The Sleep & Health Podcast

Tom Coleman

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This podcast will empower you to improve your sleep, protect your health and navigate the world of health & wellbeing. Build a pathway to better sleep and a more energetic life, navigate through health trends, myths, the hype. The podcast distils down the lateset science into powerful everyday actions that improve your sleep, protect your health and bring energy back into your life. Fix your Sleep, fix your life.

JUL 11

Ep. 10 Anyone for Tea or Coffee?

What we DrinkIn this week’s episode I delve into the world of coffee, tea, alcohol, energy drinks and look at how our choices can have powerful effects on our health. That can be very health protective or very destructive for our health and sleep. What’s right for me?Do you have the "coffee gene"? Find out what your tolerances are. I help you develop the best strategy for you. As an avid coffee lover, I teach you how much and when is the best time for coffee, we also talk about the multi...

28 min
JUN 20

Ep. 9 Snoring

Snoring! Snoring can have a very powerful and negative effect on our sleep, our lives and our relationships! The most important part of the episodes is looking at prevention and treatment of snoring: Snoring Prevention1. Lifestyle changesTo treat your snoring, your doctor likely will first recommend lifestyle changes, such as:· Losing weight -weight loss· Avoiding alcohol close to bedtime· S...

24 min
JUN 6

Ep. 8 The Racing Mind Meditation

This one is simple -The Racing Mind -just lay back, relax and let go of the day. This episdoe is a very practical one, it is a meditation for those of you with a racing mind. You are the only one capable of changing that, of retraining that racing mind. No more description, only one instruction -listen to this every night for 6 weeks and your mind will be a much calmer, more peaceful and serene place to be.Enjoy!

20 min
MAY 9

Ep. 7 Unlocking the Power of Dreams

Episode 7 – DreamsWelcome to episode 7 of the Sleep & Health Podcast. The brain is in a very active state when we are dreaming -the dream state is known as paradoxical sleep. In today episode -1. Why we Dream? What is the function?1. Regulating our emotions.2. Rehearsal of threats -VR simulatorDreaming help process our everyday emotions and memories. Dreaming happens in a part of the brain a part of the hippocampu...

30 min
APR 25

Ep. 6 The Foundation to Fixing Sleep

This weeks episode focuses on the foundation of sleep -the Physical Components. These are all controllable and very powerful. Please do not underestimate the impact these can have on sleep. This week we will 1. Look at the poerful physical levers (the foundations ) that influence sleep.2. From that, creating a Road map and framework of the controllables. When it comes to sleep there are so many things that can go wrong or can negatively influenc...

24 min
APR 11

Ep. 5 The Rhythm of Life

In this episode, the key focus is around cycles of sleeping and living! We talk about:o How you can work with body/your physiology to get better quality sleep. o We’ll look at the Your body clock – or CR & how we align that and work with the natural cycles of our brain and body.o For eg. - What actually works when it comes to increasing deep sleep?In the second part of the episode we look at some of the root causes of why there is so much sleep disruption &...

25 min
MAR 28

Ep. 4 Are you a Digital Junkie?

In this episode we look at the impact of scrolling on our sleep, our mental health and how we can implement effective strategies to get off the phones! Introduction of the concept of dopamine and addiction and its role in keeping individuals glued to their devices.Focus on the impact of technology, specifically smartphones, on sleep, and other impacts as well -adults & children!Effective strategies to manage your phones.AddictionThere has been an explosion in addictive behaviours in ...

23 min
MAR 14

Ep. 3 -The Body & Brain While you Sleep

This episode is dedicated to looking at the essential functions and processes that happen while you are sleeping. We look at the vital restorations, resetting and repairs that are happening in the brain and the body to keep you healthy and balanced and ready for the world! The 11 Systems All these systems repair, restore, balance and need regular sleep. Each system has a timer co-ordinated by your circadian rhythm. Cardiovascular, Digestive, Endocrine, Immune, Muscular, Nervous...

21 min
FEB 28

Episode 2 -Sleep & Stress

Episode 2 -Sleep & StressIn this episode I look at the biggest disruptor of Sleep – Stress! This episode will help you realize that the same systems that manage stress, also manage sleep. People completely underestimate the impact of an overstimulated nervous system and how that can disrupt sleep. We must learn how to switch between our alerting system and relaxation system. The Nervous SystemWe learn how two opposing systems work together to help us deal with the demands of life. I ...

25 min
FEB 28

Episode 1 Reframing Sleep

Episode 1 Notes. The Layers of SleepIn the first episode, I delve into the many layers of sleep. This episode sets the scene and reframes how you view sleep. No matter how bad your sleep is, it can be improved. What are the essential components for sleep? This episode looks at 4 of the most powerful chemicals that govern your ability to fall and stay asleep. I speak about periods of adaptive inactivity that are essential for humans. I discuss the biological, psychological, soci...

25 min

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Tom Coleman
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The Sleep & Health Podcast

The Sleep & Health Podcast

Episodes

Ep. 10 Anyone for Tea or Coffee?

Ep. 9 Snoring

Ep. 8 The Racing Mind Meditation

Ep. 7 Unlocking the Power of Dreams

Ep. 6 The Foundation to Fixing Sleep

Ep. 5 The Rhythm of Life

Ep. 4 Are you a Digital Junkie?

Ep. 3 -The Body & Brain While you Sleep

Episode 2 -Sleep & Stress

Episode 1 Reframing Sleep

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