In this episode of The Rest & Recovery Podcast, Scott Shortmeyer speaks with Daniel White founder of Sleep Better Liver Better. Daniel is a Registered Nutritionist and Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach with extensive educational, research, clinical experience in the field of nutrition, psychology, stress management, sleep science health education and human behavior change.

Topics Discussed:

First Generation Gaming Addiction

Impact of Light Exposure on Life

What is Your Sleep Narrative?

Color Spectrum

Work with Tech

Need to Take Action to Support Youth

Digital Hangover

Light and Effects on Learning

Is Your Lightbulb to Blame?

Instagram: @danielwhitehealth

Website: www.sleepbetterliverbetter.co.uk

In this episode Josh, Harry & Dan talk about all things sleep including; how much do we actually need, working with technology to enhance sleep, the impact light has and what to do if you have a bad night’s sleep plus lots more!

Show outline:

1:06. - Dan's background

6:25. - Changing the school system

7:32. - Quitting a gaming addiction cold turkey

8:30. - How much sleep do we need?

10.09. - How light exposure effects sleep

12:39. - Circadian rhythm

16:20. - Sleep stages

18:39. - How alcohol can effect your sleep for multiple days

22:07. - How light exposure is the elephant in the room when it comes to sleep

23:16. - Finding ways to use technology rather than avoiding it

25:53. - Blue light blocking glasses

30:35. - Getting outside at the start of the day to optimise sleep

31:25. - How temperature effects sleep

35:13. - How coffee effects sleep

39:35. - How we have a natural occurring cortisol spike in the morning

41:28. - Melatonin supplements

42:33. - Magnesium supplements

45:35. - Eating windows

49:45. - How the ketogenic diet can effect your sleep

55:01. - Orthosomnia

56:13. - Having a relaxation routine in the evening

58:59. - What to do and what not to do when you wake up in the middle of the night

1:01:55. - The one thing you can do to create the best sleep environment

1:02:48. - Mouth tape to enhance sleep

1:03:30. - What is snoring?

1:06:04. - The relationship between sleep & ghrelin (the hunger hormone)

1:08:28. - What to do if you have a bad night’s sleep (binaural beats: https://youtu.be/nYLLKGkKcm8)

1:13:30. - How technologies are affecting our biology

Oliver Thompson is an author, business coach, hypnotherapist, health enthusiast and psychological expert. His OTT podcast is for anyone looking for tools and tactics to live a happier and healthier life and may possess a need for exploring and challening the status quo.

In this Episode, Oliver has a fascinating conversation with Daniel White who is a Registered Nutritionist (MSc, ANutr) and Functional Medicine Certified Health Coach (FMCHC) and Founder of Sleep Better Live Better.

They discuss the many reasons why sleep is so important to our well-being and why it is often something we tend to neglect at our peril. Daniel also provides some simple smarter health tips that can help enrich our lives and rejuvenate our sleep patterns.

In this episode, Valeria talks with Dan White about his passion and mission for supporting as many people as possible in getting better quality sleep so as to live lives that are filled with more energy, health and vitality.

They dive deep into Daniel’s own health journey that led him to become so passionate about this subject, how artificial light has a huge impact on our health and what we can do to ensure we're getting better quality sleep so as to live healthier, stronger and more joyful lives.