Wow! This podcast was nonstop sleep information gold from the sleep doctor of all sleep doctors. It is incredible how much you can transform your sleep by just listening to this hour with a true sleep guru.

Dr. Michael J.Breus, The Sleep Doctor, is a clinical psychologist with more than two decades of experience in his field. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 

Additionally, Dr. Breus is one of the only psychologists to pass the Sleep Medicine Specialty board without attending medical school. In 2021, Reader’s Digest named him the best sleep specialist in the state of California. 

Dr. Breus is also a best-selling author. His publications include four books – Good Night: The Sleep Doctor’s 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health (2006), The Sleep Doctor’s Diet Plan: Lose Weight Through Better Sleep (2011), The Power of When: Discover Your Chronotype–and the Best Time to Eat Lunch, Ask for a Raise, Have Sex, Write a Novel, Take Your Meds, and More (2016) and Energize!: Go From Dragging Ass to Kicking It in 30 Days (2021).

Dr. Breus lectures all over the world and serves as an expert resource for most major publications, doing more than 250 interviews per year.

Join us as we explore:

• An amazing, in-depth journey through the sleep cycles, sleep stages, sleep drive, sleep trackers and how that relates to your health and wellbeing.
• Whether it is more important to go to bed at the same time every day or wake up at the same time every day?
• Why sleeping in on the weekends is far more detrimental to your health than you can imagine!
• If you’re a bear, a wolf, a dolphin, an early bird or a lion?
• A caffeine masterclass! When to have it, when not to and why a lot of people are not getting any bang for their coffee buck.
• Why HRV is correlated to your sleeping patterns and quality.
• The Sleep Doctor’s easy to do 5 step plan to excellent sleep!
• Absolutely everything about sleep supplements – melatonin, cannabis, valerian, sleeping aids and more.

Mentions:

• Quiz – The Chrono Quiz, https://thesleepdoctor.com/sleep-quizzes/chronotype-quiz/
• Study – Negative effects of restricted sleep on facial appearance and social appeal, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5451790/
• Podcast – Four Sigmatic – Functional & Medicinal Mushrooms, Nootropics, and Smart Drugs, https://youtu.be/opqG7P_PB-w
• Product – ChiliPad, https://madetothrive.co.za/special-deals/chili/
• Product – EBB, https://sleepgadgets.io/ebb-sleep-cooling-headband/
• Product – Apollo Neuro, https://madetothrive.co.za/special-deals/apollo-neuro-stress-relief-device/