Show notes
Welcome to episode 5, the one where we introduce our first guest onto the podcast. We begin by talking religious healing, thank you so much to our guest Sidra, for bringing such an interesting topic to discuss. Our second topic is about sleep, particularly sleep issues, a common affliction experienced by blind and partially sighted people. We really loved recording this episode, hope you find it as enjoyable as we did!P.S. we’re blind!Here are links to some of the information we refer to:A faith healer tried to cure my disability:https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/12fb29da-567c-488b-8523-d1f11a79e40cInfluence of religious aspects and personal beliefs on psychological behavior: focus on anxiety disorders:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3956626/National Sleep Foundationhttps://www.sleepfoundation.org/Melatoninhttps://www.sleep.org/articles/melatonin/Visual impairment and circadian rhythm disordershttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3202494/Circadian rhythm sleep disorders in the blind and their treatment with melatoninhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1389945706006861Should You Shower Before Bed?https://www.sleepadvisor.org/showering-before-bed/Drink almond milk at nighthttps://www.goodzing.com/remedies/katie-light/almond-milk-for-a-more-restful-night-s-sleepCan Lavender Really Help You Sleep Better?https://restonic.com/blog/can-lavender-help-sleep-better-3749Sominex: Positive & Negative https://www.topsleepaids.com/review/sominex/

