Sleep is important, but did you know it plays a critical role in tissue healing, brain health and performance too? Today I’m joined by sleep nerd, Dr. Giancarlo Licata to chat all things sleep and why it’s the #1 thing you can do to shift your health.
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What you’ll learn from this episode:
- What happens to your body when you sleep
- Why time is less important than the type of sleep you’re getting
- And 3 biohacks that will help you sleep better tonight
Links mentioned:
- Vital Head & Spinal Care (Dr. Licata’s practice)
- Stages of sleep
- The Circadian Code: Lose Weight, Supercharge Your Energy, and Transform Your Health from Morning to Midnight by by Satchin Panda PhD
- Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker PhD
- Deep Sleep Gives Your Brain a Deep Clean
- Affect of sleep on weight-loss
- Sleep Loss Increases Anxiety — Especially Among Worriers
- How Deep Sleep May Help The Brain Clear Alzheimer’s Toxins
- Deep Sleep (N3) is essential for proper tissue repair and growth
- Oura Sleep Ring
- Whoop Sleep Tracker use code Vital15 to save 15%
- aewellness.com/podcast – Show notes, links and more.
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This was a great episode! Thank you for doing this!
So glad you enjoyed it!
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I got this light alarm clock and it helps me wake up more slowly and feel more content upon waking than being jolted awake by an alarm.
Oh wow, looks like a cool clock…Thank you for sharing!
Hi there! Thanks for this great episode. Can you share more details about the “tremor” therapy you do to help yourself get sleepy?
Thanks for listening and happy to hear you enjoyed the episode!
Here’s a video explaining TRE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Flm8v8IKCg
and a longer video showing how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26zoFKZzbQc
it’s been really helpful for me and I’m still keeping with it!