Brain Fact Friday on ”Science-Based Tricks to Improve Productivity and Never Forget Anything”

<p>Did you know that “the shorter we sleep, the shorter our life will be?<a href='#_edn1'>[i]</a>” Professor Matthew Walker, The New Science of Sleep and Dreams</p> <p></p> <p>On this episode you will learn:</p> <p>✔︎  A review of the importance of sleep on our physical and mental health.</p> <p>✔︎ How lack of sleep attacks the memory centers of our brain.</p> <p>✔︎ 2 science-based strategies to improve memory and never forget anything ever again.</p> <p>✔︎ Tips for how to use these strategies in your life for improved results.</p> <p>Have you ever said, “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” or pushed through your work possibly doing an all-nighter, thinking that you’ll catch up over the weekend?</p> <p>The most current research shows that this is a really bad idea, as Matthew Walker, the author of the book, Why We Sleep, tells us that “lack of sleep attacks the hippocampus (where memory and learning take place) and increases the risk for various forms of cancer.”<a href='#_edn2'>[ii]</a>  We have covered the importance of sleep on this podcast in many different places, including a BONUS episode in December 2020 where we talked about sleep as one of The Top 5 Health Staples<a href='#_edn3'>[iii]</a> we should all pay attention to, but Professor Matthew Walker reminds us that “as we are getting older, our learning and memory abilities fade and decline...and that a physiological signature of aging is that our sleep gets worse” which contributes to cognitive or memory decline. I don’t know about you, but as I’m going through the next 50+ years of my life, I’d like to have a sharp memory, in addition to a healthy body that can help me to do the things I want to do with work and family and when I find something that’s NEW and INTERESTING, I will share it with you, wherever you might be listening to this podcast, so it can help you in your personal and professional life.</p> <p>My hope is that today’s Brain Fact Friday makes us all think about how we can improve our sleep, memory and overall health as I share the mos