The Wellness Mama Podcast

How Your Sleeping Position Affects Your Health with Dr. Peter Martone


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Episode Highlights With Dr. Martone

  • How he raised a deer! 
  • The real truth on the optimal sleep position and why we can have trouble sleeping that way
  • Best sleep posture tips and how to benefit from them
  • Sleeping on the left side during pregnancy and how to get back to good sleep posture after birth- is it really true not to sleep on the back during pregnancy?
  • The reasons we toss and turn at night: pain, safety, and how to fix it
  • You are really only in control of how you fall asleep so to give yourself the best chance of staying asleep, you want to master falling asleep
  • How breath and respiration affects sleep
  • The vagus nerve controls 80% of the parasympathetic nervous system and how to support it during sleep
  • Other ways to support the vagus nerve
  • How to use scent to improve sleep and induce deeper states of relaxation
  • Why we need more sleep in the winter and how this can help the immune system
  • Your heart is one of the only organs that can metabolize cortisol in high doses so things like exercise and sauna can help regulate cortisol 
  • One hour of sleep before midnight is worth two after
  • The real deal on alcohol and the impact for sleep
  • His take on melatonin and how/when to use it or not
  • Don't think yourself to sleep. Instead, remember yourself to sleep and how to use memory to help yourself sleep better (cool tip)
  • What it means when we do and don't remember our dreams

Resources We Mention

  • Dr. Peter Martone - website - Use code Katie15 for a discount
  • Oura Ring
  • Magnesium for better sleep
  • Dreamland Baby
  • Book: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
  • Book: The Zig Zag Principle by Rich Christiansen
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