What to Know to Optimize Your Sleep and Boost Your Health—DocTalk video with Suzanne Krell, MD

What to Know to Optimize Your Sleep and Boost Your Health—DocTalk video with Suzanne Krell, MD

Join Dr. Krell as she answers what you need to know about the importance of regularly getting a good night’s rest and tips to optimize it. Quality sleep is more restorative and necessary to maintaining overall immunity and health than you might imagine.  

  • How does the Sleep Center treat sleeping disorders?
  • What happens in the brain during each stage of sleep?
  • How does quality sleep improve immune function?
  • What is the relationship between sleep and weight?
  • How is the nervous system impacted from poor sleep?
  • What is the best way to maintain a healthy circadian rhythm?
  • What are some common misconceptions about sleep?
  • How should patients seek help if they are not sleeping well?

Suzanne Krell, MD is a board-certified physician at Valley Medical Center’s Pulmonary & Sleep Disorder Clinic, specializing in pulmonary disease, critical care medicine and sleep medicine. She is also Co-Medical Director of the Sleep Center at Valley Medical Center. Dr Krell has a special interest in women’s sleep health and early recognition and treatment of sleep apnea in individuals with or at risk for heart disease. Dr. Krell was voted a Top Doctor in Seattle Met Magazine in 2019.

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