Channel: Naked Science

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: Subscribe to Naked Science – goo.gl/wpc2Q1 Documentary investigating how getting enough sleep benefits your health. We should spend almost a third of our lives sleeping but we don’t and Britain is one of the most sleep-deprived countries in the world. The Truth About Sleep presented by chronic insomniac Michel Mosley takes us on a fascinating journey finding out what sleep is, what happens when we don’t get enough, and looks at surprising solutions to help us get more. Teaming up with world-renowned scientists to pick-apart cutting edge research, Michael turns human guinea pig to conduct pioneering tests on himself and other sleep deprived volunteers. Is it in our DNA, are we genetically wired to be insomniacs? Could dietary fibre hold the answer to better sleep, and can we combine caffeine and napping in a good way? Packed full of tips for getting a better night’s kip we turn a lot of what you thought you knew about sleep on its head.