For a generation raised to admire endurance, Dr. Nicole Moyen makes the case for sleep as a daily form of biological respect. In this conversation, she and David look at why body clocks become more important with age, why sleep regularity may matter more than people think, and why the 3 a.m. wakeup has become such a familiar midlife complaint. Nicole explains the science behind core temperature, deep sleep, REM, light sleep, glucose regulation, hot flashes, sleep apnea, and cardiovascular recovery, including Eight Sleep’s research on temperature regulation for peri- and postmenopausal women. The episode gives listeners a practical framework for thinking about the bedroom as an environment that can either support recovery or work against it.

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Key Moments

“So I would say this is like the forgotten biological lever or key to good quality sleep.”

“And we saw that just sleeping on the pod with active temperature regulation throughout the night reduced hot flashes by 56 % on average.”

“Well, your body is essentially paralyzed. Your muscles are paralyzed during REM sleep. And your temperature regulation is also impaired during REM sleep.”

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