How Identifying Your Sleep Type Could Transform Your Health with Olivia Arezzolo
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Did you know that the average person spends 26 years of their life asleep? Sleep is one of the most important components of overall health yet one of the most overlooked. It’s becoming more and more common to hear people express how tired they are, no matter how much sleep they get. In this episode with Olivia Arezzolo, Australia’s leading sleep expert, we discuss the impact sleep has on overall wellbeing, how to better cater to your sleep chronotype, and how diet affects sleep.
About Olivia Arezzolo
Olivia is Australia’s leading sleep expert, speaker, author, coach, and advisor. After 9 years of studying, Olivia’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology), a Certificate of Sleep Psychology, a Diploma of Health Science (Nutritional Medicine), and a Certificate 3+4 in Fitness. Her bestselling book, Bear, Lion or Wolf, is now published in 10 countries in 8 languages. Her mission is to help individuals feel their best, inside and out, via the simple but important avenue of sleep.
In this week's episode with Olivia Arezzolo, you’ll discover:
- The strong correlation that exists between insomnia and mental health issues.
- The importance of sleep if you are trying to lose weight.
- What a sleep archetype is, and how you can identify yours.
- How to use your sleep archetype to develop habits that will promote better sleep.
- Food to eat and avoid to give you a good night’s sleep.
- The single human invention that has negatively impacted your body’s natural circadian rhythm.
- And much more!
Episode resources:
- Learn About the Food Matters Nutrition Certification Program (website)
- Follow Olivia Arezzolo on Instagram (instagram)
- Learn more about Olivia Arezzolo (website)
- Get a copy of Bear, lion, or Wolf (book)
- Take the sleep chronotype quiz (website)
- Watch the Transcendence Documentary Series (film)
- Purchase Blue Light Free Lights and Blue Light Blocking Glasses (website)
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James Colquhoun is the filmmaker behind Food Matters, Hungry For Change, and Transcendence Seasons 1 & 2 and founder of Food Matters and FMTV. Along with Laurentine ten Bosch, James founded the Food Matters community following the release of the 2008 documentary, giving people the tools (films, books, articles, and guided programs) to take charge of their own health. From here, FMTV was born! It was designed as a place where you can access vital information by watching all of your favorite inspiring documentaries, expert interviews, & recipe videos in one place, and in early 2020 FMTV found it's new home on Gaia.
