Emma is joined by Alida Abdullah and they discuss:
*Growing up snoring and sleeping during school;
*Difficulty with CPAP therapy as a mother juggling a newborn and a 3 year old;
*Being a college athlete and not fitting the Homer Simpson stereotype of the older, overweight men who suffer with Sleep Apnea;
*Treatment of African American women in the healthcare system, what needs to change;
*The link between Hypertension and Sleep Apnea.
Connect with Alida on Instagram: @aa2ff2020
Follow Emma on Instagram: @sleepapneastories
If you want to read further about the health disparities due to race in the US, there are some great resources put together by Dr Akilah Cadet https://www.changecadet.com/resources and also this article by Dr Cadet: https://www.healthline.com/health/black-health-matters-putting-the-care-back-in-healthcare#3
The podcast Emma mentioned in the intro: https://www.richroll.com/podcast/matthew-walker-600/
