Broadcasts.com - "How to Get the Best Sleep Ever ( From Someone Who Spent $45K on Sleep) With Matt Gallant" (The Wellness Mama Podcast)

Published: April 12, 2023, 9 a.m.

Episode Highlights With Matt

How he was shot in a robbery
He spent $45k on sleep and these are his main lessons
Inexpensive things related to sleep that anyone can do: light, sleep environment, temperature, food timing
How temperature drastically affects sleep
Ways to improve deep sleep
Why one hour of sleep is worth two hours (with some nuance)
The reason when you work your body you tend to get more deep sleep and when you work your brain you tend to get more REM (and this is a good thing)
During daylight savings, when we lose an hour of sleep, heart attacks go up by 24% and when we gain an hour, it goes down by 21%
Why night shift work is classified as a carcinogen
How not getting enough sleep leads to weight gain or loss of muscle mass
Lack of sleep directly impacts hunger, willpower and more
How blood sugar response changes from just one night of impaired sleep
His top supplements for sleep: L-Theanine (in evening), magnesium, glycine, potassium, GABA
A reason to consider taking potassium at night and how it can help minimize bathroom trips at night
What to know about wearables and trackables for sleep
HRV- what to know and understand and ways to improve it with float tanks, breathwork, and movement
Why he sets an alarm for his sleep supplements and his bedtime
A simple rule: 8 hours plus an hour for every hour of exercise
Why sleep quality trumps sleep quantity

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