Robert Whitfield MD says aim for 7-9 hours of sleep nightly in a dark, quiet, cool room. Untreated sleep apnea starves your brain of oxygen and raises Alzheimer's risk, even without snoring. He recommends Dr. Matt Walker's Why We Sleep.
Seven to nine hours.
Why We Sleep by Dr. Matt Walker.
Can you leave our audience with one piece of advice, something they should start doing today to optimize their health.
Yeah. You have to prioritize sleep above all else. So Dr. Matt Walker's book, why We Sleep. Great read. And then concentrate on the quantity. Seven to nine hours. The quality, you know, obviously has to be quiet, room dark, cool, block out noise, wear earplugs, whatever you got to do. And, oh, I have sleep apnea. So I'm very insistent upon everybody getting checked for sleep apnea. Because you don't have to snore to have sleep apnea. It's a big reason why people get Alzheimer's is lack of oxygen to their brains. So sleep. But obviously sleep. That's good. And for long enough.
Love that. Couldn't agree more.
