Most replayed moment: Sleep myths that are ruining your rest | Dr Sophie Bostock
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Most replayed moment: Sleep myths that are ruining your rest | Dr Sophie Bostock

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 13, 202615 min
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Sleep. It’s a bizarre process when you think about it. We lie down, close our eyes, and before we know it, we’re waking up the next morning with a head full of hazy dreams. Because of its mysterious nature, sleep has long been surrounded by all kinds of strange ideas and theories about what might help or harm it. From cheese causing nightmares to turkey making you sleepy. So today I’m joined by sleep expert Dr Sophie Bostock to separate fact from fiction. She’ll debunk common sleep myths and share simple, practica...

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Okay, so the theory here is that I think it's the the tryptophan content in the turkey which supposedly is going to help you sleep.

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You'd have to, you know, consume 50 turkeys or something to really influence that.

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Hello and welcome to Zoe recap, where each week we find the best bits from one of our podcast episodes to help you improve your health. Sleep. It's a bizarre process when you think about it. We lie down, close our eyes, and before we know it, we're waking up the next morning with a head full of hazy dreams. Because of its mysterious nature, sleep is long being surrounded by all kinds of strange ideas and theories about what might help or harm it. From cheese causing nightmares to turkey making you sleepy.

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So today, I'm joined by sleep expert Sophie Bostock to separate fact from fiction. She'll debunk common sleep myths and share simple practical tips that you can use tonight to improve your sleep. Can eating turkey help you get to sleep? Okay, so the theory here is that I think it's the the tryptophan content in the turkey which supposedly is going to help you sleep.

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I believe I read some research that suggests that the amount of tryptophan in turkey that we get would not really be enough to influence your sleep. You'd have to, you know, consume 50 turkeys or something to really influence that. We've talked a little bit earlier about generally speaking,

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