From work responsibilities to social engagements to family commitments, our days are jam-packed, and it can be tough to give your brain a break. Rest is an important ingredient for good health, but do you really understand why? On this episode of Chasing Life, Professor Victoria Garfield, who studies sleep and how it impacts our brains and our bodies as we get older, explains what it is about rest that is so good for our brains. Why it’s so important to take time to relax and what surprising new research tells us about the simple act of napping.
To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Role of Race and Ethnicity in Medicine
Why Are Doctors Prescribing Nature?
How Language Lights Up the Brain
The Power of Music
Escaping the Grip of Social Anxiety
It’s Time to Stop Doom Scrolling
11 Months in Space
Your Work is Not Your Life
The Health Benefits of Pets
You're Not Alone
The Mystery of the Teenage Brain
This Is Your Brain on Love
What Memories Are Made Of
In Search of Lost Time
Resetting Expectations
Our Top Takeaways: Worth the Wait
Small Steps. Big Rewards
Our Top Takeaways: Managing Anger
The Science of Grit
(Don’t) Call Me, Maybe
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Good Mood Revolution
Newscast
Consider This from NPR
What’s That Rash?
The Coronavirus Podcast
Up First