3 Mistakes That Destroy Your Sleep, Energy & Focus (with Dr. Breus, The Sleep Doctor)
Made To Thrive
Kris Carr
5 • 702 Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Ever feel like those trendy wellness hacks aren't giving you the results you want? That's probably because you're overlooking some far more basic – and powerful – fundamentals in your daily life that when done right, can unlock the key to sorting out nearly every other area of your life. That's right: sleeping, drinking water, and breathing. Sounds too simple, right?
Today I'm diving deep into these fundamentals with Dr. Michael Breus, known worldwide as The Sleep Doctor. He's here to reveal how these three basic behaviors can revolutionize your health – and why so many of us are doing them wrong without even knowing it. If you're feeling overwhelmed by the latest wellness trends, exhausted from chasing the next big thing, or just plain tired of being tired, this conversation is your wake-up call. Whether you're dealing with fatigue, stress, brain fog, or just feeling stuck in your wellness journey, Dr. Breus shares practical, easy-to-implement strategies that will change how you think about health. From understanding your sleep chronotype to learning the proper way to hydrate and breathe, we're getting back to basics in the most powerful way.
WE DISCUSS
(00:01:35): Why wellness has gotten too complicated and how to simplify it
(00:13:45): Understanding your sleep chronotype (Lion, Bear, Wolf, or Dolphin)
(00:24:08): How to enjoy alcohol without destroying your sleep
(00:29:34): The "Power Down Hour" technique for better sleep
(00:31:40): Proper hydration techniques
(00:40:36): The science of breathing and anxiety reduction
(00:49:19): Understanding sleep apnea and treatment options
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- Sleep, Drink, Breathe by Dr. Michael Breus
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| 0:00.0 | You know, I used to think that I needed the latest superfood, the trendiest workout, and an |
| 0:05.6 | overflowing supplement cabinet to be healthy. Maybe you have felt that way too, overwhelmed by all |
| 0:12.6 | the must-do wellness trends that seem to multiply every time you open social media. But what if |
| 0:19.5 | the key to feeling better isn't about adding more to your |
| 0:23.0 | plate, but mastering the basics we do every single day? Today's guest, Dr. Michael Bruce, |
| 0:32.3 | known worldwide as the sleep doctor, says wellness has gotten way too complicated. In his new book, |
| 0:39.4 | Sleep, Drink, Breathe, he reveals how three simple behaviors we do automatically, sleeping, |
| 0:45.2 | drinking, water, and breathing can transform our health when done right. And guess what? |
| 0:51.6 | Many of us are doing them wrong without even knowing. Whether you're struggling with |
| 0:57.2 | fatigue, stress, brain fog, or just feeling stuck in your wellness journey, this conversation is |
| 1:03.5 | going to change how you think about health. Let's dive in with Dr. Michael Bruce. |
| 1:14.4 | Welcome to Made to Thrive. |
| 1:23.6 | I'm your host, New York Times bestselling author Chris Carr, and it's my mission to help you feel better, live bolder, and create a more meaningful life. |
| 1:25.6 | Let's get started, my friend. Welcome to the show, Dr. Bruce. Thanks for having me. |
| 1:34.1 | I'm excited to be here. I'm such a fan, as I said to you, and I really love your new book, |
| 1:39.0 | sleep, drink, breathe. And as we were talking a little bit before we started recording, |
| 1:45.9 | I appreciate how practical it is and how grounded it is and how easy it is to understand, but also implement. And so |
| 1:52.6 | we're going to focus on a lot of things because there's so much goodness in this book, |
| 1:56.8 | but I'd love to start with why this book and why now. Right. So it's just getting complicated out there. I was reading a book of my dear friend |
| 2:07.7 | Joe Polish and he wrote this book called Life Gives to the Giver. And it's all about being in |
| 2:14.0 | service and kind of what is your next move and things like that. And it's very apropos for kind of my time in life. And I'm reading through it and he talked about and kind of what is your next move and things like that and it's very |
| 2:17.8 | apropos for kind of my time in life and I'm reading through it and he talked about this concept |
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