PODCAST #1

The podcast discusses the dangers of sleep deprivation and the negative consequences of not getting enough sleep. It highlights health problems such as premature aging, muscle weakness, and the onset of diseases. Sleep deprivation affects the brain's ability to learn and maintain emotional stability. It can result in metabolic and cognitive disruption in brain regions responsible for learning and memory. Studies show a correlation between sleep problems and an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Poor sleep during early life can have negative consequences on later life behaviors, cognition, and intellectual functions. Not getting enough sleep can have long-term effects on health and well-being. The podcast aims to help listeners make positive changes and improve their physical and mental health. Stay tuned for more episodes on this topic. Hello, good morning, good afternoon, or good evening, depending on when you're listening to this. My name is Jennifer Mejia and I'm a student at Wagner College in Staten Island running the It Starts With You podcast. In today's discussion, I'd like to talk first about the dangers of sleep deprivation, rather than focusing on the benefits of getting enough sleep, which we will end up talking about it later on throughout the episodes. But first, I want to highlight the negative consequences of not getting enough sleep. According to sleep expert Matthew Walker, who said it best, when you fight biology, you normally lose. And the way you know you have lost is through disease, sickness, and impairment. So sleep deprivation can cause a number of health problems, including premature aging, muscle weakness, and the onset of various diseases, which unfortunately, many people are unaware of these risks, especially when it comes to the use of EMF phones. However, it's never too late to make a change. And by taking the first step towards improving your daily routine, you can reduce the risk of developing health problems, which is why I started this podcast, to help you make positive changes and habits and improve your physical and mental health and bring awareness. So I want to start off with the deficiency of health issues. The lack of sleep, which has a significant impact on the brain's ability to learn and maintain emotional stability. So sleep deprivation affects several signaling pathways in the brain, which includes the hippocampus, the glutamate, and the ascetic choline in the GABA systems, which studies have found that sleep deprivation can result in metabolic and cognitive disruption in brain regions, which are responsible for learning, the memory, and emotion regulation, which are found in the hippocampus, the medulla, and the prefrontal cortex. According to a study conducted in Japan and published in the National Library of Medicine, the study followed a group of men for eight years, starting from 1984 to 1992, and they found a high frequency of difficulty initiating sleep and even had difficulty maintaining sleep. These sleep problems correlated with an increased age-adjusted risk of developing type 2 diabetes, which in another study conducted with male rats, the rats were sleep deprived for 48 hours, and monitored for seven days. The rats were kept alone in transparent acrylic cages and displayed depression-like behavior. The study found metabolic and microbial changes in the rats, and bacteria developed as well, which had a close connection with host energy metabolism concerning arginine and proline metabolism, which this data in general suggested that circadian disturbance induced alterations in gut microbiota and related host changes in metabolism may be the pathogenesis of depression. It is widely supported that poor sleep during early life can have negative consequences on later life behaviors, cognitive, and intellectual functions. Okay, I'm going to say that again. It is widely supported that poor sleep during early life can have negative consequences on later life behaviors, cognitive, and intellectual functions. There is substantial evidence to suggest that sleep problems during early life may lead to social, cognitive, and intellectual impairments. Unfortunately, not getting enough sleep can have long-term effects on one's health and well-being, which can significantly impact their quality of life. And we all have the same number of hours in a day, but our choices on how to spend them can have lasting consequences. With that, I'll conclude our session for today. Thank you for tuning in, and I hope this session has shed light on the significance of sleep and the importance of avoiding sleep deprivation. In the upcoming episodes, we will dive deeper into this topic and provide you with more interesting details regarding the mind, body, and health. So stay tuned for part two.