Hey guys, welcome back to ONKEN RADIO (formerly NION Radio), the podcast where we explore the body, mind, and soul of the creative entrepreneur. It\u2019s my goal to help you take your creativity, business, and life to the next level. I\u2019m so glad you\u2019re joining me on this journey!\n\nBefore we get started, I want to ask you a few questions: How much sleep do you get at night? Do you feel well-rested and energized to work on your Creative Alchemy? Getting a good\u2019s night sleep is essential for our art, but we often overlook getting a full, effective night\u2019s sleep when we\u2019re busy.\xa0\n\nToday\u2019s show is all about sleep and how getting the best quality sleep can improve your Creative Alchemy. I\u2019m also discussing a revolutionary product that has significantly improved my sleep quality. The product is called the chiliPAD, and I cannot recommend it enough. I\u2019m thrilled to have the chiliPAD inventors Todd and Tara Youngblood on today\u2019s show, and we\u2019re talking all about how you can improve the quality of your sleep. You\u2019re going to learn all about creating a recipe for improving your sleep, how to develop your own sleep routine, and how getting quality sleep is more important than the quantity of sleep.\xa0\n\nIf you\u2019re looking to optimize your sleep for maximum creativity, you\u2019re not going to want to miss this episode. Without further ado, let\u2019s dive in.\nWho Are Todd and Tara Youngblood?\nTodd and Tara Youngblood are the creators of the chiliPAD, a pad that sits on top of your mattress that regulates your core body temperature. This device is so cool (literally) because it uses tiny tubes that run water through the pad, and you can set the water temperature to whatever you want. I actually discovered the device a few years ago through my friend, Matt Gallant, and it has completely changed the way I sleep.\xa0\n\nTodd and Tara are based out of Charlotte, North Carolina. They created their brilliant chiliPAD back in 2007, and they later founded their company Kyro, Inc. in 2016 based around their \u201cChili Technology.\u201d In addition to the chiliPAD, they also sell the chiliBLANKET, which utilizes chiliPAD cooling and warming technology and functions as a weighted blanket.\xa0\xa0\n\nIn addition to co-founding Kyro, Inc., Tara also authored the book Reprogram You Sleep: The Sleep Recipe that Works, which expertly gives readers knowledge and advice on optimizing their sleep schedules.\xa0\n\nIn 2008, Todd and Tara suffered the tragedy of losing their youngest son. As a result, Tara began suffering from severe insomnia and depression. By the end of 2009, she had hit rock bottom with her sleep schedule. She researched and developed a full sleep recipe for herself that saved her sleep schedule. Tara and Todd have a ton of expert advice from their research that will improve your sleep, so let\u2019s get started!\xa0\nThe Recipe for Better Sleep\nWe began our interview by discussing the science behind getting better sleep and how the chiliPAD meets our sleep needs. The key to better sleep starts with our chronotype:\xa0\n\u201c[Chronotype] is a fancy way of talking about your body clock or circadian rhythm. And it sort of looks at what kind of sleeper you are, [like] a morning person [or] night owl [and] when you should go to sleep.\u201d\xa0\n-\xa0Tara Youngblood\nThere are different kinds of chronotypes, so discovering your best sleep is not a one-size-fits-all process. It takes research and self-discovery. It\u2019s essential to discover your chronotype because then you can find your sleep switch.\xa0\n\u201cFiguring out that ideal timing, and the magic of that really comes in figuring out something called your sleep switch. \u2026 Our neurons are triggered to sleep if we trigger them in the right window [of time] with temperature.\u201d\n-\xa0Tara Youngblood\nWe can trigger our sleep by adjusting our internal temperatures. This process of our internal temperature changing comes from our evolutionary background of sleeping outside. Our bodies used to adjust their temperature based on our environments and the time of ...