Everyone wants slow wave sleep, commonly referred to as deep sleep. It's the sleep of youthfulness. It's the sleep of performance. It's the sleep of recovery. It's the sleep through which growth hormone flows. Lots of things promise a deeper sleep, but what really delivers? In this episode we will:Revisit the reasons deep sleep is so important for optimal healthExamine the research behind exercise and deep sleepExplore the links between mindfulness and meditation and sleepDetermine if hydration plays a role in slow wave sleep enhancementLook at the surprising link between lavender and deep sleepUnderstand the role temperature plays in this process and why exercise my actually be utilizing body temperature as a pathway for its enhancement of deep sleepUntangle the complicated research looking at alcohol and its role as both an enhancement and degrader of deep sleepProduced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!