What keeps you up at night? How improving sleep can improve your health
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Do you toss and turn and have trouble falling asleep? Or do you wake in the middle of the night and struggle to get back to sleep?
About a third of adults in the U.S. report that they don’t get the recommended seven hours of sleep each night. About one in ten people struggle with chronic insomnia.
As we reset our clocks on Sunday and leave Daylight Savings Time, it’s a great time to also reset our sleep habits.
MPR News host Angela Davis talks with a sleep expert about why sleep is so important for your body and your mind, what’s keeping people up and how to deal with common sleep problems.
Guest:
Dr. Michael Howell is a neurology professor at the University of Minnesota Medical School focused on sleep research. He sees patients through M Health Fairview's sleep clinics and is also the chief medical officer for GEM Sleep, a Minnesota-based virtual clinic with patients nationwide.
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