Can you really measure sleep stages with your wearable device, and is it something you should even focus on? In this episode of The BluePrint, we dig into the fascinating world of sleep tracking with Dr. Cathy Goldstein, a renowned neurologist and sleep expert. Dr. Goldstein, a Professor of Neurology at the University of Michigan Sleep Disorders Center, shares her insights on the truth behind sleep data and how to interpret it for optimal health and performance.
Join us as we discuss the relevance of total sleep time, the importance of sleep consistency, and the potential pitfalls of focusing too much on sleep stages. Dr. Goldstein also sheds light on the impact of COVID-19 on sleep patterns and the role of sleep in managing chronic conditions.
In this episode, you'll discover:

The key health behaviors to pay attention to when tracking sleep.
The truth about sleep stages and their relevance to your health.
The potential of AI in improving sleep tracking accuracy.

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Quotable moments:
"These devices are pretty good at determining if you're awake or asleep and you can really use them to benchmark your consistency and improve upon that." - Dr. Cathy Goldstein
"We're taking EEG defined sleep and try to estimate it based on heart rate and motion. We are literally talking about completely different physiological characteristics." - Dr. Cathy Goldstein
"We have something really valuable that we're tracking here. We're tracking the autonomic functions of sleep." - Dr. Cathy Goldstein
"It's very easy to get somebody to wear this device every night to sleep and to have them review all their data, but it's really difficult to get somebody to turn off their backlit screens and set a regular wake time, which are the things that we know would actually help." - Dr. Cathy Goldstein

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