Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth 1637: Five Weird Tricks to Improve Your Sleep
Sep 9, 2021
Dr. Michael Ruscio, a functional medicine expert with a focus on gut health, joins to explore five unconventional tricks to enhance sleep. He discusses how respiration quality impacts sleep and presents innovative methods like mouth taping and using a didgeridoo. Caffeine's relationship with sleep is examined, revealing its surprising nuances. The conversation also touches on hormonal health issues in women and personalized sleep improvement strategies, highlighting the importance of tailored solutions for better rest.
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Suboptimal Sleep Tolerance
- Humans tolerate suboptimal sleep well, masking its true impact.
- This can lead to a disconnect between perceived functionality and actual health consequences.
Neck Strength and Sleep
- Strong neck muscles can obstruct airways, increasing snoring and apnea risk, especially in men.
- This often goes undiagnosed as many don't seek help until symptoms become severe.
Positional Therapy
- Try a positional change device to prevent back sleeping if you snore.
- This inexpensive tool can reduce apnea episodes by encouraging side sleeping.
