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The Importance of Sleep

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We’ll learn about the importance of all the stages of sleep to your overall well-being. As more research is done on the role of sleep, we learn that not getting enough sleep seems to affect your health in many ways, from mental health to weight gain to a host of medical issues. Studies have also shown a correlation between exposure to light and quality of sleep. 

Guests:  Dr. Robyn Ostrander, Interim Chief, Department of Psychiatry, Maine Medical Center; Medical Director, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Maine Medical Center Chair; Glickman Family Center for Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Spring Harbor Hospital; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts University School of Medicine 

Dr. George Bokinsky, pulmonologist specializing in sleep medicine; he practices in South Portland and is affiliated with Maine Medical Center

 

Dr. Kyra Chadbourne, general dentist with Falmouth Dentistry and Maine Sleep Dentistry

 

 

 
 

 

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