Sleep is My Waking Passion

Dr. Ashtaad Dalal SPILLS the Tea on Sleep Hacks Gone Wrong!


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🚨 WARNING: Your Oura Ring Might Be RUINING Your Sleep! 🚨

Get ready for a mind-bending conversation with Dr. Ashtaad Dalal, the sleep doc who's about to drop some SERIOUS truth bombs about the sleep industry's biggest lies! This Georgetown University sleep medicine expert and president of the DC Sleep Society is here to expose what's really going on behind those viral TikTok sleep hacks.

🔥 VIRAL MOMENTS YOU CAN'T MISS:

"Your smartwatch is making you an insomniac!" - Dr. Dalal reveals the shocking truth about "orthosomnia" - when your Oura Ring becomes your sleep's worst enemy!

"Mouth tape without sleep study = DANGEROUS!" - These docs are coming for the influencers who claim mouth tape can cure sleep apnea. Spoiler alert: It can't, and it might hurt you!

"Magnesium glycinate vs. citrate" - One helps you sleep, the other keeps you in the bathroom all night. Guess which is which?

"Eight Sleep: Bougie or Brilliant?" - $1,100 for a smart mattress? These sleep experts break down whether it's worth your rent money!

💊 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:

  • The real truth about magnesium glycinate, L-theanine, and other viral supplements
  • Why wearable sleep data might be making your insomnia WORSE
  • The only two times mouth tape is actually safe to use
  • Modius Sleep device review: Does a $1,100 headband actually work?
  • Why Eight Sleep has doctors excited (and your wallet nervous)
  • The temperature trick that could revolutionize your sleep tonight

🎪 THE GUEST:

Dr. Ashtaad Dalal isn't your average sleep doctor. This LSU-to-Georgetown success story is:

  • Board-certified in family practice AND sleep medicine
  • President of the DC Sleep Society (covering DC, Maryland, AND Virginia!)
  • AASM Advocacy Committee member fighting for sleep health policy
  • The tech-savvy doc who uses AI to streamline patient care

🌟 WHY THIS EPISODE IS UNMISSABLE:

Two sleep medicine powerhouses go head-to-head against the misinformation machine! Dr. Kole and Dr. Dalal aren't holding back as they expose the dark side of sleep influencer culture while revealing the devices and supplements that ACTUALLY work.

Perfect for: Anyone who's ever checked their sleep score at 3 AM, bought a supplement because of TikTok, or wondered if that $1,000 mattress pad is worth it!




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