Dr. Michael Grandner

Dr. Grandner is the Director of the Sleep and Health Research Program at the University of Arizona , Director of the Behavioral Sleep Medicine Clinic at the Banner-University Medical Center , and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the UA College of Medicine , with joint appointments in the Departments of Medicine, Psychology ( UA College of Science ), Nutritional Sciences ( College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ), and Clinical Translational Science . His research focuses on how sleep and sleep-related behaviors are related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, neurocognitive functioning, mental health, and longevity. In this episode, Claire and Dr. Grandner discuss how although he is a clinical psychologist, his focus is on sleep behavior. He is interested in understanding collectively our relationship with sleep and what causes disruptions in our sleep and therefore affects our day-to-day functions. Dr. Grandner shares what his lab is currently studying, but also deep dives into how sleep greatly affects our mental health, mental wellness, memory and mental acuity. He shares his insight on how diet, nutrition and sleep all intricately interact. Dr. Grandner is constantly asking, "How do we improve people's sleep?" We really appreciate learning about sleep and sleep health from a sleep behavioral approach, thank you Dr. Grandner for your time and sharing with our community. To learn more about Dr. Grandner's research and work you can check his website . You follow Dr. Grandner @michaelgrandner on Twitter and @drgrandner on Facebook. You can follow Wake Up Narcolepsy at @narcolepsy_360 on Instagram, @wakeupnarcolepsy on Instagram and Facebook and @wakenarcolepsy on Twitter. Let us know your thoughts about this episode by using the hashtag and please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts.

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Dr. Michael Grandner is an episode from Narcolepsy 360 by Claire Crisp.

This episode is 45:17 long.

This episode was published on Jun 10, 2021.

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