Vacation times in August can offer a chance to assess your rest periods: "Observe the hours of sleep you naturally get during vacation without the constraints of an alarm clock."
Despite the lack of attention given to sleep health by successive governments, the podcast 'The Divorce of Sleep' aims to fill this gap by discussing solutions related to sleep.
The podcast, hosted by Salomé Rita, who is a sound engineer, not a journalist as previously mentioned, delves into the importance of sleep for quality of life in its episodes. However, it does not provide any specific recommendations or advice for achieving a restful night.
The fourth and final episode of 'The Divorce of Sleep', titled 'Amelia Moura Ramos', focuses on solutions for a restful night. Yet, it does not offer any new insights into why sleep is not given the same importance as other health campaigns by successive governments.
The complexity of addressing sleep health lies in its connections to various social determinants such as housing quality, noise and light pollution, work schedules, and socioeconomic status. These factors make policy interventions more multifaceted and cross-sectoral than campaigns for diet or disease prevention.
Moreover, sleep problems do not always manifest visibly or have immediate, measurable outcomes, leading to lower public and policymaker awareness. Historically, public health efforts focused on sleep safety to prevent sudden infant death syndrome but have only recently begun addressing broader sleep health promotion, especially in children and youth.
Addressing sleep health also requires tackling underlying social inequities, such as poverty, housing instability, and work conditions, which are themselves large policy challenges. This complexity can make sleep health a lower immediate priority compared to direct disease prevention or nutritional campaigns.
However, recent frameworks and recommendations advocate for integrated, culturally tailored, and policy-driven approaches that could raise the priority of sleep in public health moving forward. Despite the podcast's efforts, more research is still needed to fully understand and operationalize the societal impact of sleep deficiency.
- Salomé Rita, the non-journalist host of 'The Div Gorce of Sleep', delves into the link between sleep health and scientific research in an upcoming episode, exploring how advancements in Blitz therapy could potentially aid restless sleepers.
- In the realm of health-and-wellness, 'The Divorce of Sleep' podcast, though not directly offering solutions, brings attention to the significance of sleep in scientific discoveries related to Blitz waves and their potential impacts on sleep quality.
