Ep. 199 The Power of Sleep- Chronotypes, Sleep Schedules and Hacks with Dr. Michael Breus

Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+

Cynthia Thurlow

Science, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Alternative Health

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2022

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

I have the honor of talking to Dr. Michael Breus today! Dr. Breus is the author of The Power of When, and his latest book is called Energize. He is a double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have taken and passed the Sleep Medicine Boards without going to Medical School. After completing his undergraduate studies in psychology, Dr. Breus did all of his pre-meds in one year. Then he went to the University of Georgia to do a P.h.D. in Clinical Psychology. He wanted to do a sports internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center after getting his P.h.D., but he could not get into the program. They were offering graduate students a sleep track, so he decided to do that initially and then get into the sports internship program through the back door. However, things did not end up working out quite how they thought they would! Most people do not think much about sleep until they experience sleep problems. In this episode, Dr. Breus shares his background and explains how he pivoted into becoming a sleep specialist. He talks about the impact of chronotypes and genetics. He discusses how movement and other lifestyle strategies can influence our chronotype and talks about melatonin and other hormones, including cortisol, serotonin, dopamine, leptin, and touches on biohacking and intermittent fasting. He cautions us about orthosomnia and discusses how napping can influence sleep scores. He also talks about some of his favorite items for sleep modalities. I hope you enjoy this thought-provoking podcast as much as I did! IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN: Dr. Breus tells his story and explains how he became The Sleep Doctor. How he managed to take and pass the Sleep Medicine Boards without going to Medical School. When he began doing chronotype research and personalizing it as part of his brand and work. Looking at the four chronotypes and what Dr. Breus refers to as chrono-longevity. Dr. Breus talks about melatonin and shares his thoughts on melatonin supplementation. Dr. Breus explains his concept of body habitus. Intermittent fasting is the best way to supply the body with clean energy. Dr. Breus discusses the five different types of energy and describes his movement program. Dr. Breus unpacks sleep tracking, the physiology of sleep, the sleep stages, and REM sleep versus deep sleep. What is orthosomnia? How does the quality of our sleep affect our hormonal balance? Dr. Breus is a fan of naps. (Unless you have insomnia.) Why is a good pillow vital for a good night’s sleep? Some devices provide a solution for snoring. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Connect with Dr. Michael Breus On his website On Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter The ChronoQuiz

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0:00.0	Welcome to Everyday Wellness Podcast. I'm your host, Nurse Practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:07.0	This podcast is designed to educate, empower, and inspire you to achieve your health and wellness goals.
0:14.0	My goal and intent is to provide you with the best content and conversations from leaders in the
0:19.2	health and wellness industry each week and impact over a million lives.
0:23.4	Today I had distinct honor of connecting with Dr. Michael Bruce. He provided great insights into his background and how that evolved into becoming a sleep specialist.
0:41.2	We dove deep into the impact of chronotypes and genetics, as well as how movement can
0:47.9	influence our chronotype as well as other types of lifestyle strategies. We spoke at great length about melatonin as well as other
0:55.6	hormones including cortisol, serotonin, dopamine, lepton and others. We touched on biohacking as it relates to sleep quality, as well as the value of intermittent
1:07.6	fasting and eating less often. He cautioned us about orthosomia, as well as the net impact of napping on our sleep scores and
1:17.1	lastly we talked about some of his favorite items that he incorporates into his own sleep modalities and left me with a lot of things to think about.
1:28.6	I hope you will enjoy this podcast as much as I did recording it and you definitely want to check out Dr Bruce's book
1:35.0	The Power of When, which is probably my favorite of his but also his new book,
1:39.0	Energize.
1:40.0	I would love for you to share with listeners a bit about your background because it sounds like you started your
1:49.2	graduate education in one area and then pivoted into sleep physiology and so since everyone that
1:55.3	listens to my podcast knows how passionate I'm about sleep quality it's
1:59.4	completely serendipitous that I have you here today.
2:02.6	Well, let me tell you how I ended up becoming the sleep doctor.
2:06.6	So I went to Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York,
2:11.0	where I did my undergraduate studies, where I studied psychology.
2:14.7	After that, I went to Bryn Mawr, which is just outside of Philadelphia, where I did all of my
2:20.2	pre-meds in one year. That was a terrible, terrible year, just letting you know. There was nothing fun about. I mean, four pre-meds with lab all at the same time.
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