#4: Sleep 101: Get to Sleep, Stay Asleep with Devin Burke

The Sovereign Health Podcast

Have you ever wanted to have a better night’s sleep? Tune in to this intimate conversation between CrowdHealth founder Andy Schooner and sleep expert and founder of the Sleep Science Academy Devin Burke for practical ways to improve the quality of your sleep. Devin provides helpful frameworks for understanding challenges such as sleep apnea and insomnia, improving sleep habits and why it’s important to measure and do the work address the root cause of sleep issues. Sleep is an integral part of taking control of your health and we’d love to hear if this conversation resonates with you.

To dive deeper with Devin, learn more about Sleep Science Academy at sleepscienceacademy.com and you can receive a free consultation.

Social media: @DevinBurkeWellness

YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/devinburke

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Time stamps:

00:00 - Highlights

00:31 - Introduction

00:50 - Sleepless pandemic root causes

5:20 - Classifications and definition of insomnia

7:30 - Characteristics and symptoms of sleep apnea vs insomnia

13:11 - What to do (and not to do) to stay asleep, get back to sleep

18:30 - Sleep cycles and stages

22:40 - Other effective “plans” in getting back to sleep

25:00 - Tips for falling asleep

30:00 - Check-in vs Check-out time - between dinner/drinking and going to bed

36:17 - Consistency is key and bedtime routines

42:30 - Downsides of not getting good sleep - What is enough?

49:10 - Importance of measuring sleep - key metrics?

54:15 - Tools we can use to get better sleep

57:36 - Pills and supplements - bandaids and placebos

1:04:34 - Putting in the work and tying it all together