There are many misconceptions when it comes to obesity and weight management. In this session, Dr. Lyon will address some of this misleading information and provide a more comprehensive explanation of some of the physiological factors underlying this chronic disease, as well as evidence-based recommendations for treatment. Points of discussion will include: physiological drives of hunger, metabolic responses to weight loss, and reward systems in the brain that impact eating behaviours. Dietary and medical treatment interventions will also be discussed.

In this talk you will... - Learn basic sleep physiology. - Discover the dangers of poor sleep on appetite, blood glucose, cardiovascular disease, cancer, immune function, aging, and Alzheimer's disease. - Recognize factors in your life that are contributing to poor sleep. - Understand the uses and misuses of various sleep aids (alcohol, THC, CBD, melatonin, and sedatives). - Learn sleep hygiene techniques to start sleeping better tonight!