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cover of episode 603: The science of sleep, sex, & sharing a bed | Wendy Troxel, Ph.D.

603: The science of sleep, sex, & sharing a bed | Wendy Troxel, Ph.D.

2025/6/22
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Wendy Troxel: 我认为健康寿命不仅仅在于生命的长度，更在于生活的各个方面，包括身体健康、精神健康、认知能力和人际关系。睡眠对这些方面都有重要影响，几乎对所有的人类功能和健康都有益处。良好的人际关系是健康老龄化和社会交往的关键，而睡眠对人际关系至关重要。所以，我认为睡眠是实现健康寿命的基础。

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Dr. Troxel defines healthspan as a life fully and richly lived, encompassing physical and mental well-being, cognitive abilities, and relationships. She emphasizes sleep's crucial role in all these aspects, impacting nearly every domain of human functioning.
  • Healthspan is a life fully and richly lived, not just longevity.
  • Sleep impacts physical and mental well-being, cognition, and relationships.
  • Almost no domain of human functioning and healthspan doesn't improve under well-slept conditions.

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“ Sleep is really foundational to those core building blocks of a healthy relationship,” explains Wendy Troxel, Ph.D.

Wendy Troxel, Ph.D., a licensed clinical psychologist and certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist, joins us to unpack the powerful—and often overlooked—role of sleep in our lives, from its impact on sexual health and menopause to relationships, wearables, and beyond: 

  • Sleep & healthspan (~1:10)

  • The role of sleep in relationships (~4:00)

  • Sleep & sexual health (~8:08)

  • Subjective vs. objective sleep scores (~12:10)

  • Oxytocin & physical touch (~14:30)

  • Sleep recommendations (~16:00)

  • Menopause & sleep (~18:15)

  • Optimal sleep etiquette (~21:05)

  • Scheduling your worry (~23:12)

  • Improving sleep quality during menopause (~25:50)

  • The role of wearables (~33:15)

  • Statistics to prioritize for sleep quality (~38:10)

  • Improving HRV (~43:00)

  • The future of sleep science (~47:10)

  • Teens & sleep schedules (~49:55)

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