Sleep Tips For Stronger Bones & Optimal Health. Get Better Sleep TONIGHT w/ Mollie Eastman + BoneCoach™ Osteoporosis & Osteopenia

Sleep Tips For Stronger Bones & Optimal Health. Get Better Sleep TONIGHT w/ Mollie Eastman + BoneCoach™ Osteoporosis & Osteopenia

The average person spends about one-third of their life sleeping—that's around 26 years!

But how does the quality of that sleep impact your overall health?

More importantly, how does this crucial restorative process contribute to stronger bones and a reduced risk of fractures?

Learn how to enhance your sleep hygiene and boost your bone health in this episode!

Mollie Eastman, creator of ‘Sleep Is A Skill’ and host of the eponymous podcast, will join us to discuss strategies for optimizing your sleep environment, managing light exposure, and utilizing the latest gadgets and solutions to enrich your sleep experience.

Episode Details

Episode Timeline

0:00 - Episode start

2:23 - Meet today’s guest, Mollie Eastman

4:20 - Importance of sleep for bone health, including risks related to fractures and impaired bone formation

4:56 - The circadian rhythm and its effects on sleep, health, mood, and physique

11:45 - The role of light and the suprachiasmatic nucleus in sleep

17:19 - Why a dark room is essential for proper sleep

19:58 - Recommendations on using night lights and other light sources during sleep

24:03 - Impact of screen time and light exposure before sleep

26:57 - Melatonin's role in sleep regulation and other factors affecting its production

31:53 - Addressing undiagnosed sleep disorders and the need for testing, especially in postmenopausal women

34:31 - Sleep-related gadgets and alternative solutions for sleep disorders

40:47 - Where to find more about Mollie Eastman and her work on sleep

Resources mentioned

Show notes @ https://bonecoach.com/mollie-eastman-sleep-better-strong-bones https://bonecoach.com/mollie-eastman-sleep-better-strong-bones

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About the guest

Mollie Eastman is the creator of Sleep Is A Skill https://www.sleepisaskill.com/ , and the host of The Sleep Is A Skill Podcast. Sleep Is A Skill is a company that optimizes people’s sleep through a unique blend of technology, accountability, and behavioral change. After navigating insomnia while traveling internationally, she created what she couldn’t find - a place to go to learn the skill set of sleep. With a background in behavioral change from The Nonverbal Group, she became fascinated with chronobiology and its practical application to sleep and our overall experience of life. Knowing the difference between a life with sleep and without, she’s now dedicated her life to sharing the forgotten skill set of sleep. In the spirit of that goal, she has created the #2 sleep podcast, written a popular weekly sleep newsletter for over five years, partnered with luxury hotels & lifestyle brands, coached the world’s top poker players, and has appeared on over 150 podcasts.

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