How Your Sleeping Position Affects Your Health with Dr. Peter Martone

Episode Highlights With Dr. Martone How he raised a deer! The real truth on the optimal sleep position and why we can have trouble sleeping that way Best sleep posture tips and how to benefit from them Sleeping on the left side during pregnancy and how to get back to good sleep posture after birth- is it really true not to sleep on the back during pregnancy? The reasons we toss and turn at night: pain, safety, and how to fix it You are really only in control of how you fall asleep so to give yourself the best chance of staying asleep, you want to master falling asleep How breath and respiration affects sleep The vagus nerve controls 80% of the parasympathetic nervous system and how to support it during sleep Other ways to support the vagus nerve How to use scent to improve sleep and induce deeper states of relaxation Why we need more sleep in the winter and how this can help the immune system Your heart is one of the only organs that can metabolize cortisol in high doses so things like exercise and sauna can help regulate cortisol One hour of sleep before midnight is worth two after The real deal on alcohol and the impact for sleep His take on melatonin and how/when to use it or not Don't think yourself to sleep. Instead, remember yourself to sleep and how to use memory to help yourself sleep better (cool tip) What it means when we do and don't remember our dreams Resources We Mention Dr. Peter Martone - website - Use code Katie15 for a discount Oura Ring Magnesium for better sleep Dreamland Baby Book: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand Book: The Zig Zag Principle by Rich Christiansen