If you have not slept properly in years this episode is for you.
You lie down exhausted and your brain goes a million miles an hour. You wake at 3am for no reason and you are running on empty.
This week's guest on the Medical Disruptor, Dr. Daniella Marchetti, holds the highest credential in behavioral sleep medicine. She works with veterans at the VA and with women in private practice, and she noticed something that changed how she treats insomnia.
The gold standard treatment for getting a good night’s rest was built on men's sleep. Women's sleep is different. The hormone shifts are different. The daily load is different. And when treatment does not account for that, women drop out of it.
In this episode she explains why being wide awake and wired at night is usually not anxiety. It is your nervous system doing exactly what it was trained to do. We talk about how your sleep tracker may be making things worse by turning rest into a score you keep losing.
She explains what melatonin actually does, why the doses most people take are far too high, and what she recommends instead. She also shares the one question to ask a provider before you trust them with your sleep.
It’s time to get a good night’s sleep.
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Chapters
0:00 - Introduction
5:02 - Why Women Need a Different Sleep Treatment
9:13 - Are Wearables Making Your Sleep Worse?
16:47 - "Mom-somnia": Why a Mother's Sleep Changes
28:56 - Ambien, Lunesta and the Truth About Sleep Meds
32:30 - The Truth About Melatonin
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Website: https://daniellamarchetti.com
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