Dr. Michael Breus

Not an easy group to work with, especially when it comes to sleep.

So once again, I haven't told you anything that you don't already know, right?

But your chronotype hits around 2025 and sets for about 30 years.

Until about 50.

And then, believe it or not, it changes again.

So what's my evidence for it changing again?

Here's the deal.

If anybody out there calls, if your mom is still alive or your grandmother is still alive and you say, hey, mom, let's go out for dinner, what time does she want to go?

4.30, 5 o'clock in the afternoon, right?

Why does she want to do that?

Because now she's becoming early again.

So this chronotype actually changes and is quite dynamic throughout your lifestyle.

But if you know which one of the chronotypes that you're currently in, you just schedule your activities when your hormones will naturally be at that right point.

And all of a sudden, everything works better.

It's pretty amazing.

So here's what I can tell you is I would argue that most sleep-related problems, not sleep disorders, not apnea or narcolepsy, but sleep problems like, oh, I don't get good quality sleep, is due to exactly what you're talking about, bad habits.

Let me give you a couple of examples of some habits that affect your sleep.

So the easiest one to think about is alcohol or caffeine.

Caffeine is actually a better one because most people will drink caffeine every day, whereas a lot of people don't necessarily drink alcohol every day.

The first liquid that crosses your lips every morning should not, I repeat, not be caffeinated.