About this episode

Brittany Ford shares her comprehensive sleep protocol, focusing on improving sleep quality through nutrition, supplements, and lifestyle changes.

In this episode, I'm giving you the full sleep protocol I built for myself and for the women I work with. Not just how to sleep longer, but how to make the hours you actually get deeper, more restorative, and more efficient. Even if you have a kid in your bed. Even if you are perimenopausal and running hot. Even if you have been broken for years. I share the exact protein-before-bed hack that ended my 3 AM wake-ups, the caffeine half-life math (why your 2 PM coffee is still in your system at 10 PM), why I do not recommend melatonin for most women, the 3 sleep peptides I trust the most (DSIP, Epitalon, Selank), and the fringe biohacks that actually move the needle. If you'd like to work with me, you can book a free call here . Timestamps: 02:15 - Housekeeping: one-on-one consults are open 05:20 - Why broken sleep is physiological, not a willpower problem 07:50 - The 3 AM wake-up: cortisol, blood sugar, and the Chinese medicine organ clock 10:30 - Sleep architecture (deep sleep first half, REM second half) 12:20 - What good sleep looks like for a woman + how to track it (Oura Ring) 15:15 - The truth about melatonin (why more is not better) 17:30 - The hormone cascade: tryptophan…

People in this episode

Host: Brittany Ford

Topics covered

• sleep protocol
• biohacking
• nutrition
• supplements
• sleep health

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Oura Ring, melatonin, DSIP, Epitalon, Selank

Places: Chinese medicine

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