When the weather gets warm it can be harder to sleep. But what does the heat actually do to sleep and what can be done to help sleep better on hot nights? To help answer these questions we talk with Dr Kazue Okamoto-Mizuno from Tohoku Fukoshi Univeristy, Sendai, Japan. Dr Okamoto-Mizuno has researched the relationship between sleep and temperature for 20 years.

Dr Moira Junge (Health Psychologist) and Dr David Cunnington (Sleep Physician) host the monthly podcast, Sleep Talk - Talking all things sleep.

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Audio Timeline / Chapters:

00:00 - 03:37 Introduction
03:37 - 22:33 Theme - Sleeping in the Heat
22:33 - 23:43 Clinical Tip
23:43 - 28:50 Pick of the Month
28:50 - 29:59 What's Coming Up?

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Links mentioned in the podcast:

Smiling Mind
'State of Mind' - report from Smiling Mind and NIB Foundation
SCN2A Insights podcast
A New Start - podcast episode on New Year's resolutions
Dr Kazue Okamoto-Mizuno
Sleeping in the Heat - blog post
Sleeping in the Heat - radio interview
SCN2A Insights podcast
SCN2A Australia
Antisense Oligonucleotides (ASOs) - podcast episode
Why it's so hard to make healthy decisions - TED talk
Sleep Economics - podcast episode
Teens and Screens - podcast episode

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