Sleep By Shea

Have you ever wondered how healthy you REALLY are? Is there a way to know what's really going on in our bodies? If you know your body, you can own your health! On this episode of Sleep By Shea, Shea is joined by Phil Hayes St Clair, Founder of Drop Bio Health, who is delving into the ways our habits, including our sleep, impact our health. Phil chats about how understanding your body can improve your sleep, and in turn, how your sleep improves your health. Phil shares the importance of knowing YOUR body (because we're all unique!) and understanding the source of your tiredness. Phil also speaks to Shea about the affects of sleep deprivation on our wellbeing and how our blood can tell us how well we are really sleeping.

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Beauty starts from within. The guest on today's episode of Sleep By Shea lives by this phrase! In this episode, Shea is joined by Anna Mitsios, Founder of Edible Beauty to chat about sleep and inner beauty. Anna's mission through Edible Beauty is to create beauty products clean enough you would eat. Anna touches on clean beauty, the importance of what we put in and on our body and skin in relation to our sleep and broader health, and how a good night's sleep really does help us to shine, looking and feeling our best! Anna shares her favourite Edible Beauty products in her nighttime skincare routine and explains why we should try them too! Beauty that works while we sleep? Yes please!

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Is sleep ACTUALLY a superpower? Recently we've been focusing on unlocking our sleep superpower for a better mind and body. Sleep underpins everything (and we mean everything!) in our lives. If you're looking for the answer to all the questions you have about how sleep WILL change your life for the better, this is the episode you've been waiting for! Shea is joined again by the world's leading sleep doctor, Dr Michael Breus, for his take on how sleep can be our real-life superpower. We're not biased, but there is a really simple solution to one of the 21st centuries greatest public health challenges worldwide: better sleep.

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Have you got your beauty sleep? A commonly used phrase, but perhaps one we don't realise is actually science backed! Sleep has a direct link to our appearance, and a lack of sleep manifests in puffy eyes, dark circles, dull skin and more. On this episode of The Goodnight Show, Shea is joined by founder of Vanessa Megan skincare, Vanessa Lyndon, to chat about the link between sleep, our skin and beauty. Vanessa's Natraceutical range is formulated using natural, wild harvested and bio-available ingredients whilst also being vegan, cruelty free, organic and sustainable - often a rare find in skincare and beauty products! Vanessa uncovers how she is redefining natural beauty, why she uses essential oils in her products, and most importantly, explains the connection between our sleep and our appearance.

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Exercise, diet, and sleep. Are we utilising all three of these key health pillars? Often we prioritise exercise and diet due to the obvious impacts they have on health. They are tangible things and changes we can make relatively easily. Maintaining a good diet and frequent exercise routine is great - but without a healthy sleep schedule, we will never achieve optimal wellbeing. On this episode of The Goodnight Show, Shea is joined by Women's Health and Hormone Nutritionist, Solaine Douglas to discuss how sleep and nutrition impact each other, and the role our hormones play in our ability to get a good night's sleep. Solaine provides an insight into how a lack of sleep can directly impact our diet choices and exercise routine, and why it is crucial to sleep well each night. Our overall health comes down to 3 key things - how we maintain good sleep, which leads to healthy diet, and energy for exercise.

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Hot flushes, night sweats, weight gain. If you're going through menopause, these 3 things are at the forefront of your mind, at least a few times a day. 85% of women experience sleep disrupting hot flushes or night sweats during menopause. A decline in estrogen causes these symptoms while decreasing progesterone levels also affect the body's production of melatonin (AKA the sleep hormone). So how can you get good quality sleep as your body makes these hormonal change? On this episode of The Goodnight Show, Shea is joined by Dr Joanna Sharp, a Specialist GP with an interest in women's health and menopause and an online practitioner for Juniper, to discuss all things sleep and menopause! Shea and Joanna discuss why women have difficulty sleeping during menopause, how a lack of sleep can worsen menopause symptoms in a vicious cycle, and the burning question: how to sleep better through menopause!

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How much sleep do you really need? We are often told to get our 9 hours of Zzz's but as we age and our bodies change, the amount of sleep we actually need changes too. Introducing the Sleep Calculator! On this episode of The Goodnight Show, we are joined once again by Dr Michael Breus, The Sleep Doctor, to discuss finding the ideal sleep time and schedule for your body and age. Sleep is individual, so what feels right for you, may not feel right to someone else. Taking into consideration your lifestyle and chronotype will affect your ideal sleep and wake time. Michael speaks with Shea about how our sleep needs change as we age, how sleep differs for men and women and how we can target our ideal sleep and wake time for maximum sleep efficiency.

Connect with Dr Michael Breus on Instagram @thesleepdoctor and his website thesleepdoctor.com.

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Did you know that sleeping well could be the key to reaching your weightloss goal? Poor sleep is associated with increased oxidative stress, glucose (blood sugar) intolerance (a precursor to diabetes), and insulin resistance. Scary right! Don't let that keep you up at night - on this episode of The Goodnight Show, Shea speaks to Anna from The Biting Truth to uncover the relationship between sleep and diet, and how we can improve our overall health and wellbeing by eating and sleeping well.

Follow Anna on Instagram @thebitingtruth and her website thebitingtruth.com

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Have your hormones been a little out of whack lately? Hormonal imbalances are quite common in women and can cause or worsen insomnia, mood fluctuations, anxiety and depression. In other words, your hormones could be stopping you from getting the good night's sleep you need! On this episode of The Goodnight Show, Meah Robertson, accredited Naturopath and founder of Fem21, joins Shea to chat about hormones, your sleep, and how you can restore the balance for optimal health and wellbeing.

Follow Meah on Instagram @fem21 or her website fem21.com

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Did you know that about 70% of students are not getting enough sleep to meet our national sleep guidelines? With increased pressures and stress put on our students, it's no wonder they aren't getting the restorative sleep they need! Sleep deprivation reduces cognitive abilities and harms performance through decreased attention, impaired memory, slow processing and reduced creativity. In this week's episode, Shea covers her top 5 sleep hacks for students, and why skipping the late night study cram and heading to bed will be better than an all-nighter every time!

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