The Woman Who Helps Athletes Sleep: Stop Having Showers Just Before Bed! New Science! ‘Nappucino’ Phenomenon You Need To Know!

I was 86% crap on accurately predicting that an NBA team will be at highest risk of losing strictly based on the sleep. Oh gosh. Yeah, and just 15 or 30 minutes can make a difference. So let's dive into just some very practical strategies to get the best sleep possible. Dr. Shiri Ma is a renowned sleep doctor and performance expert whose sleep optimization research has enhanced the careers of CEOs as well as athletes in the NFL, MLB, and Formula One, and has provided life changing. For my elite athletes that I work with sufficient sleep, it's a game changer. For example, 12% faster reaction time, a 9% improvement in free throws, and a 4% increase in faster sprint time. And when you experience what it feels like to be well rested, you never want to go back to getting insufficient sleep. Then it doesn't have to be these big jumps. I would love to dig into that. Okay. So I have a shower, then I get straight into bed after. Is that good or bad? Tweak the timing of your shower and your hot bath to just an hour or two before bed. It's hard to grasp how much of a difference this can make.

What about sex? Does it have an impact on your sleep? Okay, so Is there anything that I can eat to prepare that won't disrupt my sleep that will get rid of the hunger? There's a pre-sleep meal. For example, cereal and milk. Cereal. And the reason why is because And then I read this fascinating word, Mappuccino. This is a useful tool if you're a working professional and then you need a little boost in alertness and performance. What you do is Uh Doctima. What is it you do?

And Why is it so important in your mind that you do it? Great question. So I'm a sleep physician, um, but I spend a lot of my time and career trying to educate and and advocate for people to prioritize sleep. Right, this fascinating process that each of us does every single night.

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