Why 8 Hrs of Sleep Might Be The Wrong Goal | New Study Has Me Pumped! - 1240

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Chalene Johnson

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🗓️ 24 October 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Sleep problems in women over 40 are real! In this episode, Chalene shares the latest sleep research showing why a consistent wake time can matter more than chasing eight hours and how cooling your actual bed can boost deep and REM sleep. She digs into perimenopause and menopause hormones that wreck sleep, the best natural sleep supplements, and real world tests of bed cooling systems. There is also a simple creatine protocol that can sharpen focus after a rough night. Practical, science backed, and easy to try tonight.

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🤓 What You Will Learn

How hormone shifts after 40 disrupt sleep
The one habit that predicts better sleep and health
Quick ways to cool your bed for deeper sleep
The most effective natural sleep supplements
A creatine plan for brain fog after poor sleep
When HRT makes sense and how to find providers

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HRT resources and provider directories

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🔥 Research:

Why Sleep Is Important

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/sleep/why-sleep-important#:~:text=as%20puberty%20approaches.-,Metabolism%20and%20sleep,Metabolic%20syndrome

What to Do if You Wake Up Tired Every Day

https://medresearch.umich.edu/research-news/what-do-if-you-wake-tired-every-day#:~:text=People%20who%20experience%20unrefreshing%20sleep,amounts%20of%20caffeine%20and%20alcohol.

Sleep Debt: The Hidden Cost of Insufficient Rest

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/sleep-debt-and-catch-up-sleep#:~:text=Sleep%20debt%20can%20quickly%20add,negative%20effects%20of%20sleep%20loss.

Enhanced conductive body heat loss during sleep increases slow-wave sleep and calms the heart

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-53839-x

Creatine Improves Cognitive Performance During Sleep Deprivation

https://www.fz-juelich.de/en/news/archive/press-release/2024/creatine-improves-cognitive-performance-during-sleep-deprivation?utm

Sleep regularity is a stronger predictor of mortality risk than sleep duration: A prospective cohort study

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37738616/

Optimal sleep timing revealed: a new perspective on reducing all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease-cause mortality in older adults

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40488264/

Irregular Sleep-Wake Cycles May Raise Heart Attack, Stroke Risk by 26%

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/irregular-sleep-wake-cycles-heart-attack-stroke-risk

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0:00.0	Nearly 60% of women over age 40 struggle with sleep disturbances.
0:05.0	I don't need to convince you that you need better sleep, that sleep is good for us.
0:10.0	It cleans our brains.
0:11.0	It helps us to focus.
0:12.0	It helps us to be more productive.
0:14.0	We look better.
0:15.0	We've got higher energy.
0:16.0	Like all things are better when we get adequate sleep.
0:19.0	I don't need to convince you of that. But I am so
0:21.8	excited to share with you today some like new research about sleep that makes me feel finally like,
0:27.8	okay, I can do this. This new research flips what scientists formally believed about the number of
0:35.2	hours that we needed. It kind of flips it on its head. And for those of us who struggle to get in the recommended number of hours that we needed, it kind of flips it on its head.
0:42.5	And for those of us who struggle to get in the recommended number of hours, this is some really good news. So if you're someone who has tried a million different ways to get better sleep,
0:47.0	this episode is for you.
0:49.6	In this episode, I'm going to share with you the new sleep research that's going to blow your
0:53.5	mind and it's going to be so easy, like to finally feel like a winner, like you've succeeded
0:59.1	when it comes to improving your sleep.
1:01.2	I'm also going to share with you some uncommon ways that you can fix your sleep, the top all-natural
1:05.9	supplements that will help you to follow sleep faster, stay asleep longer, and get more restorative sleep while you
1:11.9	are sleeping. I've also got a tip for you that might save you about $5,000 on your mattress.
1:17.2	And stay tuned because in this episode, I'm also going to share with you an exact recipe.
1:22.3	Supplements, new research that shows that by taking a higher dosage of this supplement, it mitigates the effects
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