Episode #035: How to Lose Weight While You Sleep with Dr. Michael Breus

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How to lose weight is one of the most searched for an talked about questions. Not to mention, it’s also the reason for the countless diets on the market.

We like to believer there is something quick and easy we can do to counteract our body and get it to do what we want. The mindset that the more we move and the less we eat the better results we will see. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work that way. Our bodies are far smarter than we give it credit for and really do know best.

If you fight your body, it will win, every single time. It may seem like you make progress, but progress in the wrong direction will statistically fail you time and time again.

So what do you do? How do you lose weight and keep it off?

Fortunately, there’s a way to lose weight, but it means working with your own specific genome and creating an environment for rest. To get your hormones flowing in the right direction by worrying about the when of eating rather than the what.

More than that it is about our environment, our lifestyle and our drive for health. Find out more about this on today’s podcast How to Lose Weight While you Sleep, with leading sleep expert, Dr. Michael Breus.

Here’s what you’ll learn in episode #035 of Simple Roots Radio:

• How does sleep affect our weight
• Why sleep deprivation causes hunger
• Why sleep deprivation causes hunger
• What time of day do we burn the most fat
• Why eating the right foods at the right times matter for fat loss
• The value of intermittent fasting in weight loss
• The link between chronotype misalignment and belly fat
• What should we eat for breakfast
• The first thing you should do every morning
• Should you snack or just stick with meals?
• Could your bedroom be making your fat?
• Why do you yawn?

[Tweet “When you are sleep deprived you crave more high fat and high carbohydrate meals.”]
[Tweet “Did you know, your gut is your second brain?”]
[Tweet “The worst thing you can do for a good nights sleep is get in bed too early.”]
[Tweet “What if carbs weren’t the enemy but the time in which you eat them?”]

Links and Resources from the Show:

The Sleep Success Summit hosted by Dr. Breus
Blue Light Blocking Glasses
White Noise Sound Machine
Lighting Science Light bulbs
My Favorite Pillow
Sheets (Queen or King)
Banana Tea
Salt Lamp
Earthing Mats
Timer for WiFi
The Power of When
Quiz to know your chronotype
The Sleep Doctors Diet Plan

Find more about Dr. Breus at:
The Sleep Doctor Website | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube

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