Related Episodes for Why You Can't Sleep (and How to Fix It) | Dr. Michael Grandner

“Researchers treated patients with major depressive disorder with heat so that their core body temperature reached temperatures equivalent to those experienced with sauna use. Following just one treatment session, subjects experienced elevations in mood that lasted for several weeks.”

“Time-restricted eating, which involves taking in food within a specific period of the day and fasting for the remainder, can improve certain biomarkers of health - even without weight loss. One theory is that this eating pattern coordinates food intake with the body's peak metabolism period.”

“In a short controlled protocol in healthy young men, five nights of restricted sleep impaired glucose tolerance and muscle mitochondrial function, while participants who added high-intensity interval exercise did not show the same changes.”

“A 2025 meta-analysis found improved quality of life, no clear overall change in ejection fraction, and a borderline improvement in New York Heart Association functional class across a small set of trials.”

“In this Institute for Functional Medicine excerpt, Dr. Rhonda Patrick describes her personal 10–15-minute routine, usually five days per week: Tabata-style all-out efforts alternating with Zone 3 and sometimes Zone 2 recovery, plus resistance training.”

“In this clip from Q&A #70, Dr. Rhonda Patrick organizes cancer prevention around the largest modifiable foundations: avoid tobacco, maintain a healthy body composition, and stay physically active.”

“In a previous episode, entitled "Maximizing Your Mitochondria with Magnesium," we learned that 45% of the US population is deficient in magnesium and the important role magnesium plays in mitochondrial function and how this relates to exercise performance by ensuring your muscle cells have the highest oxidative capacity (ability to produce ATP or "energy") possible.”

“Dr. Brooks's exact practice of waking 96 minutes before dawn comes from the Vedic concept of Brahma Muhurta rather than a tested clinical protocol. Creatine may provide modest cognitive benefits in some settings, although results in healthy adults are mixed.”

“Vasopressin, a pituitary hormone that acts to promote the retention of water by the kidneys and increase blood pressure, is also a social bonding hormone in males — similar to oxytocin in females. Tim recounts his experiences taking vasopressin in college to boost his short term memory.”

“Dr. Rhonda Patrick spent many months researching and learning about the myriad factors that would influence her child's development, and she has continued to do so as her son has grown – and as new research has become available.”