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What matters more? Sleep quantity or sleep quality? In this episode, the Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, Dr. Amy Bender, joins the BluePrint to discuss sleep quantity vs. sleep quality and the linkage between your perception of sleep an daytime performance. We also discuss the accuracy of sleep stage reporting from popular wearable devices and whether you should even concern yourself with this.

In this episode of The BluePrint podcast, Erik Korem explores the mysterious glymphatic system in the brain and its importance for detoxifying metabolic waste products. We’ll look at the structure and function of the glymphatic system, how it differs from a lymphatic system, and how it is connected to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.

Each of us experiences stress, and though we all may experience stress differently, most of us know precisely when we’re feeling “stressed out.” While stress is abundant and unavoidable, it doesn’t have to rule your life. Our understanding of the classic stress response, due to the work of Cannon, Selye, and others, empower us to leverage and apply stress systematically to adapt and grow. There is no growth without stress, and if we can learn to harness the power of stress, we can thrive in uncertainty and live a healthy and fulfilling life.