Episode #33: How to Get a Better Night’s Sleep in Menopause

In this podcast, Andrea Donsky, co-founder of Morphus for menopause, interviews Dr. Steven Masley, a physician, nutritionist, trained chef, author, and the creator of the #1 health program for Public Television, 30 Days to a Younger Heart. They discuss the negative health effects when we lack sleep which includes weight gain, memory loss, and heart disease, what to avoid to get a better night’s sleep and supplements, tips and tricks to help improve our sleep, especially in menopause.

Website: https://drmasley.com/

Balancing Your Blood sugar in Menopause: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-OZ5iOnobg&t=393s

0:00 Introduction
00:57 The importance of sleep
1:53 Glymphatics
3:18 As women in perimenopause and menopause, how can we get a better’s night sleep starting with what we should avoid
7:47 Melatonin and how it affects sleep
9:38 Eating before bed
11:56 Supplements and lifestyle tips that help you sleep
21:40 Long term sleep issues and sleeping pills
24:12 Stress management and effects
25:57 Tryptophan and 5htp- can it help you sleep
26:14 Other things that can help women in perimenopause and menopause improve their sleep
30:00 Darkness and sleep
31:32 How napping affects sleep
32:18 Shift workers and sleep
36:00 Cortisol and blood sugar in relation to sleep
37:52 Sleep apnea
39:29 Monitoring our sleep with apps and other technology
42:38 The Mediterranean diet- ranked #1

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