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Paying Off Sleep-Debt, The Truth About Naps, And Sleep Tips For Parents | Shawn Stevenson

On this episode you will learn:

* Which medicinal mushroom is clinically proven to enhance deep sleep.
* What the 2 different types of sleep debt are.
* How time at a casino caused me to take a major mortgage on sleep.
* Which health problems are associated with even a small amount of sleep debt.
* What just one week of sleep debt can do to your testosterone.
* How sleep debt affects weight loss.
* Practical tips to help you prevent sleep debt in the first place.
* What the best form of melatonin is (and the optimal way to utilize it!).
* How sleep debt influences your food choices.
* What the underlying reasons for napping are (this might surprise you!).
* Whether or not naps help you to recover from prolonged sleep debt.
* What the optimal amount of time for a nap should be (more than meets the eye!).
* How a certain type of nap can influence your memory.
* What the best time of day to take a nap is.
* Whether or not you release enough melatonin during the day for better sleep.
* The differences between monophasic, biphasic, and polyphasic sleep.
* The major keys to making biphasic sleep work for you (if you choose).
* Why the time you go to bed matters.
* What it really means to sleep like a baby.
* The most important factors to helping your small children sleep through the night.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
09:33 Different Kinds of Sleep Debt
14:22 How Sleep Impacts Your Sex Life
28:16 Common Reason for Napping
33:26 Ideal Amount of Time to Take a Nap
46:20 Bi-Phasic Sleep vs Polyphasic Sleep
54:08 How To Get Enough Sleep As Parents

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