Murf and Jayla join our first guest, Dr. Josiane Broussard. Dr. Broussard is a scientist interested in the intersection of sleep and circadian rhythms and metabolic health. Receiving her PhD in Molecular Metabolism and Nutrition at University of Colorado with postdoctoral training in LA, Dr. Broussard currently studies the mechanistic underpinnings of insulin resistance due to insufficient sleep in part due to shiftwork at Colorado State University.

Dr. Broussard provide us with some guidance from these questions:

  • How much sleep do people really need?
  • Is too much sleeping bad?
  • Can you make up for lost sleep with daytime naps?
  • What about weekend catch-up sleep?
  • Can you train yourself to get by on less sleep?

Learn more about Dr. Broussard’s work if you google Sleep lab at CSU.

Murf and Jayla welcome Kristine Burrows, Director of the Older Adult Services at Easter Seals Colorado. She has her Master’s in Public Health and serves on the board of trustees for the Next Fifty Initiative and the Denver Commission on Aging. Kristine just launched the first day program (OASIS Day Program) for older adults with disabilities West of Minnesota.

Kristine educates us about:

  • Easterseals and the new OASIS day program.
  • Why OASIS is necessary and special.
  • Eligibility required to participate in OASIS.
  • How you can get involved with the program.
  • Kristine’s vision for the Older Adult programming at Easterseals.

For more information about OASIS go to https://www.easterseals.com/co/our-programs/live/older-adult-day-services/

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