#650: Dr. Matthew Walker, All Things Sleep — How to Improve Sleep, How Sleep Ties Into Alzheimer’s Disease and Weight Gain, and How Medications (Ambien, Trazodone, etc.), Caffeine, THC/CBD, Psychedelics, Exercise, Smart Drugs, Fasting, and More Affect Sleep

Brought to you by  Eight Sleep’s Pod Cover  sleeping solution for dynamic cooling and heating,  Athletic Greens  all-in-one supplement ,  and   LMNT  electrolyte supplement . Matthew Walker, PhD  (@sleepdiplomat), is professor of neuroscience at the University of California Berkeley and founder and director of the school’s Center for Human Sleep Science. Dr. Walker is the author of the  New York Times  and international bestseller  Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams , which was recently listed by Bill Gates as one of his top five books of the year. His TED Talk, “Sleep is Your Superpower,” has garnered more than 17 million views. He has received numerous funding awards from the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health and