Dr. Michael Breus has spent 26 years studying why we can't sleep — and has helped everyone from Fortune 500 CEOs to Olympic athletes fix it.
In this episode of Change Wired, "The Sleep Doctor" breaks down the one habit that matters more than eight hours, why every human on Earth wakes up between 1 and 3am, and what to do about it to sleep well tonight.
Even Michael isn't immune — he only discovered his own sleep apnea 6 months ago, and he's using the exact tools he tells his patients to use.
In this episode:
- The single sleep habit Michael says matters more than anything else — and it's not 8 hours
- The biology of why you wake up between 1–3am every night (and what to do when you do)
- His "don't go pee, don't check the clock" protocol for falling back asleep fast
- The military breathing technique that quiets a racing mind
- Why CEOs who sleep 5 hours make worse decisions — and the "worry journal" trick Michael uses with them
- The cost of a sleepless workforce — it's not just tiredness, it's presenteeism
- His "3-15s" morning routine and "3-2-1" nutrition rule for better sleep tonight
- How to beat jet lag using light, caffeine, melatonin and napping — in a specific order
- What's next in sleep medicine: a pill for sleep apnea, GLP-1s, and redefining diagnosis for women
... and so much more!😀
Grab a notebook — this one's full of things you'll want to try tonight!
About Dr. Michael Breus
Dr. Michael J. Breus, PhD, is a double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have taken and passed the Sleep Medicine boards without going to medical school. He is also the founder of sleepdoctor.com.
Dr. Breus is the author of 4 books. His newest, "Energize! Go From Dragging Ass to Kicking It in 30 Days" (2021), adds the concepts of movement and intermittent fasting to his famous Sleep Chronotypes, and was named one of the top books of 2021 by The Today Show. His third book, The Power of When (2017), is a groundbreaking biohacking book proving there is a perfect time to do everything, based on your biological chronotype — whether you're an early bird or a night owl — drawing on more than 200 research studies.
Dr. Breus is an expert resource for most major publications, doing more than 400 interviews a year, including Oprah, Dr. Oz, The Doctors, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He has been in private practice for 23 years and was named Top Sleep Doctor of Los Angeles by Reader's Digest.
Learn more about and connect with Dr Michael Breus' work:
https://sleepdoctor.com/changewired
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