Sleep Strategies: Which Supplements & Medications are Best for You? with Dr. Shane Creado
Change Your Brain Every Day
Dr Daniel Amen
4.7 • 2K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2019
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Although CBT for insomnia is the most effective treatment method for sleep-related issues, for some people it may not be enough. Certain supplements and medications can certainly help, but it's important to be armed with the right information. In the last episode of this series on sleep issues with Dr. Shane Creado, Dr. Amen and Tana Amen fill you in on the proper supplements and meds (and dosages!) you should be using to get those Z's.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Brain Warriors Way podcast. I'm Dr. Daniel Aeman and I'm Tanna Aeman. In our podcast we provide you with the tools you need to become a warrior for the health of your brain and body. |
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| 0:49.2 | Welcome back. Thanks so much. We've had such a good time with Dr. Criato. He's a treasure for us and a wonderful resource for you. |
| 0:59.0 | So in this last session and we did this purposefully that medications are not the first |
| 1:07.3 | thing you should do. The first thing you should do is really understand why you're |
| 1:11.3 | having trouble and then fix that if you can fix the structure, |
| 1:18.4 | fix your thoughts, fix your routine. |
| 1:20.9 | Yes. |
| 1:21.9 | But supplements can actually be very helpful. |
| 1:25.0 | And we like to do supplements first and then medications. |
| 1:30.0 | So walk us through your thought process on supplements and medications for sleep-related issues. |
| 1:40.0 | Okay. Now, if we first to all address these behavioral strategies, the sleep |
| 1:45.8 | hygiene, the bedroom, and we're making sure that there's no serious |
| 1:49.5 | underlying issues like sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, then we talk about some |
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