Jason McKeown and Michael Breus Explain How to Get the Best Rest | Health Theory

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Most people now know that getting good sleep is essential for healing, top performance, and mental health. But there are too many false ideas floating around about sleep. The old advice to just get eight hours of sleep doesn’t work for everyone. On this episode of Health Theory with Tom Bilyeu, guests Michael Breus (the Sleep Doctor) and Jason McKeown detail exactly how you can sleep more efficiently, understand your own chronotype, and develop a routine for getting ready for the best possible sleep.

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SHOW NOTES:

What can we do to be more efficient with our sleep? [1:11]

What are the four stages of sleep, and what’s going on in each stage? [2:54]

Michael explains why sleep consistency is so important [4:31]

Jason asks why the human body needs sleep at all [5:12]

The amount of sleep a person needs is mostly genetic [6:51]

Michael details an experiment everyone can do to find out how much sleep they need [8:02]

Michael tells the story of the client he couldn’t help [9:52]

Most people go through all four chronotypes over their lifetime [12:00]

Michael explains why most people’s chronotype changes as they age [14:08]

Jason describes how the brain recovers during sleep [14:53]

Michael explains why pharmaceutically induced sleep is harmful [17:52]