Dr. Matt Walker

So I use an app that moves me through that.

But you can do whatever meditation you like.

That's one example.

The second example is you can do breathing methods because, again, you're focused on your breath.

what are you not focused on your thoughts and so anything that will allow you to um explore some other focus maybe it's a body scan where you start at the top of your head or you start at your feet and you work your way up and you just say you know moving through now my neck what sensations am i feeling now into my shoulders moving down into my chest now

i could feel the ends of my fingers am i sensing anything and when you start doing that or any of these types of things the next thing that you remember is your alarm going off in the morning because you got your mind off itself so i would say that that's probably one of the unconventional tips but let me come back to the conventional

Anything else I've probably missed out or been unclear about there?

Actually, I should probably say one thing in terms of these.

They're not tips.

I don't like the word.

I know you don't either, or hacks.

These are protocols, and they're well-informed scientific protocols.

In all of this discussion today,

you can get all of these things in place and still have problems with sleep the reason is because you may be suffering from a sleep disorder so the analogy would be let's say that i'm your athletic coach and you're a sports superstar i can perfect everything i can perfect your your diet your supplements we can perfect your technique we can perfect but if you've got a broken ankle

None of those things are going to alter your performance right now.

You've got to get to a doctor and get that seen to, and then we can come back to fine tuning your performance.

It's the same with sleep.

If you've got a sleep disorder, such as snoring, sleep apnea, or insomnia, we need to get you to a doctor first.

And then only after that, come back once you're resolved, then we can start to optimize.

That's the only other thing I probably should mention.