Angela Foster Performance Podcasts - Episode 164
EP 164 – Bitesize Biohacks Episode 5 – How to Sleep Smarter
To help you with upgrading every area of your health and performance Angela takes us through an overview of her shift protocol for health optimisation for high performance and in this episode looks in detail at the biohacks you can put in place to sleep smarter
Sleep is a foundational element for optimising and when you stop procrastinating and anchor your emotions with routines and rituals that mean your association with sleep is positive you are on the path to smarter sleep and optimal health
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Bitesize Biohacks Episode 5 – How to Sleep Smarter
To help you with upgrading every area of your health and performance Angela takes us through an overview of her shift protocol for health optimisation for high performance and in this episode looks in detail at the biohacks you can put in place to sleep smarter
Sleep is a foundational element for optimising and when you stop procrastinating and anchor your emotions with routines and rituals that mean your association with sleep is positive you are on the path to smarter sleep and optimal health
Key Takeaways
- The Shift methodology – sleep, hormones and neurotransmitters, insights, fuel, and training of both the mind and body It’s a framework you can use to optimise every element of your mind, body, and spirit
- A DNA test can help you find out about your chronotype
- Don’t procrastinate sleep, bookend your day and have something appealing planned for the next day
- Develop the right neural associations, if you can’t get to sleep or wake up during the night get up and move to another room
- Cortisol and melatonin have an inverse relationship so make sure you are relaxed in the evening
- Specific rituals and routines can condition the mind to be ready for sleep
- If you can go to bed by 10.30 pm you will be supporting adrenal function
Best Moments
‘We need to condition both our mind and body every day if we really want to be truly healthy and have a high-performance lifestyle’
‘Sleep is the foundation of everything’
Resources For This Episode
- Red Light Therapy
- Get 10% off with code ANGELA
- Blue light blocking glasses
- DNA Test
Valuable Resources
- High Performance Health Podcast Series
- Biohack Your Way to Your Best Self - Join My Exclusive Female Biohacker Collective
- Get a free health check and personalised report
- Watch my Free Masterclass on how to master your metabolism
- Download my free Guide to Harmonising Your Hormones
- Download my free Fasting Guide
- Download my free Guide to Sleep Like a Boss
- Join my free Facebook Community
- Get my bestselling book Rethink Health
About the Host
Angela Foster
Angela is a Nutritionist, Health and Performance Coach. She is also the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge, an Exclusive Private Membership Site giving individuals the tools and bio hacks needed to optimise their genetic expression for optimal health and performance.
After recovering from a serious illness in 2014, Angela left the world of Corporate Law with a single mission in mind:
To inspire and educate others to live an energetic, healthful and limitless life.
Angela believes that we can truly have it all and has spent the last 5 years researching the habits and routines of high performers, uncovering age-old secrets, time-honoured holistic practices and modern science to create a blueprint for Optimal Human Performance.
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