Men Talking Mindfulness

Learn to Sleep Better and Longer - guest Dr. Nita Shattuck

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We all want to get better more effective sleep... join us as we discuss this with sleep expert, Dr. Nita Shattuck, professor at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and faculty member of the NPS Human Systems Integration Program.  Contact Nita here: [email protected] https://www.linkedin.com/in/nita-lewis-shattuck-889b9514 Timestamps:  3:00 Introducing Dr. Nita Shattuck 7:00 Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice 9:30 What on earth is a Chronobiologist? 11:45 Nothing makes you appreciate sleep more than being a new parent 12:30 Circadian Rhythm, much more than a dance step 16:00 Don’t operate heavy machinery under the influence of sleep deprivation 16:30 Five and Dime Schedule 19:00 Circadian Watch Bill 23:30 Sleep: What’s the magic number? 26:00 You snooze. . .  you win? 28:30 Are you injury prone or just tired? 30:00 The number one weight loss trick you need to try today 33:00 How do we recover from sleep deprivation? 37:30 Sleep medication - the pros and cons 39:30 Get your mind to work for you, not against you 43:40 Sleep Cycles and why you need all 8 hours 48:00 Toxic Masculinity strikes again 52:00 Prepping for Sleep 59:30 Trauma and sleep 1:02:30 Reading in bed 1:05:00 Breathing for sleep? 1:09:00 Lighting the way to a better sleep 1:16:00 Will leads Closing Grounding Practice Please leave us a review here: https://lovethepodcast.com/0dH9Eo Opening and closing Music: Malecon by Soyb & Amine Maxwell https://soundcloud.com/soybmusic https://soundcloud.com/aminemaxwell Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/al-malecon Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/xbWzYbtMgIE