Guest(s)
Pete Bils
Topic
Sleeping and Your Health
Topic Info
A recent study published in The Archives of Internal Medicine, found those who received fewer than seven hours of sleep a night were three times as likely to get sick compared to those who averaged at least eight hours. Sleep Expert, Pete Bils joins the show to discuss this study and how the proper amount of sleep may be linked to fewer colds and flu!
Guest Info
Pete Bils is the vice president of sleep innovation and clinical research for Sleep Comfort designs. As Vice President of Sleep Innovation and Clinical Research at Select Comfort, Bils is responsible for exploring the vital relationship between sleep and health.
In addition, Bils is a polysomnographic technician in the Select Comfort research network and is an associate clinical faculty member at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Minneapolis. He is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, an organization dedicated to the assurance of quality care for patients with sleep disorders, the advancement of sleep research, and public and professional education. He is also on the Better Sleep Council, a member of the National Sleep Foundation.
In addition, Bils is a polysomnographic technician in the Select Comfort research network and is an associate clinical faculty member at Northwestern Health Sciences University in Minneapolis. He is a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, an organization dedicated to the assurance of quality care for patients with sleep disorders, the advancement of sleep research, and public and professional education. He is also on the Better Sleep Council, a member of the National Sleep Foundation.
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Host
Dr. Derrick DeSilva
Original Air Date
10 / 12 / 2009
