Episode 285: Alan Flanagan On His Research and His Thoughts On Social Jetlag

Welcome to the Mind Muscle Connection podcast!

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Alan Flanagan who has a doctoral research focused on circadian, feeding, and Chrono nutrition. He will share his expertise about the subject including the connections between social jetlag, sleep patterns, and their potential metabolic consequences. 

Get ready to gain valuable knowledge and be prepared to have some of those misconceptions shattered and gain a fresh perspective on this matter!

Let’s talk about:

•  Introduction about Alan Flanagan
• Coaching and Research for Alan
• Alan’s interest in Cardiovascular disease
• What Alan does and his goals  
• Bodyweight
• How Alan maintains his bodyweight
• Concepts of social jetlag
• Shift in the sleep-wake cycle
• Possible implications from different standpoints with social jetlag
• How glucose intolerance standpoint impact one's body
• Sleep loss affecting your body composition
• The Leptin study
• Can you make up for sleep?
• Advice from Adam about sleep
• Practical Applications for better sleep quality
• Chronic Social Jetlag

Where you can find Alan Flanagan
Alan Flanagan, PhD | Nutrition Science Education (@thenutritionaladvocate) • Instagram photos and videos

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