I'm really gonna taper down my coffee intake - didn't think it was affecting my sleep before watching this Update: 1 week in, I'm down to 1 coffee a day and sleeping 9 hours a night - this podcast changed my life.
His book literally changed my life, I used to be one of those “sleep is for the weak” believer and until I had a good fortune to come across his book, I started sleep regularly and slowly make it mandatory to at least 7 hours a night, I see changes in front of my own eyes, eczema bothers me for two decades is almost completely gone with very occasion flare up, my mood has dramatically improves and migraine is gone for good. I no longer suffers from cold or fever easily, ( in fact I didn’t have fever for at least 3 years) I sincerely wish everyone take the time, read his book, get a good night sleep every night and live a happy and long life.
Yesssssssss perfect, thank you! Literally nothing more satisfying than laying in bed and falling asleep listening to a podcast with sleep expert Chuck Norris's twin brother.
I’ve been listening to RRP since 2012 and have to say this is one of the best episodes in the tank thus far. What a bright and humble guest. If you’re human you need to listen to this one!
I gotta be honest here Rich. That was the best damn podcast you have released in months and I love roll-on. Matthew Walker's so good at explaining sleep and your questions are spot on. I even forwarded this video to my slack fitness channel so expect some new fans!
This was a 3 hours conversation on science which passed by faster than any lecture during my studies. Vastly inspiring, deeply interesting and incredibly practical - I am ready to optimize even more aspects of my sleep now ;D . Lots and lots of love for both of you guys. I could honestly listen for a week straight(with some sleep breaks!)! Stay safe and have a great week ahead!
My whole family thought I was lazy , but I realized that my internal metrics for sleep were off , this man Mathew Walker helped me operate in society again. Before I couldn’t make morning meetings and I even remember staying up for 24H periods without sleep. I’m a lot more healthy now.
I'm an interior architecture student and I've been sleeping 3-4 hours a night for the past 4 weeks since I started my new full-time job. Definitely needed this as I am literally commenting on this video while cramming to finish my projects for the semester. My goal is to improve my sleep and overall health moving forward. Thank you Rich and Matthew
@@EvoraGT430 Exactly. Isn't it because the extra sleep helps create deeper connections with the material.. thus better understanding and memory of said material, which would reduce the NEED for cramming. It's been awhile since I've read Matthew's book, so I could be off-base.
AWESOME guest! I heard Matthew on joe rogan time ago, bought his book and really have made sleep a priority in my life. Can't thank Matthew enough for his wisdom and also Rich for his master interviewing skills! Sleep well folks!
Are you able to sleep straight through? I genuinely love getting up at 5am but when I go to bed at 9pm I don’t feel like I sleep as well as when I sleep from 11pm to 7am
This is the single most CRUCIAL video on RUclips and all humans of any age need to watch it, especially parents. I am making huge changes in my home tonight with my family. Thank you so much for creating this Rich🏆
When Rich asks Matthew about the full moon, and asks "Have you looked at this?"... and then Matthew replies "We have...", I melt :) He is like a sweet school boy who is just revealing a little secret to you, it's so adorable!
ever since Rich said in a past pod 'I gottas get this guy on the podcast' when referring to Matthew Walker I have been so looking forward to it. My fave Sleep Expert with my fave podcast host! This is going to be epic! Thank you!!!!!!!
I noticed that the older I got the more the caffeine interfered with my sleep. In college I could drink a pot of coffee and sleep just fine. Now in my 70's even one cup of coffee in the morning keeps me tossing and turning until 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. I've given it up totally.
I've seen a lot of Rich's podcasts but this one might just be my favorite one of all. Dr. Walker is such a brilliant mind, gentle man, and beautiful soul, delivering extremely important info. Bravo!
This is by far one of the best episodes of RRP, I usually just tune into Roll On or the more running/athlete-focused eps as I find the wellness and health-related episodes often too preachy or out of touch. But this episode is some amazing content, absolutely jam-packed with real applicable information from someone who knows his area and explains it extremely well. I wish every human being could set aside 3 hours of their life to listen, really LISTEN, to what Dr. Walker is saying, because I don't know how else a true cultural paradigm shift would ever happen to allow for a world that makes room for proper sleep. If only society would tune into what scientists are saying...
Rich, you're a great interviewer. It's clear that your goal is to get the most out of your guests. Unlike other hosts who insist on inserting their own narrative into the discussion. Much appreciated 👍
I've been watching the podcast for about a year now. I've dug into some older episodes based on the guests. Gotta say, this is my favorite conversation so far. Thanks so much for the discussion guys.
This explains a lot like why Richard Branson never got mad when he caught one of his employee taking a nap in his office couch, he understands the power of SLEEP 😴😂
A lot of this is bad news to me, but it's such important and even exciting information. I'm going to get Dr. Walker's audiobook now. I'm very much looking forward to drastically improving my sleep, which may include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia. Thank you Rich, for always having such interesting and insightful guests.
My favorite book and one of my favorite people! One of the most profound changes I made in my life was to make sleep my priority. And as Matt always says "it has been magical".
I started getting unfiltered sunlight circa sunrise/sunset daily from Dr. Andrew Huberman's insights. I went from needing Benadryl in order to sleep to sleeping like clockwork nightly; many other health benefits I'm experiencing as well.
I’m so grateful for Dr. Walker’s transparency about his own struggles with sleep and his own catastrophizing while laying in the dark of the night. I’m 59 years old and I’ve struggled with insomnia ever since I found out I have a copy of the APOE4 gene. I lay in bed at night visualizing the Tao tangles wrapping themselves around my brain. Do yourselves a favor and don’t allow yourself to find out whether you have that particular gene…just presume you do (25% of the population does) and change your lifestyle habits accordingly.
H-o-l-y Mackerel!!! To think that there was a time when I thought whatever I wanted to accomplish had to be carving time off of my sleep. Thanks Rich and Dr Walker.
A real pioneer! Thanks for all your work. We dedicated our products to you. Because of your work our refined products are able to help a lot of people with a good night's rest
Rich Roll is asking the right question because you can see he is as we , trying to understand the nature of a question. Rich is the miner for all of us who wish to find the answer without going underground without the coal dust.
What a relief to know from the specialist,that if you are taking high amount of river you can pass stool many times. What a simple yet brilliant podcast. Thanks. Gulshan
Damn this was just such a great episode. We are in a serious crisis of sleep deprivation. I can't think of one person in my life that's mastered sleep. Everyone always seems tired, dark circles under the eyes, etc. Loved this episode!
I just listened to Mark Manson's account of his attempt to master the uberman sleep schedule and live on just 2 hours of REM sleep per day. I have always felt guilty for needing a lot of sleep, so it is such a relief to hear Dr Walker say that all types of sleep are essential.
I’m also listening to the Huberman Podcast. An amazing view on the brain, with the first couple podcasts specifically on sleep. He nails down some of the neurological points that are not fully covered here.
This changed my life! More importantly it has changed how I am setting “bedtimes” for my youngest son (age 9) and how I I can help my oldest juggle his heavy schedule. I will never wake him up again unless he requests it!
I would love to see a study done on people who live in the “Blue Zones”, (the longest living people) to see if their sleep patterns follow what Dr Walker has described as maximum patterns of sleep quality.
For a couple of years i used a high end very clean pre-workout that had green tea caffeine in it. That was my only caffeine each day, 75-100 mg. Since I eliminated it (bc i started getting pms for the 1st time in my life and caffeine was the only thing I changed in my diet) Within 2 days off It I noticed more clarity/clear mind, my body felt really clean again, and my sleep depth (stages 3-4) has been getting better & i’m waking up less overnight and able to fall back to sleep right away, And I have an underlying feeling of well-being at all times when I tune in to myself which I never noticed when I had caffeine daily! I just feel the inner happiness again. Just that little bit of caffeine daily over time was jacking up my nervous system and effecting my experience of life. I had no idea it was that powerful until I got it out of my system 😲
@@SteveWKk The PMS scared me enough to make me do it. Apparently 90% of humans don’t have the enzyme or enough of it in their body that breaks down caffeine and that’s why it reeks havoc in other areas. The only negative I’ve experienced , and it’s getting better, is my endurance isn’t as great as it was when I was using caffeine. But once the adrenals heal I’m sure I’ll be back to where I was.
I started Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia a couple of weeks ago. It can take some time to change the habits/behavior (diverse) that result in bad sleep. More therapists are being trained on this because such a high percentage of people have crappy sleep, which is bad news for mental health. Given the large number of people with dysfunctional sleep, a sleep assessment of some kind should be included in the initial assessment of anyone with depression, anxiety, addiction, and other mental health problems/conditions.
Finally, a discussion with Dr. Matthew Walker that lasted longer than an hour. My thanks to Rich Roll for providing more time (~3hrs) to fully expand on all the important topics of sleep. BTW - I also have been wearing/using an Oura Ring (2nd Gen) for about 2 years and I purchased Dr. Walker's Book; "Why We Sleep" one year ago. His book is now my 'go-to' reference manual on sleep. Using the information in this book, in conjunction with the sleep metrics from the Oura Ring, I have been able to keep a consistent nightly sleep schedule and limit fragmented sleep durations resulting in better health and well being . Thank you both for all your hard work. RL
I would love him to talk about how we’re sleeping such as bed vs floor sleeping. For most of human history, we weren’t using beds. The mattress industry thinks we need these expensive beds for better sleep but it most likely causing us to have worse sleep
You don't think our ancestors would sleep in the softest spot they possibly could whenever it was available? Even if not, not everything we used to do is what we should do, although sometimes that is true. We never took supplements but some things we can only get through supplementation.
@@TheAbsoluteSir softest spot, I would say, only consisted of dirt, grass, leaves, and maybe simple fabrics but those things all together are more firm than any bed and healthier compared to a bed today. Bed’s today can be complicated. Not to mention the amount of Volatile organic compounds, toxic compounds, molds and particles beds release/carry, definitely don’t help with our health or sleep. The more we deviate from our ancestors the sicker we get, but avoiding to take a b12 pill or supplements because “our ancestors didn’t do that” is really unnecessary and wouldn’t improve anyone’s quality of health to a significant degree so I definitely agree with that. People who take ancestral lifestyles to heart need to take into consideration today’s problems and think logically. We need a b12 pill, but we don’t necessarily need a mattress
For most of human history people died of many infectious diseases we can cure today. Just because people did it in the past doesn’t automatically mean it’s better than what we do today…
@@katie8325 Yeah, really it doesn’t mean that what people used to do was necessarily better. But people dying of infections in the past, and the level of uncomfortableness in a tent aren’t quite arguments. Japan still sleeps on floor beds, as a lot of other people around the world. A lot of things have changed and this may be one of them so I find that to be a really interesting question. People behave differently because the environment was completely different. Think about electricity. Maybe they had quite limited options to entertain themselves during the night. Think about having to be physical as hell all day long catering for animals, working the land, doing laundry by hand and so on. Maybe if we had to live like this, the softness and fluffiness of the mattress would be the last thing on our mind. Still, people tried to make themselves comfortable for millennia using whatever materials they could get from their surroundings, and a lot of them adapted to conditions that ma seem completely improper to us today.
Also, 100% can relate to waking before the alarm when I really need to. And it is actually amazing as I wake up fresh as opposed to semi-sleepy when woken up by the alarm ;D
It is indeed a true fact, I've solved many problems in my life, and remembered deep things, upon waking up in the middle of the night in my sleep with a solution.
Taking sleep seriously has finally allowed me to quit caffeine. Still trying to hit 8 on my fitbit but I'm clearing 6.5 to 7 consistently while waking up without the alarm.
I have to wonder whether lack of sleep causes poor mental health or if poor mental health causes lack of sleep and does it become a viscious cycle. I'll learn more after listening to the rest of this show I'm sure!
It is bidirectional. And yes, there is research on the effects of sleep and mental disorders. The worst effects are for the folks with the most devastating mental illnesses such as bipolar disorders and schizophrenia and major depression. Well studied. For years.
Thank you so much for sharing your fascinating knowledge on sleep. My husband is a long haul pilot and suffers very much from sleep deprivation. It is an enormous help to have the knowledge on board to help address the issue of insomnia. No wonder that he sleeps better on holiday in the camper van!
What about Parents? The Early Years of Child Raising can be so difficult to prioritise sleep, when the baby keeps waking up and needing parents... What about Parents (of young children) ?
Dr Walker is right that people who long have had bad sleep (any or all of the 4 pillars he has talked about) don’t realize the impact that bad sleep has had on them until they actually get good sleep. The impact on mood and energy is WOW.
really fascinating subject..i wonder if hypnotised people are recalling a dream sometimes, and not an actual memory... hmmm.. Matt is eloquent and lovely, so soft spoken, hearing him call andrew huberman beautiful was very sweet, we need more men like him out there
I love all your podcasts but this is the one I shared with my family and friends! I can’t get over the wealth of information and knowledge Matthew has regarding sleep, dreams and the brain itself. I could listen to this podcast over and over again! Thanks for bringing him on your show… I’m going to get his book now 👍
Just wow. These two speakers…truly incredible. Cadence, articulation, content…masterfully woven into one immensely informative and enjoyable conversation. Keep on keeping on Rich Roll and Matthew Walker. Inspiring.
Listening to this makes me think its a shame we have to get to work for 8 or even earlier. And then I remember my grandparents started work in the cotton mills at the age of 13. Its amazing we survived.
Riveted - but made sure I stopped to get a good nights sleep. I’ve altered my sleep patterns since first hearing Matthew, with fascinating results. Would love to hear more Rich.
I am so glad I clicked on this. I never cared about getting enough sleep although I knew it was important. I am learning to walk away from the TV and my device now.
Instead of eye opening this is amazingly eye closing lol I’ve been getting the best sleep I’ve ever had since I was a child since hearing this info! I am dreaming vividly every night too and I can recall the dreams very well the next day! Life changing podcast rich and Dr.Walker thank you
Holy sh*t! This explains SO MUCH about SO MANY DIFFERENT STRUGGLES in my life... And I'm just under an hour into this! Just yesterday I told my therapist that I was beginning to see that a poor night's sleep was the trigger for soooo many things. Now, to listen to the whole interview and find the steps I can take to get more rest! Thanks so much for this! 🙌
I have suffered with insomnia all my life which has worsened since the menopause. I do wonder if my body knows how to sleep & if this could be inherited as my mum is also a long time sufferia. Obviously I've tried many things. I seem to sleep slightly better around 4 days in a month compared to the other days which are really disturbed I'm just wide awake. I've never once slept through the night perhaps only when I was a baby but certainly not as a young child. I am now 59 . I really can feel a difference when I've slept even slightly better the following morning , every part of me feels lighter including my mood. I follow a good sleep hygiene routine. As it's Sunday and mother's Day in the UK I slept in this morning listening to this talk, the man's voice helped me drift back into a light sleep. This was an exceptional, interesting and knowledgeable conversation 👍🏼
Is this a new podcast? Your hair looks incredible! Seriously Rich, you look 20 years younger! You must be getting good sleep!😉 excellent podcast… I’ve lived most of my life seriously lacking in sleep. At 65 I still struggle with being a night owl and being an early riser. 🤪
This is easily one of the best episodes of the podcast I have ever heard! I had no idea how critical sleep was to good health and the way you both broke down the science and the facts and figures behind how critical sleep is to one’s overall health is amazing. I definitely will be revisiting some of the topics you guys have discussed and looking into certain ways to achieve better sleep.
I needed to hear this for sure, and while I found it stressful at times, it was a great reminder to make sleep a bigger priority. Thank you, another amazing podcast!!
Good morning! I had a delicious night’s sleep!! I’m 82 -/ just recently learned how to breathe!! (James Nestor); - Learned all about my brain and what I can do to “baby” it.. (Dr Amen) -One sentence Dr Walker uttered in this informative discussion concerned the fact that not enough sleep can screw with your blood glucose! WHAM! Hit me like a ton of bricks.. I track fasting glucose .. it was going up and up for no good reason.. blood work just done was fine. I eat very well, no junk! So last night i put on the yellow glasses (that I had): already had low , non-LED BULBS in the lamps in the living and bedroom (Dr Jack Kruse) .. did everything I could that Dr Walker recommended. Versa 2 this morning recorded BEST night of sleep I have had since I’m wearing the device (4 months..) .. and blood glucose DOWN 20 POINTS!!! So I’m not “pre-diabetic “, thank you very much!! Simply sleep-deprived!! As several people have noted in these comments, the information Dr Walker presented in this podcast ( and in his book!) is “actionable”, is transformative, is a real kick in the ass!! Thank you, Gentlemen, is all I can say!!!
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People who love what they teach are a joy to listen to.
I had this sargeant in the army. He LOVED showing us how to do drill. I didn't see much joy in it...
Absolutely
This episode should be mandatory global viewing
@Williathe Narcisse no, in society. Social Media is disrupting life and sleep.
@Williathe Narcisse I find it very hard to understand what you mean with that sentence
I totally agree!
so true ! unvaluable information
Why mandatory global warming?
I love how Dr Walkers voice doubles as ASMR. I could fall asleep to this guys soothing voice any night.
Before developing this lullaby speech and adopting the name Matthew he was Dr Sleep Walker
OMG you're so right, his destiny for sure 😴😴😴
Peterson Joseph: I did !
Seriously 😂
I listen to all his speeches several times - first for information, many next - as bedtime ASMRs😅
I'm really gonna taper down my coffee intake - didn't think it was affecting my sleep before watching this
Update: 1 week in, I'm down to 1 coffee a day and sleeping 9 hours a night - this podcast changed my life.
Awesome 🙏
Eeeexxacxtly!😊
I can't do caffeine at all
Wow 👏 😮 1
I'm gonna watch this twice a day to help me fall asleep twice in one day💪
His book literally changed my life, I used to be one of those “sleep is for the weak” believer and until I had a good fortune to come across his book, I started sleep regularly and slowly make it mandatory to at least 7 hours a night, I see changes in front of my own eyes, eczema bothers me for two decades is almost completely gone with very occasion flare up, my mood has dramatically improves and migraine is gone for good. I no longer suffers from cold or fever easily, ( in fact I didn’t have fever for at least 3 years) I sincerely wish everyone take the time, read his book, get a good night sleep every night and live a happy and long life.
heartfelt congratulations on ending your migraines.
and excema. that is no fun either.
Similar effect from getting more sleep. Life is better.
Mandatory reading for everyONE's HEALth' Habits Foundation...
SLEEP well my friend 💤😍😍😍
what a amazing person thx for the insight
do you sleep from the same time every night or different times per day but still 7 hours?
Awake since 2:30 am as I am unable to sleep...and this pops up!!!! The universe is at it again!
Stress proof by Mithu Storoni gd one . I'm in same boat
Awake at 5am and needed something to listen to in order to fall back to sleep. It was good to wake up to .
Or perhaps just your mind... wired to succeed! :-)
reflexology is amazing for that
The universe is
Matthew’s voice is so calming, I could probably fall asleep while listening to him
Should get him on headspace
I was thinking the same thing!
It has happened to me a few times since I listen to this usually at bedtime.
I I do sleep listening to his lecture ,science of sleep.
I guess I'm the only one whose been doing it
In Portugal we have a popular saying that goes "your pillow is your best therapist". After listening to this podcast I truely understand it.
Got to say, listening to Dr. Walker talking about sleep while going to sleep is perfect. Man found his calling and has the voice to speak about this.
Makes my arse twitch while listening to a bug queen while closing my eyes incase something goes poke in the night
Yesssssssss perfect, thank you! Literally nothing more satisfying than laying in bed and falling asleep listening to a podcast with sleep expert Chuck Norris's twin brother.
😂😂
🤣
I’ve been listening to RRP since 2012 and have to say this is one of the best episodes in the tank thus far. What a bright and humble guest. If you’re human you need to listen to this one!
I as welll beeen listening since ep.1 with Julie & agree this one is great
I’m not human, I am a pig.
Damn I was gonna show it to my dog.
What are the other great episodes that are kinda similar to this?
Demonic goat serpent lovers 🧿🧄🧅
I gotta be honest here Rich. That was the best damn podcast you have released in months and I love roll-on. Matthew Walker's so good at explaining sleep and your questions are spot on. I even forwarded this video to my slack fitness channel so expect some new fans!
When he got so excited about racing in his little Mazda MIATA... I love this man.
Not got to that part yet, he's got an mx5 that's even better
This was a 3 hours conversation on science which passed by faster than any lecture during my studies. Vastly inspiring, deeply interesting and incredibly practical - I am ready to optimize even more aspects of my sleep now ;D
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Lots and lots of love for both of you guys. I could honestly listen for a week straight(with some sleep breaks!)!
Stay safe and have a great week ahead!
My whole family thought I was lazy , but I realized that my internal metrics for sleep were off , this man Mathew Walker helped me operate in society again. Before I couldn’t make morning meetings and I even remember staying up for 24H periods without sleep. I’m a lot more healthy now.
What did you do specifically
I'm an interior architecture student and I've been sleeping 3-4 hours a night for the past 4 weeks since I started my new full-time job. Definitely needed this as I am literally commenting on this video while cramming to finish my projects for the semester. My goal is to improve my sleep and overall health moving forward. Thank you Rich and Matthew
According to Walker's book, you'll get better grades if you sleep more and cram less.
@@EvoraGT430 Exactly. Isn't it because the extra sleep helps create deeper connections with the material.. thus better understanding and memory of said material, which would reduce the NEED for cramming.
It's been awhile since I've read Matthew's book, so I could be off-base.
Sleep RECOVERY well my FRIENDs assisting FRIENDs surTHRIVAL together 💤😴
@@EvoraGT430 fantastic read
WHY WE SLEEP
SLEEP RECOVERY WELL FRIENDS
“I can sleep when I’m dead hurr durr”
What if lack of sleep is killing you?
Awesome podcast, stellar topic.
Yup, the level of cringe is off the charts when someone says that line 😂
I remember someone who used to say that to me, as if it was a bragging right, and as if you were a wuss if you wanted sleep....I don't miss him
This attitude is easy to find in work culture. I try to speak with people close to me to get away from it but.... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I remember some motivational speech when I think it was 50 cent that said that sleep is for broke people xd
what if it isn't?
AWESOME guest! I heard Matthew on joe rogan time ago, bought his book and really have made sleep a priority in my life. Can't thank Matthew enough for his wisdom and also Rich for his master interviewing skills!
Sleep well folks!
Bee our own Sleep HEALthcare GeniUS LIFEstyle Gurus
@@barryminor616 Not sure what you mean here Barry :P
Thank you for normalizing my 8:30PM / 5:30AM sleep and wake times!!!
Are you able to sleep straight through? I genuinely love getting up at 5am but when I go to bed at 9pm I don’t feel like I sleep as well as when I sleep from 11pm to 7am
WE alll are unique with different and similar Sleep requirements
This is the single most CRUCIAL video on RUclips and all humans of any age need to watch it, especially parents.
I am making huge changes in my home tonight with my family. Thank you so much for creating this Rich🏆
When Rich asks Matthew about the full moon, and asks "Have you looked at this?"... and then Matthew replies "We have...", I melt :) He is like a sweet school boy who is just revealing a little secret to you, it's so adorable!
ever since Rich said in a past pod 'I gottas get this guy on the podcast' when referring to Matthew Walker I have been so looking forward to it. My fave Sleep Expert with my fave podcast host! This is going to be epic! Thank you!!!!!!!
Quitting caffeine is the best thing I've done for my sleep. You don't need that shit when you eat and sleep well
I noticed that the older I got the more the caffeine interfered with my sleep. In college I could drink a pot of coffee and sleep just fine. Now in my 70's even one cup of coffee in the morning keeps me tossing and turning until 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. I've given it up totally.
Switched to green tea a few weeks ago as a way to cut down on the caffeine. I had one coffee the other day and it made me feel ill.
Please discuss the hormone that keeps u asleep too overide the urge 2 get up to pee!
Please discuss the circadian rhythm
Why not both? Eating & sleeping well... plus caffeine :)
I've seen a lot of Rich's podcasts but this one might just be my favorite one of all. Dr. Walker is such a brilliant mind, gentle man, and beautiful soul, delivering extremely important info. Bravo!
This is by far one of the best episodes of RRP, I usually just tune into Roll On or the more running/athlete-focused eps as I find the wellness and health-related episodes often too preachy or out of touch. But this episode is some amazing content, absolutely jam-packed with real applicable information from someone who knows his area and explains it extremely well. I wish every human being could set aside 3 hours of their life to listen, really LISTEN, to what Dr. Walker is saying, because I don't know how else a true cultural paradigm shift would ever happen to allow for a world that makes room for proper sleep. If only society would tune into what scientists are saying...
Good morning to all yall waking up to go to work and learning, so productive
He is also featured in a Ted-series where he makes short videos about sleep with a lot of facts.
The series is called “Sleeping with science”
Sleeping with science
Thank You for the sleep tips
"Sleeping with science'😴😴😴🍯
Matthew's voice is like a lullaby. What an amazing podcast. Really helped me to understand the fundamentals of sleep and its importance. Thank you.
I had no idea how absolutely important sleep is for health!!! Thank you so much Rich Roll and Mathew Walker!!!
I LOVED this episode. I could listen to Matthew Walker talk for 10 hours straight. Such a soothing voice. He should have his own podcast. 💕
Rich, you're a great interviewer. It's clear that your goal is to get the most out of your guests. Unlike other hosts who insist on inserting their own narrative into the discussion. Much appreciated 👍
Dr. Walker! What a mind! What a personality! I could listen to him all day (and all night, which I won't do).
I've been watching the podcast for about a year now. I've dug into some older episodes based on the guests. Gotta say, this is my favorite conversation so far. Thanks so much for the discussion guys.
alllll the small things are not small
Sleep RECOVERY well my FRIENDs
It's amazing how this 3 hour podcast can literally change your life.
This explains a lot like why Richard Branson never got mad when he caught one of his employee taking a nap in his office couch, he understands the power of SLEEP 😴😂
A lot of this is bad news to me, but it's such important and even exciting information. I'm going to get Dr. Walker's audiobook now. I'm very much looking forward to drastically improving my sleep, which may include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia.
Thank you Rich, for always having such interesting and insightful guests.
My favorite book and one of my favorite people! One of the most profound changes I made in my life was to make sleep my priority. And as Matt always says "it has been magical".
Dr Matthew Walker is the best. If he is to come back, I love to hear what he thinks about deja vu and dreams that “predict” the future.🙏
I started getting unfiltered sunlight circa sunrise/sunset daily from Dr. Andrew Huberman's insights. I went from needing Benadryl in order to sleep to sleeping like clockwork nightly; many other health benefits I'm experiencing as well.
I've been doing that too, makes a big difference!
I’m so grateful for Dr. Walker’s transparency about his own struggles with sleep and his own catastrophizing while laying in the dark of the night. I’m 59 years old and I’ve struggled with insomnia ever since I found out I have a copy of the APOE4 gene. I lay in bed at night visualizing the Tao tangles wrapping themselves around my brain. Do yourselves a favor and don’t allow yourself to find out whether you have that particular gene…just presume you do (25% of the population does) and change your lifestyle habits accordingly.
H-o-l-y Mackerel!!! To think that there was a time when I thought whatever I wanted to accomplish had to be carving time off of my sleep. Thanks Rich and Dr Walker.
Now WE know
I listen to Matthew Walker's podcast on sleepdiplomat -
while I'm winding down.
such a soothing voice about sleep.
what a humble and kind man
Glad that I'm listening to this before I have kids. So interesting how important sleep really is.
I vote “yes” for Matthew Walker to return for another podcast. Thank you to both of you.
I bought my father Matthew’s book “Why we sleep”, and he loves it!
wow, thank you, this should be broadcast in every school so the next generation has this awareness
A real pioneer! Thanks for all your work. We dedicated our products to you. Because of your work our refined products are able to help a lot of people with a good night's rest
Dr Walker needs to start reading sleepy stories for the Calm app.!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🌓🌓
Rich Roll is asking the right question because you can see he is as we , trying to understand the nature of a question. Rich is the miner for all of us who wish to find the answer without going underground without the coal dust.
Already one of my all time favorite RR podcast episodes!
me too
Matthew Walker is amazing! Please have him back on the show!
Prioritizing health makes us punk rock revolutionaries, this is partly what keeps me hooked❤❤❤
Tell you what helps me sleep. Matthew Walker talking....what a voice. Great podcast. Thank you.
What a relief to know from the specialist,that if you are taking high amount of river you can pass stool many times. What a simple yet brilliant podcast. Thanks.
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Damn this was just such a great episode. We are in a serious crisis of sleep deprivation. I can't think of one person in my life that's mastered sleep. Everyone always seems tired, dark circles under the eyes, etc. Loved this episode!
Dr. Walker is so clear and concise with everything he says. Everybody should watch this at least once.
I just listened to Mark Manson's account of his attempt to master the uberman sleep schedule and live on just 2 hours of REM sleep per day.
I have always felt guilty for needing a lot of sleep, so it is such a relief to hear Dr Walker say that all types of sleep are essential.
Such a humble professor. So pleasant to listen to. Thanks for sharing great insight into healthy habits of sleep.
I’m also listening to the Huberman Podcast.
An amazing view on the brain, with the first couple podcasts specifically on sleep. He nails down some of the neurological points that are not fully covered here.
This changed my life! More importantly it has changed how I am setting “bedtimes” for my youngest son (age 9) and how I I can help my oldest juggle his heavy schedule. I will never wake him up again unless he requests it!
I would love to see a study done on people who live in the “Blue Zones”, (the longest living people) to see if their sleep patterns follow what Dr Walker has described as maximum patterns of sleep quality.
For a couple of years i used a high end very clean pre-workout that had green tea caffeine in it. That was my only caffeine each day, 75-100 mg.
Since I eliminated it (bc i started getting pms for the 1st time in my life and caffeine was the only thing I changed in my diet) Within 2 days off It I noticed more clarity/clear mind, my body felt really clean again, and my sleep depth (stages 3-4) has been getting better & i’m waking up less overnight and able to fall back to sleep right away, And I have an underlying feeling of well-being at all times when I tune in to myself which I never noticed when I had caffeine daily! I just feel the inner happiness again.
Just that little bit of caffeine daily over time was jacking up my nervous system and effecting my experience of life. I had no idea it was that powerful until I got it out of my system 😲
Nice.....
Im really thinking about cutting caffeine from my life....
@@SteveWKk The PMS scared me enough to make me do it. Apparently 90% of humans don’t have the enzyme or enough of it in their body that breaks down caffeine and that’s why it reeks havoc in other areas.
The only negative I’ve experienced , and it’s getting better, is my endurance isn’t as great as it was when I was using caffeine. But once the adrenals heal I’m sure I’ll be back to where I was.
sat down with my morning (decaf!) coffee and squealed with delight when i saw this! his book changed my life🤩
I started Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia a couple of weeks ago. It can take some time to change the habits/behavior (diverse) that result in bad sleep. More therapists are being trained on this because such a high percentage of people have crappy sleep, which is bad news for mental health. Given the large number of people with dysfunctional sleep, a sleep assessment of some kind should be included in the initial assessment of anyone with depression, anxiety, addiction, and other mental health problems/conditions.
Finally, a discussion with Dr. Matthew Walker that lasted longer than an hour. My thanks to Rich Roll for providing more time (~3hrs) to fully expand on all the important topics of sleep. BTW - I also have been wearing/using an Oura Ring (2nd Gen) for about 2 years and I purchased Dr. Walker's Book; "Why We Sleep" one year ago. His book is now my 'go-to' reference manual on sleep. Using the information in this book, in conjunction with the sleep metrics from the Oura Ring, I have been able to keep a consistent nightly sleep schedule and limit fragmented sleep durations resulting in better health and well being .
Thank you both for all your hard work. RL
I would love him to talk about how we’re sleeping such as bed vs floor sleeping. For most of human history, we weren’t using beds. The mattress industry thinks we need these expensive beds for better sleep but it most likely causing us to have worse sleep
You don't think our ancestors would sleep in the softest spot they possibly could whenever it was available? Even if not, not everything we used to do is what we should do, although sometimes that is true. We never took supplements but some things we can only get through supplementation.
@@TheAbsoluteSir softest spot, I would say, only consisted of dirt, grass, leaves, and maybe simple fabrics but those things all together are more firm than any bed and healthier compared to a bed today. Bed’s today can be complicated. Not to mention the amount of Volatile organic compounds, toxic compounds, molds and particles beds release/carry, definitely don’t help with our health or sleep. The more we deviate from our ancestors the sicker we get, but avoiding to take a b12 pill or supplements because “our ancestors didn’t do that” is really unnecessary and wouldn’t improve anyone’s quality of health to a significant degree so I definitely agree with that. People who take ancestral lifestyles to heart need to take into consideration today’s problems and think logically. We need a b12 pill, but we don’t necessarily need a mattress
There is no value to floor sleeping. It is of poor quality even with foam materss. You would notice that when you go camping.
For most of human history people died of many infectious diseases we can cure today. Just because people did it in the past doesn’t automatically mean it’s better than what we do today…
@@katie8325 Yeah, really it doesn’t mean that what people used to do was necessarily better. But people dying of infections in the past, and the level of uncomfortableness in a tent aren’t quite arguments. Japan still sleeps on floor beds, as a lot of other people around the world.
A lot of things have changed and this may be one of them so I find that to be a really interesting question.
People behave differently because the environment was completely different. Think about electricity. Maybe they had quite limited options to entertain themselves during the night. Think about having to be physical as hell all day long catering for animals, working the land, doing laundry by hand and so on. Maybe if we had to live like this, the softness and fluffiness of the mattress would be the last thing on our mind.
Still, people tried to make themselves comfortable for millennia using whatever materials they could get from their surroundings, and a lot of them adapted to conditions that ma seem completely improper to us today.
2 years late but this was an amazing interview. Would love it if you had him back on again.
Easily the most captivating episode of any podcast I've seen.
This is a wonderful man great communicator and seems to really care about people's well being thank you
Possibly the most informative thing I've ever watched/seen...
Also, 100% can relate to waking before the alarm when I really need to. And it is actually amazing as I wake up fresh as opposed to semi-sleepy when woken up by the alarm ;D
I have never used an alarm to awaken me my entire life, I dont even own a watch now. All NTURAL.
It is indeed a true fact, I've solved many problems in my life, and remembered deep things, upon waking up in the middle of the night in my sleep with a solution.
Taking sleep seriously has finally allowed me to quit caffeine. Still trying to hit 8 on my fitbit but I'm clearing 6.5 to 7 consistently while waking up without the alarm.
I have to wonder whether lack of sleep causes poor mental health or if poor mental health causes lack of sleep and does it become a viscious cycle. I'll learn more after listening to the rest of this show I'm sure!
Wonder how many crimes are committed by someone who really needs some good sleep
It is a vicious cycle, they both magnify each other
It is bidirectional. And yes, there is research on the effects of sleep and mental disorders. The worst effects are for the folks with the most devastating mental illnesses such as bipolar disorders and schizophrenia and major depression. Well studied. For years.
Thank you so much for sharing your fascinating knowledge on sleep. My husband is a long haul pilot and suffers very much from sleep deprivation. It is an enormous help to have the knowledge on board to help address the issue of insomnia. No wonder that he sleeps better on holiday in the camper van!
"Why we sleep" is a fantastic book.
Life changer🙌🏾
Unless it puts me to sleep, it ain't! 😴 Lol
And if you read the book then answer the why I am a sleep researcher and I dont know why we sleep
What about Parents? The Early Years of Child Raising can be so difficult to prioritise sleep, when the baby keeps waking up and needing parents... What about Parents (of young children) ?
This is gold standard of podcast. Thank you Mr Rich and Dr Walker :)
Dr Walker is right that people who long have had bad sleep (any or all of the 4 pillars he has talked about) don’t realize the impact that bad sleep has had on them until they actually get good sleep. The impact on mood and energy is WOW.
sleep is 100% the most important thing to keeping my brain at 100%
They do more good than the Bill Gates ever could.
Have a great Season my FRIEND assisting FRIENDs to wake UP happier and HEALthier EveryNewDay, 🌺 🍵 🥝🍯🎶⚡🍒
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😮 how profound
really fascinating subject..i wonder if hypnotised people are recalling a dream sometimes, and not an actual memory... hmmm.. Matt is eloquent and lovely, so soft spoken, hearing him call andrew huberman beautiful was very sweet, we need more men like him out there
I love all your podcasts but this is the one I shared with my family and friends! I can’t get over the wealth of information and knowledge Matthew has regarding sleep, dreams and the brain itself. I could listen to this podcast over and over again! Thanks for bringing him on your show… I’m going to get his book now 👍
I love the fact that when I look at this Guy I am certain that he had a f*cking brilliant night of sleep before he went on the podcast!
What a fabulously interesting subject delivered by the most informed, passionate, sweet guy. Thank you Rich. Life changing.
Just wow. These two speakers…truly incredible. Cadence, articulation, content…masterfully woven into one immensely informative and enjoyable conversation. Keep on keeping on Rich Roll and Matthew Walker. Inspiring.
Listening to this makes me think its a shame we have to get to work for 8 or even earlier. And then I remember my grandparents started work in the cotton mills at the age of 13. Its amazing we survived.
Riveted - but made sure I stopped to get a good nights sleep.
I’ve altered my sleep patterns since first hearing Matthew, with fascinating results.
Would love to hear more Rich.
I am so glad I clicked on this. I never cared about getting enough sleep although I knew it was important. I am learning to walk away from the TV and my device now.
Instead of eye opening this is amazingly eye closing lol I’ve been getting the best sleep I’ve ever had since I was a child since hearing this info! I am dreaming vividly every night too and I can recall the dreams very well the next day! Life changing podcast rich and Dr.Walker thank you
Holy sh*t! This explains SO MUCH about SO MANY DIFFERENT STRUGGLES in my life... And I'm just under an hour into this! Just yesterday I told my therapist that I was beginning to see that a poor night's sleep was the trigger for soooo many things.
Now, to listen to the whole interview and find the steps I can take to get more rest! Thanks so much for this! 🙌
I have suffered with insomnia all my life which has worsened since the menopause. I do wonder if my body knows how to sleep & if this could be inherited as my mum is also a long time sufferia. Obviously I've tried many things. I seem to sleep slightly better around 4 days in a month compared to the other days which are really disturbed I'm just wide awake. I've never once slept through the night perhaps only when I was a baby but certainly not as a young child. I am now 59 .
I really can feel a difference when I've slept even slightly better the following morning , every part of me feels lighter including my mood.
I follow a good sleep hygiene routine. As it's Sunday and mother's Day in the UK I slept in this morning listening to this talk, the man's voice helped me drift back into a light sleep.
This was an exceptional, interesting and knowledgeable conversation 👍🏼
I can not believe he is 70 years old! Such a fascinating talk, time flew!
He isn't.
This is the best pod cast ever. It cracks me up how many 25 cent words rich uses.
The effects of sleep deprivation are enormous.Setting boundaries with people, places, situations and foremost myself saved my life and its quality.
Is this a new podcast? Your hair looks incredible! Seriously Rich, you look 20 years younger! You must be getting good sleep!😉 excellent podcast… I’ve lived most of my life seriously lacking in sleep. At 65 I still struggle with being a night owl and being an early riser. 🤪
This is easily one of the best episodes of the podcast I have ever heard! I had no idea how critical sleep was to good health and the way you both broke down the science and the facts and figures behind how critical sleep is to one’s overall health is amazing. I definitely will be revisiting some of the topics you guys have discussed and looking into certain ways to achieve better sleep.
That was just stunning question Rich: "why we awake" ;P LOVE IT
I needed to hear this for sure, and while I found it stressful at times, it was a great reminder to make sleep a bigger priority. Thank you, another amazing podcast!!
Why did you find this stressful ?
Good morning!
I had a delicious night’s sleep!!
I’m 82 -/ just recently learned how to breathe!! (James Nestor);
- Learned all about my brain and what I can do to “baby” it.. (Dr Amen)
-One sentence Dr Walker uttered in this informative discussion concerned the fact that not enough sleep can screw with your blood glucose! WHAM! Hit me like a ton of bricks..
I track fasting glucose .. it was going up and up for no good reason.. blood work just done was fine. I eat very well, no junk! So last night i put on the yellow glasses (that I had): already had low , non-LED BULBS in the lamps in the living and bedroom (Dr Jack
Kruse) .. did everything I could that Dr Walker recommended.
Versa 2 this morning recorded BEST night of sleep I have had since I’m wearing the device (4 months..) .. and blood glucose DOWN 20 POINTS!!!
So I’m not “pre-diabetic “, thank you very much!! Simply sleep-deprived!!
As several people have noted in these comments, the information Dr Walker presented in this podcast ( and in his book!) is “actionable”, is transformative, is a real kick in the ass!! Thank you, Gentlemen, is all I can say!!!