Ep. 170: Dr. Tracy Freeman on Counting Sheep and Other Sleep Tricks
Dr. Tracy Freeman joined our 2021 Achieving Optimal Health Conference to discuss the importance of sleep in her talk “Counting Sheep and Other Sleep Tricks”. Listen in on the impacts of sleep and how to have a more restful night.
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Quotes:
It's about balance and getting more sleep so you can get things done, be present, and focus during the day. Dr. Tracy Freeman
80% of serotonin, a happy hormone, is made in the gut. Dr. Tracy Freeman
If you don't have a lot of different bacteria in your gut, you're going to have more insomnia. Dr. Tracy Freeman
Show Notes:
[01:57] What happens when we lack sleep?
[02:26] It's also been shown to decrease your focus and energy if you don't get sleep.
[03:11] The most important thing in this day and age is to avoid computer screens.
[04:14] The earlier you can go to bed, the quicker the body gets the message and it learns to be more consistent.
[05:27] There are actually nutritional things that you can do to help your body to sleep.
[07:04] How much sleep do you need as you go through life?
[08:40] Cortisol is raised by stress, alcohol, caffeine and exercise in the evening.
[10:18] So serotonin and melatonin, they run together.
[11:20] The studies have shown that one milligram or less is actually what's needed to maintain a good night's rest.
[13:15] It's sending up this kind of storm and therefore gets you a little bit more agitated.
[13:50] If you have children and you see their head sweating at night, consider that they're probably eating something that's bothering them just a little bit and maybe get food sensitivity testing in that case.
[15:05] The drug lithium is based on the fact that the mineral has worked so well.
[15:33] We figured out that if you don't have a lot of different bacteria in your gut, you're going to have more insomnia.
[17:16] Also in men, low testosterone has been shown to decrease the amount of sleep you get and to cause you to wake up more frequently.
[17:33] And then of course, there's always the fact that if you actually have sex before sleep, you will get sleep.
[18:26] There's many reasons actually to engage in sexual relations for both men and women before sleep.
[21:16] Certainly getting into a good habit of a good diet and exercise will help you along the way in sleep apnea treatment.
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