How many hours of sleep are we actually supposed to get a night? What causes sleep apnea and teeth grinding? Is melatonin safe to take every night? How many hours before bed should you eat dinner? How does alcohol impact sleep? How does the light from our phone and television impact our brain? How does breast feeding impact your baby's facial structure? These are just a few of the questions Dr. Joe Zelk answers for me in this information-packed podcast. If you have sleep issues or are just interested in improving your sleep quality, this podcast is for you!

Dr. Zelk is double board certified in Behavioral Sleep Medicine. He is a nationally known speaker on sleep disorders and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome. He has been an invited expert for sleep disorder related articles for the Nurse Practitioner, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and other periodicals. He has lectured to dental sleep medicine providers nationally on home sleep testing protocols and oral appliance therapy for the treatment of snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

This is part 1 of a 2 part series on sleep.