5 Sleep Mistakes That Are RUINING Your Life | Dr. Andy Galpin | Align Podcast #552

Align Podcast

Aaron Alexander

Society & Culture, Philosophy

4.8 • 923 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Loud snoring. Struggling to stay awake during the day. Waking up with a dry mouth. They might seem like small annoyances, but together they could be signs of something more serious… a sleep disorder that’s affecting your life without you even realizing it. In fact, according to Dr. Andy Galpin, a Human Performance expert, 70% of medical sleep disorders still go undiagnosed. In this episode, Dr. Andy Galpin returns to the podcast for a powerful conversation on the real reasons you're not sleeping well… and what to do about it. From misdiagnosed sleep apnea and nighttime wakeups to the truth about blue light and stimulants, Dr. Galpin shares practical advice on how to sleep better every single night. OUR GUEST Dr. Andy Galpin is a tenured full Professor at California State University, Fullerton. He is the Co-Director of the Center for Sport Performance and Founder/Director of the Biochemistry and Molecular Exercise Physiology Laboratory. He is a Human Performance scientist with a PhD in Human Bioenergetics and over 100 peer-reviewed publications and presentations. DR. ANDY GALPIN 📸 IG ▶ https://www.instagram.com/drandygalpin ▶️ YT ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@drandygalpin 🌐 WEBSITE ▶ https://www.andygalpin.com/ 🔗 ABSOLUTE REST ▶ https://www.absoluterest.com AARON ALEXANDER 📸 IG ▶ https://www.instagram.com/aaronalexander/ 🤳 TIKTOK ▶ https://www.tiktok.com/@alignmethod 👉 SUBSCRIBE ▶ https://www.youtube.com/@AlignPodcast?sub_confirmation=1 🌐 WEBSITE ▶ https://www.alignpodcast.com ABOUT Aaron Alexander is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach with over 5 years experience. He is the founder and creator of The Align Method, author of The Align Method book, and host of The Align Podcast which has ranked #1 in Nutrition on Apple Podcasts. Aaron has worked with some of the world’s greatest professional athletes, performers, and celebrities to help relieve pain, improve strength, better flexibility, and ease the mind and body. On this channel, Aaron interviews renowned experts in a range of fields focused on improving the mind and body. This mind and body podcast will teach you all that you need to know to become the healthiest version of yourself by integrating simplified ancient techniques and the foundational principles of The Align Method to strengthen your body, balance the mind, and activate healing systems in daily life. The mission? To be the best personal growth podcast about healthy habits, redefine functional movement, and make fitness who you are; not what you do. TOPICS 1. Sleep Disorders 2. Sleep Apnea 3. Insomnia 4. Sleep Habits 5. Blue Light Myths 6. Mouth Taping 7. Sleep Restriction Training 8. Sleep Tracking SPONSORS Head over to www.organifi.com/align and use code ALIGN for 20% off your purchase - Are you a Stressed Survivor, a Regular Respirator, or an Air Alchemist? Click here to take the Breathing Archetype quiz now and find out: https://www.alignpodcast.com/quiz Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dr. Andy Galpin.
0:02.7	Thank you for being here, man.
0:04.0	I appreciate you.
0:05.2	Always great to be back, man.
0:06.8	Always.
0:08.5	Dr. Galpin, why the freak do human beings dream from your research and analysis and intuition?
0:20.5	Well, this is a tremendous question.
0:22.9	And I would say,
0:26.1	the prevailing thought, as I understand the data at this point,
0:31.6	is we have no idea.
0:34.1	I figured.
0:38.2	What do you think? Yeah, I don't know. I figured. What do you think?
0:40.3	Yeah, I don't know. I mean, you'll hear the cloak wheel, its consolidation of memory packs.
0:47.5	That is the thing that has been known. But the connection between that and actual dreaming,
0:52.5	boy, don't really know there.
0:55.2	There is, it's hard because if you were to have an experience right before bed, positive,
1:02.8	negative, doesn't matter.
1:04.6	And then you dream about it that night.
1:06.4	Like, well, that makes intuitive sense, right?
1:07.9	This is some way of either consolidating memory, processing emotionally,
1:12.3	psychologically, or otherwise. But the overwhelming majority of dreams are not that. It is almost on
1:18.8	the surface random, if not actually legitimately random. So, you know, that's a great opening question,
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