal population
- strategies for minimizing the impact of menopause on sleep
Produced by: Maeve Winter
Music by: Dr. Abhinav Singh (@sleep_vigilante), all rights reserved
More
- Twitter: @drchriswinter
- IG: @drchriwinter
- Threads: @drchriswinter
- Bluesky: @drchriswinter
- The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child
Thanks for listening and sleep well!
