79. Sleepytime with Dr. Mike Stone

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sleep expert Mike Stone, MD joins us for <strong>a conversation about how to sleep well</strong> (and strategies to do it poorly!)  We cover: how sleep cleans your brain, alcohol, caffeine, a pragmatic approach to wearables, light exposure, the villainy of devices before bed, cannabinoids, heat, room temp, and night shifts. </span></p> <p><strong>Guest Bio:</strong> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Dr. Mike Stone has been in medical practice for almost 20 years, and currently serves as the Chief Education Officer at</span> <a href= "https://www.wildhealth.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wild Health</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Dr. Stone has held academic appointments at Harvard Medical School and UCSF, and has received multiple national awards for education, innovation, and leadership in medicine. He has spent the bulk of his career focusing on educating students, trainees, and colleagues. Mike is obsessed with optimal health and peak performance, with a deep interest in the effects of lifestyle interventions to improve longevity and cognitive function. He is currently focused on knowledge translation for healthcare practitioners, striving to empower practitioners with practical techniques to competently construct strategies and tactics for their patients' health optimization.</span></p> <p><strong>Interested in one-on-one coaching? Learn more at</strong> <a href= "https://roborman.com"><strong>roborman.com</strong></a></p> <p><strong>To support the show - our Patreon site</strong> <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/stimuluspod"><strong>https://www.patreon.com/stimuluspod</strong></a></p> <p><strong>For full shownotes visit</strong> <a href= "https://roborman.com/category/stimulus/"><strong>our podcast page</strong></a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>We discuss:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>What is sleep and why it is important [04:00];</strong></li> <li><strong>The benefits of exposure to morning sun early in the day and limiting light exposure later in the day [08