046: The Impact of Sleep On Your Hormones, Routine and Optimization with Todd Anderson

046: The Impact of Sleep On Your Hormones, Routine and Optimization with Todd Anderson

I'm excited to have sleep expert Todd Anderson on the podcast today. We discuss his journey from being a walk-on for Michigan State's football team to becoming a leading voice in sleep science. Todd shares insights into how sleep affects all areas of our lives, from hormones to cognitive performance and all-around well-being. Todd shares his knowledge of simple yet effective ways to optimize your sleep and get into healthy habits and routines. Enjoy!

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Topics:

0:00 Intro

1:41 Welcome

2:34 Walk on at Michigan State

17:44 Mind and body transformation

21:43 How insecurities can shape your future

26:41 What’s the worst that can happen?

33:59 The impact of sleep

40:52 Sleep’s effect on hormones

43:33 Prioritizing sleep

46:48 Optimizing sleep

51:56 Sleep routines

57:12 Adding to your sleep routine

1:01:30 Mouth taping

1:13:45 Saunas and cold plunges

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