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André Duqum

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Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

I'm talking about deep sleep.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

And if you don't get enough, you'll probably struggle with cravings, slow metabolism, premature aging, and many other adverse effects.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

A big reason we don't get enough deep sleep is because over 80% of the population is deficient in magnesium.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

Magnesium increases GABA, which encourages relaxation on a cellular level, which is critical for sleep.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

So when I first tried supplementing with magnesium, my sleep score was super high and I did not wake up a single time throughout my sleep.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

And I tracked this stuff.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

I knew I felt great and it was all the proof that I needed.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

Not all magnesium though is created equally.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

I personally have been using the one from Bioptimizers

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

And unlike other supplements, they give all seven forms of magnesium.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

Most give one to two.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

It's designed to help you calm your mind, help you fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up feeling refreshed.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

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Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

I hope you enjoy.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

Sleep deep.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

Yeah, it seems like you've drawn a clear distinction between our ability, capacity for vulnerability and humility.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

And I know you've written and talked about how you grew up in a household, which I don't think is uncommon for many, where there was a bit more resistance to, especially as a man in the culture in which you were raised in the family and household, where expressing or exploring your feelings and emotional world wasn't like rewarded as a good thing per se, you know?

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

I think that so many people can resonate with that, especially a lot of men, you know, there is sort of the more that you can just suck it up and move on, the more you're seen as like a man, you know, and I'm just curious what you think about that as it's directly linked to our lack of fulfillment and the, you know, offspring of the contentment and delight and peace that we have the capacity for.

Know Thyself
E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

And it's powerful because it gives us direct insight into where, on some level, we're not okay with meeting reality fully, and some level where there's an unconscious drive still running the show.

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E193 - Dr. Paul Conti: A Psychiatrist's Guide to Understanding Your Mind

And again, we talked about this earlier, it can be painful to realize how...