Shawn Stevenson

That's such a great question. You know, today, more than ever, there is there's a epidemic for sure with sleep deprivation. and we're seeing this show its face in so many different areas. I think the first step is actually understanding the value of sleep. And so, for example, you know, real talk, nobody's waking up in the morning like, you know what? I want to look terrible today.

You know, everybody wants to look good. And if we understood just how much our sleep quality affected our body composition, I think it would start to push that conversation forward. So there was a really cool study that was done. So sleep and weight are connected. Oh, my goodness. University of Chicago did a really fascinating study.

You know, everybody wants to look good. And if we understood just how much our sleep quality affected our body composition, I think it would start to push that conversation forward. So there was a really cool study that was done. So sleep and weight are connected. Oh, my goodness. University of Chicago did a really fascinating study.

You know, everybody wants to look good. And if we understood just how much our sleep quality affected our body composition, I think it would start to push that conversation forward. So there was a really cool study that was done. So sleep and weight are connected. Oh, my goodness. University of Chicago did a really fascinating study.

So they took folks and they put them on a calorie restricted diet, which is what I was taught to do in university setting, which doesn't necessarily work, by the way. Exactly. But they put them on this calorie restricted diet. And during one phase of the study, they allowed them to get eight and a half hours of sleep. So sufficient sleep.

So they took folks and they put them on a calorie restricted diet, which is what I was taught to do in university setting, which doesn't necessarily work, by the way. Exactly. But they put them on this calorie restricted diet. And during one phase of the study, they allowed them to get eight and a half hours of sleep. So sufficient sleep.

So they took folks and they put them on a calorie restricted diet, which is what I was taught to do in university setting, which doesn't necessarily work, by the way. Exactly. But they put them on this calorie restricted diet. And during one phase of the study, they allowed them to get eight and a half hours of sleep. So sufficient sleep.

another study another phase of the study same people same exact diet they're not cutting any more calories they're not exercising more or less and now they sleep deprive them so now they're getting five and a half hours of sleep they take three hours away at the end of the study they compiled all the data and they found that when folks were getting a sufficient amount of sleep they lost 55 more body fat just from sleeping yeah right and i didn't say weight they lost actual fat mass not muscle

another study another phase of the study same people same exact diet they're not cutting any more calories they're not exercising more or less and now they sleep deprive them so now they're getting five and a half hours of sleep they take three hours away at the end of the study they compiled all the data and they found that when folks were getting a sufficient amount of sleep they lost 55 more body fat just from sleeping yeah right and i didn't say weight they lost actual fat mass not muscle

another study another phase of the study same people same exact diet they're not cutting any more calories they're not exercising more or less and now they sleep deprive them so now they're getting five and a half hours of sleep they take three hours away at the end of the study they compiled all the data and they found that when folks were getting a sufficient amount of sleep they lost 55 more body fat just from sleeping yeah right and i didn't say weight they lost actual fat mass not muscle

which is crazy, like how, I'm not saying you're doing like eight days a week CrossFit, right? You're just sleeping better. And the question for me is immediately like, oh my goodness, how? How is that happening?

which is crazy, like how, I'm not saying you're doing like eight days a week CrossFit, right? You're just sleeping better. And the question for me is immediately like, oh my goodness, how? How is that happening?

which is crazy, like how, I'm not saying you're doing like eight days a week CrossFit, right? You're just sleeping better. And the question for me is immediately like, oh my goodness, how? How is that happening?

And so it's during sleep that we release, this is crazy, melatonin, this super glorified sleep hormone, which it really isn't that, it's kind of a regulator of your circadian rhythms, period. but it actually is a really profound fat-burning hormone as well. So the Journal of Pineal Research found that melatonin is able to... And that's that gland in your head that releases melatonin.

And so it's during sleep that we release, this is crazy, melatonin, this super glorified sleep hormone, which it really isn't that, it's kind of a regulator of your circadian rhythms, period. but it actually is a really profound fat-burning hormone as well. So the Journal of Pineal Research found that melatonin is able to... And that's that gland in your head that releases melatonin.

And so it's during sleep that we release, this is crazy, melatonin, this super glorified sleep hormone, which it really isn't that, it's kind of a regulator of your circadian rhythms, period. but it actually is a really profound fat-burning hormone as well. So the Journal of Pineal Research found that melatonin is able to... And that's that gland in your head that releases melatonin.

Pineal gland, correct. Which, that's not the only place. So we'll get back to that in a moment. It's like your third eye gland, basically. So the pineal gland.

Pineal gland, correct. Which, that's not the only place. So we'll get back to that in a moment. It's like your third eye gland, basically. So the pineal gland.

Pineal gland, correct. Which, that's not the only place. So we'll get back to that in a moment. It's like your third eye gland, basically. So the pineal gland.

So the Journal of Pineal Research found that melatonin increases your mobilization of something called brown adipose tissue or brown fat. And this is a type of fat that actually burns fat. That increases your metabolism. Yes. And the reason it's brown versus the white adipose tissue is kind of the stuff we think about when we're trying to get rid of fat.