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
#53 - Sleep and Green Spaces: Lay Me Down In the Tall Grass
There has been an explosion of research looking at relationships between one's proximity to nature and sleep. During the Covid pandemic, this research seemed more pressing than ever and rates of disordered sleep and mental health problems soared. In this episode, we will:
- Review the research linking improved sleep parameters and access to nature/green spaces
- List the potential sleep related benefits being in or around nature may create
- Evaluate the categories of benefit related to nature exposure proposed by Markevych: reducing harm, restoring capacities, and building capacities
- Highlight CO2 reduction as a harm reduction method for improving sleep
- Consider tress and canopy exposure as a separate harm reduction pathway
- Explore the role of nature on mental health and its interplay with sleep
- Touch upon the ways in which green spaces can facilitate physical activity and social cohesion
- Look specifically at green space research as it relates to children and teens
Produced by: Maeve Winter
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