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
#72 - Insomnia and the Gut Microbiome: Empty Stomach, Empty Head
A relatively new frontier of medicine is the exploration of the gut microbiome and its relationship to our body's functioning, health, and susceptibility to disease. The gut-brain axis represents a relatively strong relationship between the gut microbiome and our body's ability to function properly, and it has been proposed that this relationship influences sleep and risk for insomnia. In this episode we will:
- Define the gut microbiome
- Explore the beginnings of its suspected role in neurological functioning and sleep
- List the three proposed pathways by which the gut microbiome interacts with the nervous system
- Evaluate the role that the gut microbiome plays in terms of regulating our circadian rhythm via gene expression of the gut biome's own circadian patterns
- Discuss metabolic linkages between the gut microbiome and why disruption can increase the chances of metabolic syndrome
- Look ahead toward gut biome-based therapies for insomnia
Produced by: Maeve Winter
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