In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Michael Breus (The Sleep Doctor) to discuss the connection between quality sleep and weight loss, how to find the sleep schedule that works best for your body, what you can do to sleep better tonight, and much more.

“Sleep is a lot like love, the less you look for it, the more it shows up,” Dr. Michael Breus

Topics Include: 

• Why we crave low-quality food when sleep-deprived
• How sleep deprivation changes the body
• A five-step sleep plan to support weight loss
• Sleep hacks for insomniacs
• Sleep chronotypes
• Intermittent Fasting
• Sleep hygiene
• An evening routine for better sleep
• And other topics...

Michael J. Breus, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist and both a Diplomat of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a Fellow of The American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have passed the Sleep Medical Speciality board without going to Medical School. Dr. Breus was recently named the top sleep specialist in California by Reader’s Digest, and one of the  10 most influential people in sleep.. Dr. Breus is on the clinical advisory board of  The Dr. Oz Show.  

For over 14 years Dr. Breus served as the Sleep Expert for WebMD. Dr. Breus also writes The Insomnia Blog and can be found regularly on Psychology Today, and Sharecare. 

Dr. Breus has been interviewed on CNN, Oprah, The View, Anderson Cooper, Rachel Ray, Fox and Friends, The Doctors, Joy Behar, The CBS Early Show, The Today Show, and Kelly and Michael.

Resource Mentioned:
The Power of When By Dr. Michael Breus
The Sleep Doctors Diet By Dr. Michael Breus
Find out your sleep type at Chronoquiz.com
Website: The Sleep Doctor
Dr. Michael on Instagram