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From the Ted Talk by Matt Walker: How to deal with your insomnia -- and finally get to sleep

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Leslie Gauthier, Translator

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At least one out of every three people will experience some form of insomnia in their liitefme. Insomnia is when you clssteoninty have difficulties either falling asleep, difcilfteuis staying aseelp or you just don’t feel refreshed or restored by your seelp the next day.

Now, when sleep becomes difficult, there are many things that people understandably turn to for help, but not all of them work especially well.

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For inantcse alcohol and THC, which is the psychoactive component of cannabis, are all popular options. However, both THC and alcohol will ultimately make your insomnia and your sleep difficulties worse, rather than better. Even melatonin will only increase your sleep quality, or what we call your sleep eencicfify, by just a few percent.

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Leslie Gauthier, Translator

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At least one out of every three people will experience some form of insomnia in their ________. Insomnia is when you ____________ have difficulties either falling asleep, ____________ staying ______ or you just don’t feel refreshed or restored by your _____ the next day.

Now, when sleep becomes difficult, there are many things that people understandably turn to for help, but not all of them work especially well.

[________ with Science]

For ________ alcohol and THC, which is the psychoactive component of cannabis, are all popular options. However, both THC and alcohol will ultimately make your insomnia and your sleep difficulties worse, rather than better. Even melatonin will only increase your sleep quality, or what we call your sleep __________, by just a few percent.

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Leslie Gauthier, Translator

Footnotes

At least one out of every three people will experience some form of insomnia in their lifetime. Insomnia is when you consistently have difficulties either falling asleep, difficulties staying asleep or you just don’t feel refreshed or restored by your sleep the next day.

Now, when sleep becomes difficult, there are many things that people understandably turn to for help, but not all of them work especially well.

[Sleeping with Science]

For instance alcohol and THC, which is the psychoactive component of cannabis, are all popular options. However, both THC and alcohol will ultimately make your insomnia and your sleep difficulties worse, rather than better. Even melatonin will only increase your sleep quality, or what we call your sleep efficiency, by just a few percent.

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