Dr. Sara Mednick is renowned sleep expert and a cognitive neuroscientist Professor of Psychology at the University of California. Her goal is to understanding how the brain and body works. Her lab does this through an around the clock seven-bedroom research study into sleep and the autonomic nervous system. Her research findings have been published in leading scientific journals such as Nature Neuroscience, The Proceedings from the National Academy of Science, and as well as many media outlets. She is the author of The Power Of The Downstate.Drawing on her original findings—and those of others across many fields of medicine—Dr. Mednick creates a comprehensive picture of the Upstate/Downstate rhythms that orchestrate all of our bodies’ vital systems, along with a novel theory that aging is caused by spending less and less time in Downstate activities. The Power of the Downstate offers practical, evidence-based insight into how we can all enable those systems to work together in better harmony. Dr. Mednick will discuss:How our bodies and minds are guided by a natural Upstate/Downstate rhythm—and how our modern lifestyles disrupt these rhythms to our detriment;How our vital organs and systems benefit from spending more time in the Downstate – which decreases the risk for Alzheimer’s disease, chronic illness, and early death;How we can activate the Downstate through rethinking how to breathe, eat, sleep and exercise; and The practical four-week Downstate RecoveryPlus Plan.How we can be alert, productive, and cognitively sharp during the day, feel greater intimacy and affection, and enjoy consolidated, restorative sleep at night . . . expand our years of mental and physical vitality.