Destiny: Dr. Dylan Petkus, The Sleep Apnea Solution

Earth Ancients

Cliff Dunning

Society & Culture, Social Sciences, Science

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 October 2025

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

A Complementary Approach That Takes Just a Few Minutes a Day The Sleep Apnea Solution has helped thousands take back control of their sleep by focusing on a critical—yet often overlooked—factor: your breathing pattern.Written by Dylan Petkus, MD, MPH, MS—a medically trained (but not licensed by choice) sleep educator featured in Healthline, Forbes, TIME, and Yahoo! Life—this guide blends deep scientific knowledge with personal experience.After facing his own struggles with obstructive sleep apnea and finding limited relief through traditional options like CPAPs and mouthguards, Dylan took a different path. He chose to focus on education and prevention rather than prescriptions or procedures. That’s why he is not medically licensed by choice—so he can serve others freely as an educator and put the power back in the hands of people for their best health.Dylan Petkus went on a multi-year journey exploring natural, science-informed methods to support breathing, airway function, and sleep quality. The strategies in this book are the result of that work—designed to complement medical care, not replace it. This has helped Dylan Petkus be medically clear of sleep apnea, and this is not intended to cure or treat sleep apnea.Inside, you’ll discover:

The mechanics of sleep apnea and how breathing impacts your rest.
How to partner with your doctor while exploring complementary options.
Simple lifestyle and breathing techniques that take just minutes a day.
A step-by-step approach to building your own personalized routine.

You’ll also get 11 free resources, including guided breathing tracks and tools to help you take action.Whether you’re just starting your journey or looking for a fresh approach, The Sleep Apnea Solution empowers you to make real, lasting change—on your terms.

https://dylanpetkusmd.com/

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0:00.0	Welcome to Destiny. Now here's your host, Cliff Dunning.
0:37.7	Is that how you sound at night?
0:43.7	Does your girlfriend, your wife, your partner complain, that you snore?
0:49.6	Do you have sleep apnea where you're spending part of the evening when not able to breathe?
0:52.4	Do you have a CPAP machine?
0:58.3	Do you wear an appliance to stem off sleep apnea?
1:05.2	Hey, this is Cliff, your host of Destiny. And this week we are discussing sleep apnea,
1:14.4	this chronic problem that is affecting, or should I say afflicting tens of millions of Americans.
1:19.3	I myself have been diagnosed with moderate sleep apnea.
1:31.6	And when you are dealing with the medical establishment, most notably alipathy, they want you to get hooked up to a CPAP machine.
1:38.5	They want you to invest probably close to $1,000 for one of those machines.
1:40.2	And I did it.
1:42.2	I was afraid.
1:50.5	I was shaken when I had my heart attack in 2022. And I did everything they said to me.
2:00.5	Until I figured out it's a lot of scare tactics. Their remedies don't work. And there are holistic methods to solving.
2:05.3	In fact, in many cases, eliminating sleep apnea.
2:10.0	Now, you're going to hear from our guest today, who is a medical doctor, that the typical remedies or solutions from an alpatic point of view are pretty severe.
2:22.0	And when I say severe, when you're having air forced into your lungs,
2:26.7	there's a lot of problems that can arise from that.
2:29.6	In fact, there's a recent settlement from a company that makes these CPAP machines,
2:38.6	these sleep apnea machines, they were sued for over a billion dollars because people
2:45.5	were getting upper respiratory disease.
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