@the.living.room.pod: Sleep deprivation doesn't just make you tired. It may actually be aging you. In this conversation, Matthew Walker shares a striking finding from the research that stops most people in their tracks. In one study, healthy young men were restricted to five hours of sleep for just six nights. By the end of that week, their testosterone levels had dropped to what you'd expect to see in someone a decade older. One week. Ten years. As Matthew explains, this is just one of the ways the body's systems are deeply, fundamentally dependent on sleep. The effects aren't always visible. But they're happening beneath the surface whether we notice them or not. Explore the full conversation on sleep, recovery, and long-term health, out now on all major streaming platforms.

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