Brain Junk

309: Middle of the Night Panic

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Nighttime waking and scattered thoughts are problem solving's evil twin. If you find yourself awake at 3 am obsessing over your problems, remember that stress and hormonal imbalances can really damage the quality of your sleep. Show Notes:IFL Science: Why Do We Wake Around 3am And Dwell On Our Fears And Shortcomings?VeryWellmind.com: Military Sleep methodScience Direct: Molecular ClockUS Southwestern University: Understanding the circadian clocks of individual cellsWikipedia: Suprachiasmatic nucleusNIH: Visual impairment and circadian rhythm disordersThe New Yorker: The Woman who Spent Five Hundred Days in a CaveBenadryl and Alzheimer's possible linkTranscript:[00:00:03] Speaker A: Welcome to Brain Junk, I'm Trace Kerr[00:00:05] Speaker B: And I'm Amy Barton. And today I'm gonna continue changing your lives because we've talked about how to up your personal hygiene game. And today I'm gonna tell you about why you wake up at 03:00 a.m. And give you some tips and tricks.[00:00:19] Speaker A: To stop that from h