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398: Sleep Guidelines, Immune System, and Coronavirus with Dr. Kirk Parsley

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Today’s Guest

Dr. Kirk Parsley

Doc Parsley (Dr. Kirk Parsley) is a medical doctor, the Chief Sleep Officer at Doc Parsley Sleep Remedy. He has been a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine since 2006, has served as Naval Special Warfare’s expert on Sleep Medicine, a former SEAL, and received his Medical Degree from Bethesda.

He lectures worldwide on sleep, wellness, and hormonal optimization. He has discovered that the most under-used tool in the world for enhancing performance is quality sleep. This led him to invent the all-natural supplement, Sleep Remedy, the supplement of choice for Navy SEALs, pro athletes, and C-level executives.

His passion is to help his patients and clients achieve the highest quality of life possible, and realize their health, performance, and longevity goals.

You’ll Learn

  • How to navigate the coronavirus anxiety [07:39-31:38]
  • How do social media affects your mental health [09:44-12:43]
  • How to interpret the data about COVID-19 [12:44-31:38]
  • Who are the most credible source of information today [20:35-21:43]
  • How to identify facts and false information [21:44-29:57]
  • Learning the CDC’s pandemic plan [29:58-31:38]
  • The benefits of staying young [31:39-33:18]
  • How to measure your biological age [34:43-36:35]
  • Why kids seem susceptible to the novel virus [36:36-37:37]
  • How to boost your immune system and avoid inflammation [37:38-42:18]
  • The two contracts that everybody signed unconsciously [42:20-42:41]
  • What happens if you don’t get 8 hours of sleep [42:42-49:59]
  • Know your brain: Prefrontal cortex [44:06-49:59]
  • What to do when you’re ‘doing everything right’ but still struggling to sleep [50:16-52:48]
  • What causes insomnia? And how to treat it  [52:50-55:57]
  • How does cortisol works in the body [53:43-53:54]
  • Internal Threat versus External Threat [55:02-55:57]
  • How to reduce your stress hormones [56:00-01:04:53]
  • And much more…

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