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The book introduced the concept of the "downstate" as a broad term encompassing all natural body relaxations, inclusive of sleep, and tied together ideas about upstates and downstates across various biological systems.
Dr. Sarah Mednick is the author of the new book The Hidden Power of the Downstate.
— Episode: The Science of Sleep | Dr. Sara Mednick
Episode: The Science of Sleep | Dr. Sara Mednick
The book introduced the concept of the "downstate" as a broad term encompassing all natural body relaxations, inclusive of sleep, and tied together ideas about upstates and downstates across various biological systems.
Dr. Sarah Mednick is the author of the new book The Hidden Power of the Downstate.
And that's when the book idea came to me is to really say well why don't I tie all these ideas together because you can see up states and down states in exercise, in nutrition, in sleep, in circadian rhythms in our autonomic nervous system and in fact conceiving of yourself as being rhythmic and having these ideal times for output and ideal times for prioritizing restorative processes actually is the most natural way to live and the healthiest way to live.
you can read about my book The Power of the Downstate