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Amer Khan, MD is a board-certified sleep specialist and neurologist and has been practicing sleep medicine for over 15 years.Also, founder of Sehatu Sleep. We will hear about best sleep strategies, how to deal with anxiety and stress that’s affecting your sleep, and even what to do if you keep waking up at 3am in the morning.
Amer
“Dr. Amer Khan started Sehatu Sleep because he saw how broken sleep care is today.
Sleep is integral to our well-being, yet doctors and patients alike are often left without effective help and guidance.
Dr. Amer Khan is a board-certified Sleep Specialist and Neurologist. He has been practicing sleep medicine for over 17 years.
He received Board Certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology first in Child Neurology, then in Sleep Medicine.
He trained in iRest® (integrative restoration) and CBT-I (Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Insomnia), using them in his practice to benefit his many patients with Insomnia and busy minds.”
Links
Sehatu.com
http://www.twitter.com/AmerKhanMD/
PODCAST INFO:
The Learning With Lowell show is a series for the everyday mammal. In this show we’ll learn about leadership, science, and people building their change into the world. The goal is to dig deeply into people who most of us wouldn’t normally ever get to hear. The Host of the show – Lowell Thompson- is a lifelong autodidact, serial problem solver, and founder of startups.
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Timestamps
00:00
00:55 Pediatric doctor to sleep doctor
05:40 Dedicating life to sleep at Sehatu Sleep
09:00 Grant v Napoleon – how much sleep do you really need?
17:40 Mechanisms that impact sleep
22:40 Reason for two clocks in brain governing sleep
28:00 Artificial light
31:20 Feeling sleepy after a “good” night sleep
34:10 Things to stay away from for quality sleep
41:10 Why do we sometimes wake up at 3am?
46:00 Military and power naps & issues with night shift work
52:10 Optimization benefit of eating or not before sleep
55:30 Hot potato on side of bed & his practices for good sleep
58:00 Ways to shut off brain and & strategies for handling anxiety that is keeping you awake
1:04:10 Apps
1:04:40 Future of Sehatu Sleep and Amer
1:08:40 Setting examples for his sons / thoughts on being a good parent
1:11:10 Thoughts on having kids
1:14:10 Compliments
1:15:30 Bob marley & universal truths
1:16:20 Music he loves
1:18:10 Pakistan band he likes and why (abida parveen sufi)
1:19:10 Favorite books
1:21:10 Parable benefits
1:21:40 Where he and Sehatu Sleep needs help?
1:25:40 Dubbing projects in other languages.