Episode Highlights With Dr. Martone
- How he raised a deer!
- The real truth on the optimal sleep position and why we can have trouble sleeping that way
- Best sleep posture tips and how to benefit from them
- Sleeping on the left side during pregnancy and how to get back to good sleep posture after birth- is it really true not to sleep on the back during pregnancy?
- The reasons we toss and turn at night: pain, safety, and how to fix it
- You are really only in control of how you fall asleep so to give yourself the best chance of staying asleep, you want to master falling asleep
- How breath and respiration affects sleep
- The vagus nerve controls 80% of the parasympathetic nervous system and how to support it during sleep
- Other ways to support the vagus nerve
- How to use scent to improve sleep and induce deeper states of relaxation
- Why we need more sleep in the winter and how this can help the immune system
- Your heart is one of the only organs that can metabolize cortisol in high doses so things like exercise and sauna can help regulate cortisol
- One hour of sleep before midnight is worth two after
- The real deal on alcohol and the impact for sleep
- His take on melatonin and how/when to use it or not
- Don't think yourself to sleep. Instead, remember yourself to sleep and how to use memory to help yourself sleep better (cool tip)
- What it means when we do and don't remember our dreams
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