Sleep and Aging - Research on Aging

Why do we sleep and how does it affect our bodies? Jose S. Loredo, MD, MS, MPH, FCCP, FAASM shares how you can get better sleep and how sleep changes as we age.
[12/2017] [Show ID: 32678]

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[marilena]

As a college student I never got the "study all night" thing. I knew that if I paid attention in class, did my reading and studied my notes and most importantly got a good nights rest, I was going to do great. And I did. Yay me!

[Xfranman]

Thank you for this informative presentation. As a disabled veteran from the Vietnam conflict thank you for practicing at the VA. We in Boston are also benefiting from excellent physicians like yourself.

[revivingmind]

Sleep is an essential key to healthy aging and living longer. The right amount of good sleep matters since this is how our body recovers from the different activites we've done throughout the day. We need rest every single day or our body will give up. Sleep also affects our mood and mental health, just like how a complete good sleep gives you so much energy for the day and you're ready to take on everything comning your way focused and ready. This ultimately affects the socila relationships you have because better sleep just lifts your overall mood, so there is an increased chance to enjoy every moment with the people around you instead of moping around. Thank you so much for talking about how important sleep is, you remind us of the amazing health and wellness coaches here at Reviving Mind who help older adults live their best lives happy and healthy.

[snow]

Great lecture. Put me right to sleep. 😀 I had to rewatch it later.

[mayhampson]

Thank you so much, very direct and easy to follow .Edna 87 yrs UK England .

[cindyl]

This video is a gem! What an excellent teacher. This has answered so many questions and has so helped with understanding the things I’ve been hearing for years about sleep. I only understood a portion. This information is just WOW! Thank you❤️ also I am better armed to help others understand what goes on when we sleep. I’m a senior and a lot of people in my age group never heard many of the important points this video touches.

[mariamcnamara]

Great presentation.
I got alot out of this and will be sending to others. I broke my shoulder and didn't get any sleep for around 10 years and I went through hell, spending two three & sometimes four days away. I would say that this is what made me gain 4 stone in weight. I still don't sleep well, but getting better at it.
I will take on board what is a great a learning video for me
I'm female 64 x

[gtw]

The part about insomnia is SO true. I'm a side sleeper and when I had hip-replacement surgery, I couldn't sleep on that side for the first 3 weeks (too painful) so I was only getting about 4 hours of sleep per night - mostly in a recliner in 1-2 hour-long increments - but that 4 hours was deep and refreshing! I suspected that my "body intelligence" wanted to move periodically to prevent blood clots so I didn't stress over it. As soon as I was able to sleep on BOTH sides, I returned to a more normal sleeping pattern - in my bed for 7-8 hours, waking only to change position or use the toilet. Stressing over sleeplessness is counterproductive.

[ladyanne]

Downloading to watch in full later. My condition of Fibromyalgia has caused me over many yrs before my diagnosis to Sleep. Sleep. Sleep ... Never wake refreshed.. takes me till 2 3 pm to function well ... I've always loved my sleep....

[jackie]

Dr laredo I could listen to you forever.... great lecture. For me the biggest takeaway is finding out how important early morning sunlight is. Will get that into my morning routine post haste.

[mymydelilah]

Such a nice video...very informative a good refresher course... he speaks well, clear straight to the point😯

[darlenerichard]

BRILLIANT! A great communicator who brought everyone along on the journey to sleep better!

[mortenthorpe]

I find that 3 main disciplines help keep me sleeping well, and being rested: 1. Schedule, 2. daily (outdoors) exercise, 3. not eating starch or sugars for dinner… the latter factor of starch, I’ve tested many times myself, and others verify this for their parts as well… interesting, but logical, since starch is fairly close to easy energy sources, sugars in other words…

[mustaphabusiness]

a great lecture let alone the humour sense, thank you indeed

[JR-weci]

Thank you for this excellent talk! I love how calming you are.

[abbiegemini]

Great lecture ! Very informative and easy to understand . Kept me awake with his sense of humor :D

[cloudbackup]

I love my sleep it helps me relax
It is very important to sleep especially if you are stressed worried and many other
number of things it makes me 😌

[annsanse]

i'm old and still working and covid gave me the great gift of becoming a remote worker where i no longer have to waste hours of time commuting, which has helped me tremendously with getting enough rest!

[mr.fluffy]

Concerning 6:01, In the Bible, death is referred to as sleep because one can be awakened from death (resurrection). That is why Jesus said Lazarus was sleeping.

[picturenut]

I am female, 84 I am considered obese. I lost my lower jaw teeth bit by bit when I was in my late 50s early 60s. Obviously I must’ve snored badly because nobody wanted to sleep with me either. I have never been overly tired to fall asleep in the day until I got into my 80s and then I didn’t sleep well at all. I had to go to the bathroom quite often and I had great difficulty going back to sleep. Alsi I have always not been able to breath through my left nostril. Since I was 70 I also lacked jaw teeth on the bottom and Constantly snored at night. Of course I never kept my dental plate in at night, as per instructions. Recently I lost some of my front teeth and I decided I was keeping in my plates at night as I tend to drool at night without my teeth. That drove me nuts. The biggest surprise for me is that I am now sleeping all night without any trouble as far as I know, I’m not snoring. Of course I’m not sleeping with anybody and there’s nobody in my apartment but I’m pretty sure I’m not snoring. It’s the first time in 40 years that I have slept, got up to go to the bathroom And then went back to sleep. Just saying, there may be some pretty easy reasons for sleep apnea or just snoring. By the way I can breathe through both nostrils now at night.