460: How to Optimize Your Sleep, Practical Advice From an Ex-Insomniac | Diane Macedo
The Ultimate Health Podcast
Jesse Chappus
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🗓️ 1 March 2022
⏱️ 103 minutes
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Summary
Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/dianemacedo460
Diane Macedo (IG: @dianermacedo) is currently an anchor and correspondent for ABC News and an anchor for ABC News Live.
She’s the author of The Sleep Fix: Practical, Proven, and Surprising Solutions for Insomnia, Snoring, Shift Work and More.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Diane’s struggle with insomnia to writing The Sleep Fix
- Change the narrative of your sleep problems
- Why do sleep disorders go undiagnosed?
- Identifying your sleep problem
- Tracking your sleep
- Sleep apnea + alternative options for treatment
- Circadian rhythm disorder explained
- Understanding how to treat insomnia
- Why removing blue light/screen time before bed might backfire for insomniacs
- Sleep tips for shift workers
- Journaling helps you deal with worry
- Using light therapy as a wake signal
- What's a compromised circadian position?
- Aligning your circadian rhythm and sleep drive
- Diane’s thoughts on napping
- Caffeine isn’t the problem when it comes to your sleep
- How long should it take to fall asleep?
- Should you listen to audiobooks, podcasts, music, or meditate before bed?
- Alcohol disrupts your sleep drive
- How to truly blackout your bedroom
- Take the pressure off when it comes to your nighttime routine
- Diane’s bedtime routine
- Diane’s transition from working the night shift to the day shift
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Related links:
Diane Macedo - The Sleep Fix (book)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | coming up on the ultimate health podcast. |
| 0:02.4 | I did go through a period of time when I was struggling |
| 0:04.7 | where I really tried to perfect my bedtime routine. |
| 0:07.4 | And so I came home and I had no screens |
| 0:09.9 | and I didn't eat anything because you're not supposed |
| 0:12.2 | to eat before bed. |
| 0:14.5 | As I explain in the book, that's not true for everybody. |
| 0:18.0 | I had the lavender oil on the pillow |
| 0:20.0 | and I would take the baths and I would do this |
| 0:21.6 | and I would do that. |
| 0:22.4 | I was doing all of the quote unquote right things |
| 0:25.6 | and having a terrible time sleeping. |
| 0:27.5 | Hello and welcome to Ultimate Health podcast, episode 460. |
| 0:36.4 | I'm Jesse Chapus and I'm here to take your help |
| 0:38.4 | to the next level. |
| 0:39.7 | Each week I'll bring you in-depth conversations |
| 0:41.8 | with health and wellness leaders from around the world. |
| 0:44.3 | This week I'm chatting with Diane Masato. |
| 0:46.9 | Diane is currently an anchor and correspondent |
| 0:49.0 | for ABC News and an anchor for ABC News Live. |
| 0:52.2 | She's the author of the Sleep Fix, |
| 0:54.0 | practical proven and surprising solutions |
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