Men’s Health Australia — September 2017

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SHUT OUT THE BLUES WITH SHUT-EYE

New research confirms good slumber

keeps the black dog at bay

Bad sleep and clinical-grade misery are

close cousins. Research shows that

about 70 per cent of depression

sufferers have insomnia symptoms,

while roughly 30-40 per cent of

people with insomnia exhibit signs

of depression.

Why the link? Nightly restlessness

likely messes with your hormones

and sleep-wake cycle, increasing

depression risk, says Dr Philip

Batterham, a senior visiting fellow at

the Black Dog Institute. Happily, a new

study shows that treating patients’

insomnia can ameliorate their

depression, too. A collaboration

between Black Dog and the ANU,

SHUTi found that participants who

received online treatment for insomnia

had reduced depression and anxiety

symptoms compared with controls at

six months’ follow-up.

For more on sleeping soundly,

see “Counting Sleep” on page 96.

Your mum was

right: a good

night’s sleep

fixes all.

Here’s what worked:

CBT that guided patients to stay calm

and think positively in the face of

sleeplessness

Matching your bedtime with your default

sleep-wake cycle

Restricting screen time before lights out

Turning clocks away from you

Avoiding overheating

Maximising bedroom darkness

Ask a Boy Scout

What is the Key

to Happiness?

“If you are talking with

someone who is sad, then you

should tell them to do what

makes them happy. If someone

doesn’t know what makes them

happy, then I would ask them

if they would like to play.”

SOURCE: BOY SCOUT EMMETT JAWORSKI, 10

EATING ANCIENT

LEFTOVERS

Dude, please: toss it. Yes, we know that

chicken was cooked. A week ago. Some

guys seem to think that once food’s been

cooked, it’s pristine. But not all bacteria die

in a hot oven. There might still be germs,

and if you leave your leftovers in the fridge

too long, they’ll proliferate. According to a

survey in the

journal Foods, 12

per cent of

respondents

thought meat

leftovers last a

week in the

fridge. Wrong!

Three to four

days, max,

say food

authorities.