Ep. 241 | 3-Step Midnight Wakeup Routine, Circadian Anchoring, Blue Light Blockers, Pre-Sleep Routines and More with Dr. Amy Bender

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Dr. Amy Bender, the Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra joins the show to discuss the key behavioral patterns you need in place to ensure you are consistently experiencing restful and fulfilling sleep. We discuss how your relationship with light impacts sleep, the efficacy of blue light blockers, and a 3-step wakeup routine you can use to get back to sleep quickly.

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ABOUT Dr. Amy Bender

Dr. Bender is Director of Clinical Sleep Science at Cerebra, a sleep health technology startup and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. Dr. Bender received her PhD and Master of Science degrees in Experimental Psychology from Washington State University, specializing in sleep EEG. She has helped develop the only validated sleep screening tool for athletes and has implemented sleep optimization strategies for numerous Canadian Olympic and professional teams. Her current interests focus on how to help people sleep better by improving sleep disorder treatments with more precise digital sleep metrics. She was a former college basketball athlete, did an Ironman in 2009, and currently chases her three young kids around.

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On a mission to equip people to pursue audacious goals, thrive in uncertainty, and live a healthy and fulfilled life, Dr. Erik Korem is a High-Performance pioneer. He introduced sports science and athlete-tracking technologies to collegiate and professional (NFL) football over a decade ago. He has worked with the National Football League, Power-5 NCAA programs, gold-medal Olympians, Nike, and the United States Department of Defense.

Erik is an expert in sleep and stress resilience. He is the Founder and CEO of AIM7, a health and fitness app that unlocks the power of wearables by providing you with daily personalized recommendations to enhance your mind, body, and recovery.

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