Tired Of Being Tired?! READ THIS.
From Boot Camp Challenge by Lori Patterson
December 16, 2020 · 41 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of sleep and its impact on various aspects of health with Dr. Joseph Ojile.
You can't cheat sleep. Over the years, we've learned to sacrifice sleep. I'll just stay up later, I'll wake up earlier… But, you're actually sacrificing so much more than your sleep. By shortchanging your sleep, you are compromising: Your mood Your performance Your hormonal balance Even your immunity And, so much more… We sat down and talked with Dr. Joseph Ojile of the Clayton Sleep Institute in St. Louis and learned some things that will change the way you think about sleep. First, start thinking of sleep as a pitcher of water. When you go to sleep at night, your pitcher is empty. While you sleep, you are filling up that pitcher with water, or energy. As you go throughout your day, you are emptying out that pitcher. If you are sleep deprived, you are pouring from an empty cup. If you are constantly moving around your sleep/wake times, your hormones can't keep up. They're misaligned. It's as if you got on a plane and flew to Paris. You've effectively given yourself jet lag and you didn't even get to see the Eiffel Tower. Dr. Ojile gave us so much great intel, including: The positive results they've seen from low dose melatonin (Exactly how much to take and when to take it) How…
People in this episode
Guest: Dr Joseph Ojile
Topics covered
- sleep
- health
- performance
- hormonal balance
- immunity
- weight loss
Keywords
- melatonin
- sleep deprivation
- jet lag
- stress
Mentioned in this episode
Products: low dose melatonin
Places: St. Louis, Paris
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