How to Get the Best Sleep Ever ( From Someone Who Spent $45K on Sleep) With Matt Gallant

Episode Highlights With Matt How he was shot in a robbery He spent $45k on sleep and these are his main lessons Inexpensive things related to sleep that anyone can do: light, sleep environment, temperature, food timing How temperature drastically affects sleep Ways to improve deep sleep Why one hour of sleep is worth two hours (with some nuance) The reason when you work your body you tend to get more deep sleep and when you work your brain you tend to get more REM (and this is a good thing) During daylight savings, when we lose an hour of sleep, heart attacks go up by 24% and when we gain an hour, it goes down by 21% Why night shift work is classified as a carcinogen How not getting enough sleep leads to weight gain or loss of muscle mass Lack of sleep directly impacts hunger, willpower and more How blood sugar response changes from just one night of impaired sleep His top supplements for sleep: L-Theanine (in evening), magnesium, glycine, potassium, GABA A reason to consider taking potassium at night and how it can help minimize bathroom trips at night What to know about wearables and trackables for sleep HRV- what to know and understand and ways to improve it with float tanks, breathwork, and movement Why he sets an alarm for his sleep supplements and his bedtime A simple rule: 8 hours plus an hour for every hour of exercise Why sleep quality trumps sleep quantity Resources We Mention BiOptimizers Bon Charge red bulbs Essentia Mattress - Use code wellnessmama15 for discount Sleep.me - ChiliPad Eight Sleep - Use code Mama150 for a discount Oura Ring Levels NanoVi Power Sleep : The Revolutionary Program That Prepares Your Mind for Peak Performance by James Maas The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk M.D. Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behavior by Dr. David R. Hawkins