The Sleep Detective podcast: why you can't sleep and how to fix it
By Martha Lewis
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Episodes: 241
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Can't fall asleep?
Or stay asleep?
Tried everything?
In this podcast, sleep expert and functional health coach Martha Lewis gets into the science of why you can't sleep in both your body and your mind. She tells you how to find the root cause of your sleep issues so you can sleep well naturally. She talks about what to do when you can't fall asleep, natural remedies for insomnia, why you have trouble sleeping, and what causes chronic trouble sleeping.
If you've tried everything and you still can't sleep, this podcast is for you. You are meant to sleep well! and you can cure your insomnia!
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214: How To End Morning Fatigue and Afternoon Energy Crashes: 3 Hidden Energy Killers
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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213: Why Your Mind Races at Night - 4 Hidden Body Imbalances Keeping You Awake
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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212: The Productivity Sleep Crisis: Why One Less Hour of Sleep Costs You 2 Hours of Productivity (And How to Fix It)
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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211. How to Stop Needing THC for Sleep - Steve's Sleep Breakthrough Session
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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210. Why You Wake Up at 3AM Every Night (+ The 3 Hidden Causes Your Doctor Missed)
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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209. From 11 Years of Chronic Insomnia to Sleeping Without Anxiety: How Functional Lab Testing Changed Everything-Mark’s story
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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208. 4 Sleep Supplements That Actually Work (NOT Magnesium or Melatonin) - After Testing Hundreds of Clients
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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207. The 5-Minute Technique to Stop Racing Thoughts At Night: EFT Tapping for Sleep w/ Julie Schiffman
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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206. The possible missing root cause of your sleep issues-Meryl's sleep breakthrough session
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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205. The Surprising Connection Between High Cholesterol and Sleep Issues
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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204. Why you’re only sleeping 5-7 hours a night
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May 28, 2025 |
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203. How a mom is excited for bedtime again and sleeps 7 ½ hours a night-Jane's success story
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May 21, 2025 |
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202. What's CAUSING Your Seasonal Allergies AND Insomnia?
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May 14, 2025 |
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201. Sleep tips for when sleep hygiene & CBTi don't work-Sleep Breakthrough session with Maggie
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May 07, 2025 |
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200. Is Your Sleep Being RUINED By These Hidden Issues?
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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199. ONE Simple Mindset Trick CHANGED My Sleep Forever!
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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198. How to get your libido back
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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197. For MEN: How sex hormones affect sleep
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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196. When HRT and adrenal support aren't enough to sleep well-Sleep Breakthrough session with Zenia
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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195. How a teacher and a mom got off Trazodone and sleeps 7-8 hours a night in 2 months
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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194. The simple formula for 7+ hours of restful sleep
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Mar 29, 2025 |
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193. Unconventional first steps for better sleep
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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192. 6 unique hacks to do when you can't sleep (and 3 things not to do!)
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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191. How to fix your mood swings and improve your mental health
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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190. The #1 way to prevent dementia -fix your sleep!
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Mar 15, 2025 |
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189. How a dad and spiritual coach fixed his gut and got off sleep meds in 2 months-David's story
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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188. Why your healthy lifestyle isn't solving your sleep issues-Sleep Breakthrough session with Abraham
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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187. How strenuous exercise can ruin sleep and what to do instead
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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186. Why your supplements aren’t working for sleep, energy, focus, digestion, etc. (and what will)
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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185. 3 simple steps to change your thoughts about sleep so you can sleep well
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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184. How lose your belly fat in 30 days
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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183. The 5 most common hidden health issues affecting your sleep and longevity
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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182. 3 ways to deal with waking up in the middle of the night-Sleep Breakthrough session with Sunil
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Feb 15, 2025 |
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181. How you can get better sleep and lose weight while going through tough times (divorce, loss, moving, etc.)
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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180. 5 unconventional sleep tips for 2025
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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179. How to find the right diet for YOUR body and deep sleep
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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178. When is it time to get help with your sleep?
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Jan 22, 2025 |
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177. How the MTHFR gene & methylation affect sleep
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Official Trailer: The Sleep Detective podcast with Martha Lewis
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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176. What Paul did to stop waking up at 3am and run a half marathon at his best time ever
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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175. Top 4 things I learned to overcome my own sleep issues
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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174. The 4 steps to consistently sleep 7+ hours uninterrupted in 2025
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Dec 26, 2024 |
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173. How to calm your nervous system so you can sleep well!
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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172. How to sleep well during the holidays
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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171. The 4 lab tests that will find why you aren’t sleeping normally
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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170. Why you’re waking up at 3am
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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169. 5 Traps to avoid with chronic insomnia
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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BONUS. 4 Reasons why nothing has worked to help you sleep SO FAR
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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BONUS. The 4 functional lab tests that will show WHY you can’t sleep even if your blood work is normal
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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BONUS. How to consistently sleep 7+ hours
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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168. Seven critical mistakes most people with insomnia don’t know they're making
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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BONUS. How Jane slept 7.5 hours straight for the first time in years
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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BONUS. How to get off sleeping pills and still sleep well
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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BONUS. Get to the root cause of your sleep issues so you can stop spending money on medical bills
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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BONUS. Why you're anxious, depressed and can't sleep
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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167. How to sleep better and make your insomnia the best thing that ever happened to you!
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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BONUS. How an architect lost 15 lbs and got his energy, creativity and confidence back by fixing his sleep
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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BONUS. Why you're tired during the day and wired at night
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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BONUS. What happens when you sleep less than 7 hours a night
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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BONUS. How I overcame insomnia
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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BONUS. Why you're only sleeping 5-6 hours a night
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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166. What lab tests will show why you can’t sleep
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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BONUS. How Natayla is sleeping 6 hours straight in 2 months
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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BONUS. There's more than 1 reason why you can't sleep
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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BONUS. How to stop peeing at night
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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BONUS. The bottom-line truth about why you can't sleep and how to fix it
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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BONUS. How Simone went from wired and tired to falling asleep easily
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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165. Your 5 options for overcoming insomnia
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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BONUS. Why you don't feel sleepy anymore
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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BONUS. The 4 simple steps to consistently sleep well without drugs
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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164. Four reasons why nothing has worked to help you sleep
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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163. Why stress hormones are high at night (and how to lower them so you can sleep!)
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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162. How your genes impact your sleep
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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161. Mold toxicity could be causing your insomnia
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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160. How heavy metals ruin sleep
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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159. How mineral imbalances (like magnesium) can cause Insomnia
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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158. How neurotransmitters in your brain affect sleep
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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157. Your liver could be sabotaging your sleep
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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156. Is hormone imbalance causing your insomnia?
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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BONUS. Samantha’s Journey From Band-Aid Sleep Fixes To Sleeping 7-9 Hours A Night
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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155. Three ways an unhealthy gut causes insomnia
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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154: What you need to know about high and low blood sugar and sleep
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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153. How your diet and food sensitivities (especially gluten and dairy) cause inflammation and affect sleep
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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152. How sleep and inflammation work together to help you sleep or sabotage your sleep
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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151. The truth about why your mind is racing (sleep anxiety) and how to calm it so you can sleep
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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150. Why the medical system can’t solve your insomnia (and how functional medicine can)
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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149. I want to sleep but my body won't let me! Why your blood work is "normal" but you still can't sleep
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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148. Why sleep hygiene and sleep self-care doesn’t work
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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147. Why can't I sleep? The bottom-line truth about why you can't sleep and how to fix it
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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146. How stress and cortisol affect sleep
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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145. How sleep anxiety in your mind and imbalances in your body cause insomnia
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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144. The only way to “cure” insomnia
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May 29, 2024 |
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143. Solving insomnia means getting through the day effortlessly (John’s story)
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May 22, 2024 |
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142. The 5 phases of overcoming insomnia
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May 15, 2024 |
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141. From high stress and insomnia to becoming a sleep expert with Claudine Francois
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May 08, 2024 |
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140. How cortisol sabotages weight loss, your thyroid, and your sleep!
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May 01, 2024 |
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139. My worst mistakes with insomnia
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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138. How to feel your feelings so they don’t break down your body and sabotage your sleep
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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137. Brad’s journey to 7+ hours of uninterrupted sleep
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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136. The truth about adrenal fatigue and what it means for your sleep
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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135. How your poop shows why you can’t sleep
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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134. How to sleep 7+ hours uninterrupted in perimenopause
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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133. Why you’re PEEING at night
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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132. How chakras can help you sleep well with Deidre Norman
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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131. A ground-breaking tool to control your mind for better sleep, success and happiness
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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130. From barely sleeping and visiting 6+ doctors to finally sleeping well (Jamie’s sleep transformation)
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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129. 3 necessary steps to overcome insomnia
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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128. 3 Essentials for Deep & Peaceful Sleep
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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127. Unique sleep challenges for entrepreneurs and high achievers
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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126. The little-known link between H. pylori and sleep
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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125. 6 Common Causes of Insomnia For MEN
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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124. Parasites and sleep: what you need to know
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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123. How to breathe for your best sleep
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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122. What your insomnia is trying to tell you
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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121. How to finally solve your sleep mystery
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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120. How to sleep better during the holidays
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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119. Travel sleep tips
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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118. Sleep deprivation, cortisol and hunger with Martha Lewis and Victoria Yates
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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117. Benzos, sleep and withdrawal: what you need to know
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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116. Don’t let burnout sabotage your sleep with Julie Lamb
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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115: How toxins sabotage your sleep
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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108: Are EMFs affecting your sleep with Chris Henderson
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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114. How Laurie overcame insomnia after 20 years
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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113. Why you feel like you can’t handle stress!
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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112. Waking up at 3am? Julia’s sleep breakthrough session
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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111. Is histamine causing your sleep issues?
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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110: Zero health issues for the first time in years-Andrea's story
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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109: Does cannabis help or hurt your sleep?
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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107: Why stress hormones are high at night (and how to lower them so you can sleep!)
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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106: Mold causing insomnia? Joseph’s sleep breakthrough session
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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105: What triggers insomnia?
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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104: Can’t sleep? Both your body and mind are causing your insomnia
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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103: Client Success! From 5 to 8 hours of sleep a night-Wes' story of commitment and perseverance
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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102: Five Hidden Causes of Insomnia in your body
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Arefaine: a Sleep Breakthrough session
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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101: How brain inflammation affects your sleep
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Bonus: Sleep better at night with these 10 essential daily activities
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Bonus: How to deal with sleep deprivation the next day
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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100: The bottom-line truth about why you can't sleep and how to fix it
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Bonus: Sleep Better Jumpstart program
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Bonus: Going through a bout of insomnia? Here's what to do!
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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Bonus: The Sleep Detective podcast-why I changed the name and what to expect!
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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99: How to figure out the best diet for sleep for your body
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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98: How to stabilize your blood sugar to sleep better quickly
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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97: Find out why you can't sleep with these 4 functional lab tests
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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96: The 3 keys to improve your sleep: Part 3 epigenetics
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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95: The 3 keys to improve your sleep: Part 2, Your Mind
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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94: The 3 keys to improve your sleep: Part 1: Your Body
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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93: How to sleep better and make your insomnia the best thing that ever happened to you!
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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92: The 6 most important things I do every day for great sleep
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May 31, 2023 |
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91: 7 Critical mistakes most insomniacs don’t know they’re making.
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May 24, 2023 |
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90: 3 reasons why insomnia is so hard to overcome
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May 17, 2023 |
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89: The most effective way to address insomnia and mental health together with Tina Salicco-Jackson
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May 10, 2023 |
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88: Use this powerful exercise to sleep more peacefully
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May 03, 2023 |
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87: 3 hacks to find your ideal bedtime for better sleep
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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86: Truth bomb: Is the water you're drinking destroying your sleep?
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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85: A novel way to reduce pain so you can sleep better with Dr. Alissa Wolfe
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Apr 12, 2023 |
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84: 15 reasons why it's so hard to be healthy and sleep well!
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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83: There's an 85% chance this hidden pathogen is sabotaging your sleep
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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82: 3 things you need to transform your sleep (and your life)
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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81: Insomnia, anxiety, and a hack to beat them both with life coach Stephanie Spinelli
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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80: Waking up at 3am? This is why!
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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79: 6 things to do (and 3 not to do) when you can't sleep
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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78: Avoid this one food if you want to sleep better!
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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77: 5 “healthy” things you shouldn’t do if you can’t sleep
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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76: Sleeping better than he has in years! (Jesse's story)
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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75: Why the medical system can’t solve your insomnia (and what can)
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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74: Can’t sleep? Do this one exercise for 5 minutes a day!
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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73: 2 Ways to reset your circadian rhythm
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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72: Is anxiety causing your insomnia?
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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71: Off meds and sleeping all night (Maura’s story)
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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70: A powerful way to rewire your brain to sleep better
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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69: 8 ways a parasite causes insomnia!
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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68: Better sleep at any age (Peter’s story)
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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67: 7 Ways To Calm Your Nervous System
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Dec 07, 2022 |
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66: Off meds and sleeping better in a few weeks! (David’s story)
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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65: Can't sleep? These 4 lab tests will tell you why!
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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64: The truth about how the menstrual cycle affects sleep and how to balance hormones naturally
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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63: Why guessing at supplements can make your sleep worse
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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62: Why your blood work is "normal" but you still can't sleep
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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61: The deal with DHEA and your sleep
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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60: Why a colonoscopy or endoscopy won't help with gut health and insomnia
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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59: What is normal sleep?
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Oct 12, 2022 |
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58: 5 things to look at to overcome insomnia
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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57: Why therapy hasn’t helped you sleep
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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56: Is serotonin deficiency causing your insomnia?
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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55: 3 Reasons Why You Can't Sleep
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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54: Should you use sleep trackers (Fitbit, Oura ring, Apple watch, etc.)?
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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53: 5 Ways Birth Control Sabotages Your Sleep
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Aug 31, 2022 |
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52: Why the basic sleep advice and sleep hygiene don’t work
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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51: Are your sleep issues genetic?
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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50: How to keep your brain from sabotaging your sleep
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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49: How heavy metals can cause insomnia
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Aug 03, 2022 |
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48: Want to sleep better? Do this exercise for worry and fear
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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47: How Mineral Imbalances Can Cause Insomnia
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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46: What you need to know about blood sugar and sleep
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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45: How Andrew went from sleeping poorly since age 14 to sleeping great
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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44: How the gut-brain connection affects your sleep
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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43: How Andrey went from not sleeping to feeling like superman!
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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42: How your gut affects everything else that causes insomnia
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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41: How inflammation sabotages your sleep
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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40: How neurotransmitters affect sleep
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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39: Why the sleep aids aren’t working: magnesium, melatonin, CBD and cannabis
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May 25, 2022 |
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38: The 6 obstacles that are keeping you from sleeping
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May 18, 2022 |
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37: Mold toxicity could be causing your insomnia
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May 11, 2022 |
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36: 6 Ways Alcohol Affects Your Sleep
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May 04, 2022 |
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35: 2 kinds of stress that cause insomnia
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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34: The anxiety, depression, insomnia connection
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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33: Is hormone imbalance causing your insomnia?
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Apr 13, 2022 |
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32: Sleep apnea vs insomnia
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Apr 06, 2022 |
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31: Are food sensitivities causing your insomnia?
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Mar 30, 2022 |
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30: Sleep better with a morning routine
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Mar 23, 2022 |
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29: How to exercise to sleep better
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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28: 11 ways to minimize toxins to sleep better
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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27: Is your liver causing your insomnia?
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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26. Your 5 options for overcoming insomnia
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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25: Sleep and Alzheimer’s: What you need to know
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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24. How to produce melatonin naturally
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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23. An important mindset shift to make so you don't sabotage your sleep
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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22. 7 myths about insomnia
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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21. 5 reasons you're so tired!
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Jan 19, 2022 |
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20. 6 questions you doctor should be asking you to uncover why you can't sleep
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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19. Is your thyroid causing your insomnia?
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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18. How to find out if you have copper toxicity, a hidden cause of insomnia
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Dec 29, 2021 |
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17. How to heal your gut in 5 steps
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Dec 22, 2021 |
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16. How I can help you sleep
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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15. The truth about why your mind is racing and how to calm it so you can sleep
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Dec 08, 2021 |
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14. How to optimize your diet for better sleep
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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13. How to Nap Without Ruining Your Sleep
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Nov 24, 2021 |
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12: What’s living in your gut can cause insomnia: H. pylori, parasites and candida
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Nov 17, 2021 |
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11. Change your thoughts to change your sleep
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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10. How I overcame insomnia-my origin story
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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9. How to stop sleep anxiety
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Oct 27, 2021 |
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8. The steps to take to get off sleeping pills
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Oct 21, 2021 |
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7. How functional lab tests uncover why you can’t sleep
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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6. Three ways an unhealthy gut causes insomnia
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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5. Four Reasons Why Nothing Has Worked To Help You Sleep
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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4. 5 things you can do today to sleep better
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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3. How stress and cortisol affect sleep
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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2. 5 Hidden Causes of Insomnia in your body
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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1. How your mind and your body cause insomnia
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Aug 30, 2021 |