056 - Navy SEAL Sleep Hack

Click here to download the full transcription as a formatted PDF. Episode Summary Welcome to The No Cap Health Show, a weekly podcast where Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler uses his decades of experience in medicine and ability as an expert researcher to provide a light- hearted approach and share health trends popular on TikTok. In this episode, Dr. Brian provides his Cap/No Cap analysis on today’s topic: Navy SEAL Sleep Hack. What are the benefits of sleep? What are some best practices for getting in a quick cat nap during the day? What impact do caffeinated drinks have on our ability to sleep? What is acupressure? Find out in today’s episode! If you’re enjoying the show, we’d love it if you leave the show a Rating & Review at RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap. Key Takeaways 01:15 – Dr. Brian introduces today’s topic: Navy SEAL Sleep Hack 03:08 – Tips and best practices for getting a good nap/night’s sleep 05:09 – The benefit of ear plugs and eye shields 06:58 – Acupressure and rubbing the area behind your ear 07:46 – Dr. Brian provides the Cap/No Cap Recap of today’s episode, teases next week’s topic, and encourages listeners to reach out and Rate and Review this podcast on RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap. Tweetable Quotes “If you are taking caffeine in terms of teas or sodas or coffee, the caffeine can definitely stimulate you and make it hard to fall asleep.” (03:27) (Dr. Brian) “Another thing that can make it difficult to fall asleep is the blue light from your phone.” (04:39) (Dr. Brian) “When we sleep, we want to trick our brain into thinking that it’s night time. If it’s light outside, that’s gonna work against our brain’s ability to want to feel like it’s night.” (06:21) (Dr. Brian) Resources Mentioned NCHS Links Mentioned NCHS Footer Powered by FullCast