In this essential Urban Monk weekly call, Pedram explores the critical distinction between sleep quantity and sleep quality—revealing why many people who log 7-8 hours still wake up exhausted. Drawing from his experience owning sleep labs, he breaks down the architecture of restorative sleep, identifying common saboteurs from blood sugar dysregulation to environmental factors. The discussion provides practical, actionable protocols for optimizing deep sleep and REM cycles, emphasizing that better sleep—not more sleep—is the key to energy, healing, and cognitive performance. Pedram demonstrates how sleep optimization begins the moment you wake up, making it the foundation for every other health practice.
The Urban Monk podcast with Dr. Pedram Shojai