Episode 429: Dr. Michael Breus: The Sleep Doctor on Transforming Sleep and Health with Simple Daily Habits

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen and Habit Nest

Education, Health & Fitness, Business, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship

4.4 • 763 Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Do you struggle to get a good night's sleep or maintain healthy habits? In this episode the Habits and Hustle podcast, I am joined by renowned sleep expert Dr. Michael Breus who reveals how making small changes to your daily routine can profoundly impact your sleep and overall well-being. We dive into the importance of waking up at the same time every day, staying hydrated, and making informed choices about water intake. We also discuss sleep disorders, the effects of alcohol and caffeine on sleep, and the role of supplements like magnesium. So tune in for practical, actionable advice that will improve your sleep and well-being. Michael Breus, Ph.D is a Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine and one of only 168 psychologists to pass the Sleep Medical Specialty Board without going to medical school. He holds a BA in Psychology from Skidmore College, and PhD in Clinical Psychology from The University of Georgia. Dr. Breus has been in private practice as a sleep doctor for nearly 25 years. Dr. Breus is a sought after lecturer and his knowledge is shared daily in major national media worldwide including Today, Dr. Oz, Oprah, and for fourteen years as the sleep expert on WebMD. Dr. Breus is also the bestselling author of The Power of When, The Sleep Doctor’s Diet Plan, Good Night!, and Energize! What We Discuss: (01:01) GLP-1 Drugs (06:34) Wellness Fundamentals for Better Health (18:11) Strategies for Better Sleep Quality (24:01) Improving Sleep Quality Without Medication (34:47) Exploring Supplements, Melatonin, and Dream Therapy (45:08) Navigating Different Sleep Habits in Relationships (50:54) Celebrity Sleep Strategies and Hydration (01:02:43) Optimizing Sleep Habits and Hacks (01:10:16) Sleep Tips for Kids and Hydration (01:18:58) Dream Therapy Insights and Tips …and more! Thank you to our sponsors: AquaTru: Get 20% off any purifier at aquatru.com with code HUSTLE Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off TruNiagen: Head over to truniagen.com and use code HUSTLE20 to get $20 off any purchase over $100. Magic Mind: Head over to www.magicmind.com/jen and use code Jen at checkout. BiOptimizers: Want to try Magnesium Breakthrough? Go to https://bioptimizers.com/jennifercohen and use promo code JC10 at checkout to save 10% off your purchase. Timeline Nutrition: Get 10% off your first order at timeline.com/cohen Air Doctor: Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code HUSTLE for up to $300 off and a 3-year warranty on air purifiers. Bio.me: Link to daily prebiotic fiber here, code Jennifer20 for 20% off. Momentous: Shop this link and use code Jen for 20% off Find more from Jen: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: https://www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagement Find more from Dr. Michael Breus: Website:https://sleepdoctor.com/ Books: https://sleepdoctor.com/books

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0:00.0	Hi, guys. It's Tony Robbins. You're listening to Habits and Hustle. Crush it.
0:06.3	You guys are in for a huge treat. We have one of our favorite guests ever on this podcast. His podcast has still be, I think you're still like the number one most downloaded podcast. That's why I keep on bringing you back because you bring it.
0:23.8	We have the sleep doctor.
0:26.0	Thank you, thank you.
0:27.0	Dr. Michael Bruce back on the podcast.
0:29.8	Thanks.
0:30.5	Thank you so much for coming back.
0:32.7	This is the three-peat, right?
0:33.8	It is a three-peat.
0:34.7	And you think, like, how much more information can you even know about sleep?
0:40.3	Fair question. Right? But you, like, but you cease to amaze every time you give, like, better and better, more concise, new information every time.
0:52.3	Well, it's interesting because sleep is such a new field in medicine
0:55.5	that there's like new things that we learn about all the time. I think that's one of the reasons
0:59.4	why I like the field so much is because I'm like this avid sleep nerd. I like read all the
1:04.5	literature, but it's something new happens, like something miraculously new happens, really quite often.
1:10.3	One of the things that I was
1:11.3	reading about recently, like current events in sleep, somebody was asking the question, is OZempic or
1:17.7	Majaro the next CPAP machine? So for folks out there who don't know what all this means, so for people
1:24.6	who have sleep apnea, which is a situation where your throat closes the middle of the night, a lot of people have to wear a mask
1:29.3	on their face, which pushes air down their throat,
1:31.6	to keep their throat open.
1:33.0	It's also a weight dependent situation in many cases.
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