Breathe Better, Sleep Better, Live Better Podcast

During this holiday season, is anxiety a problem for you? Please join Kathy and me as we discuss 7 Unexpected Reasons for Your Anxiety.

  1. Sleep deprivation for any reason (quantity or quality)
  2. Food as stimulants (artificial sweeteners, caffeine, aspartame, MSG, etc.)
  3. Weather changes
  4. Lack of sunlight
  5. Normal hormonal fluctuations
  6. Media overconsumption/addiction, and over-scheduling
  7. Poor nasal breathing.

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Shownotes:

Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired

Aspartame and sugar cravings in mice

Artificial sweeteners and weight gain

5 Ways to Sleep Better and Lose Weight Using Light podcast

Pro-gest bio-identical progesterone cream

Nitric oxide and increased oxygen uptake in lungs

Relaxing breath: Dr. Andrew Weil

How to unstuff your stuffy nose ebook

Direct download: 81._Anxiety.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:43am EDT

Please join me as we continue our important discussion on how you can get your entire family sleeping better. Whether you have young children or are single, young or old, the concepts presented in this podcast will significantly increase your chances of feeling better, thinking clearer, and have a much calmer and controlled household.

Show Notes:

7 year olds with lack of sleep -  more problems with reasoning, emotional control and behavior problems.

Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise. Original 10,000 hours study

Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems by Dr. Richard Ferber

12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson

Essential Oils link (Kathy gets a small commission)

Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar—Your Brain's Silent Killers

Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired

Branch Basics natural cleaning formula blog post with discount code (Kathy gets a small commission).

Appliance therapy options podcasts (Homeoblock, ALF, DNA, Mandibular Advancement Devices

Outline:

  1. Limit screen time
  2. Do inventory of light exposure
  3. Address possible sleep apnea
  4. Uncluttered, pleasing, calming bedroom.
  5. Dust/allergy-free bedroom
  6. Consider essential oils
  7. Regular scheduled rest
  8. Don’t over-schedule your activities
  9. Schedule free time regularly
  10. Eat healthy meals and snacks
  11. Eat meals together as a family
  12. Consider vitamins and supplements
  13. Toxin-free living (chlorine filter, fluoride filter, cleaning supplies, personal care products, natural materials, etc.)
  14. See a professional (ENT, sleep, dentist, allergist, acupuncturist, myofunctional therapist, naturopath)
  15. Weight loss
Direct download: Podcast_80.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:37am EDT

In this episode, Kathy and I will discuss an extremely important topic, which is how you can get your entire family sleeping much better. If you or your child has a sleep problem, it becomes the entire family’s sleep problem. Even if you are single, this information is too important to miss.

We will talk about:

  • The concept of sleep debt, something you don’t want to default on (leading to illnesses)
  • The optimal number of hours of sleep for various age groups
  • How, what, why, when, and with whom we should eat 
  • Basic good sleep habits that are essential for optimal health
  • How you can sleep like no one else.

Show Notes:

Delayed sleep phase syndrome

Harvard Health article on sleep debt

How our faces are shrinking podcast 

Direct download: Podcast_79.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:31am EDT

In this episode, Kathy and I will talk about a disaster more urgent than global warming. It’s not going to happen in the next few decades or hundreds of years. It’s happening now: Due to modern Western diets and other various lifestyles and habits, our facial bones (and airways) are shrinking. 

In this captivating discussion, I will reveal:

  • What’s causing our faces to shrink
  • Why it’s worse for our children
  • The consequences of smaller faces and airways
  • How crooked teeth may be the first sign of shrinking faces
  • What we can do to prevent it
  • And what we can do to reverse the consequences.

Shownotes:

Our Skulls Are Out-Evolving Us on onezero.medium.com

Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired 

Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Dr. Weston Price 

Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat by Bee Wilson

Tooth loss and obstructive sleep apnea signs and symptoms in the US population

CDC: Obesity in children 3x since 1970s

CDC data: 1/5 school aged children are obese

Dr. Brian Palmer on Evolution of OSA podcast

Vitamin D podcast

Fluoride podcast 

Glyphosate podcast

Tongue Tied book interview with Dr. Richard Baxter

Harvard health article on poor oral health higher rates of heart disease 

Nasal congestion and facial growth

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Tooth Erosion

Myths & Fact About Your Sleep Position podcast 

https://doctorstevenpark.com/narrowface

Direct download: Podcast_78-_Our_Shrinking_Faces_More_Important_Than_Global_Warming.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 3:35pm EDT

In this episode, Kathy and I will discuss a very intimate topic: your sleep position. Over the years, I've seen a wide variety of explanations for why certain people like to sleep in certain positions, and even personality type differences. In this podcast, you will discover:

  • Which sleep position is most healthy for you
  • The one bad advice dermatologists are telling women
  • Why hospitals can be dangerous for you or your loved one
  • And much more.

Show Notes

Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired

JAMA article on pregnant women and sleep position and babies born small for gestational age

Positional sleep apnea article

Sleep Position book

Drug induced sleep endoscopy results in AHI < 5

CPAP increases fetal movement in women with pre-eclampsia

UARS article in Bottom Line Health

SlumberBump sleep positioner

Antisnoreshirt

Somnibel sleep positioner

Night Shift sleep positioner

Contour pillow for snoring

 

Direct download: 77-_Myths_and_facts_about_your_sleep_position.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:18am EDT

In this episode, Kathy and I have an interesting discussion about the 7 most common myths that I encounter about surgery for the tonsils:

  1. Don’t take out tonsils because they are part of the immune system and help fight infections 
  2. Tonsils can grow back after tonsillectomy 
  3. Tonsils shrink as you get older or you can outgrow them
  4. Surgery can lead to bleeding
  5. Anesthesia can be harmful in children
  6. You need to find the best surgeon 
  7. Small tonsils don’t need to be removed

Show Notes 

George Catlin: Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life

Sleep apnea lowers your immune system response study

Tonsillectomy does not alter your immune system response study

Rate of tonsil regrowth after tonsillectomy 

Rates of bleeding after tonsillectomy

CHAT study

Patterns of Upper Airway Obstruction on Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy in Patients with Sleep-Disordered Breathing with AHI<5 

Direct download: 76_-_7_Myths_About_Tonsillectomy_You_Should_Know.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:55am EDT

In this episode, Kathy and I have an interesting discussion about the 7 most common myths that I encounter about surgery for the tonsils:

  1. Don’t take out tonsils because they are part of the immune system and help fight infections 
  2. Tonsils can grow back after tonsillectomy 
  3. Tonsils shrink as you get older or you can outgrow them
  4. Surgery can lead to bleeding
  5. Anesthesia can be harmful in children
  6. You need to find the best surgeon 
  7. Small tonsils don’t need to be removed

Show Notes 

George Catlin: Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life

Sleep apnea lowers your immune system response study

Tonsillectomy does not alter your immune system response study

Rate of tonsil regrowth after tonsillectomy 

Rates of bleeding after tonsillectomy

CHAT study

Patterns of Upper Airway Obstruction on Drug-Induced Sleep Endoscopy in Patients with Sleep-Disordered Breathing with AHI<5 

Direct download: 76_-_7_Myths_About_Tonsillectomy_You_Should_Know.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:55am EDT

In this episode, Kathy and I will be revealing the steps we took to significantly improve our family's allergy symptoms this fall.

Shownotes

The Truth About Allergies Revealed blogpost

Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired

Allergy-free bedsheets

Micro-poop theory blogpost

Dyson HEPA vacuum cleaner

The Sinus, Allergy and Migraine Study (SAMS)

Dr. David Buccholz: Heal Your Headache

Long term nasal saline irrigation and increased infections blogpost

Direct download: 75_-_When_An_Allergy_is_Not_Just_An_Allergy.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:52am EDT

In this episode, Kathy and I will be talking about a controversial issue, which is the topic of fluoride in our water supply, food, and even our medications. For a more detailed article about the potential dangers of fluoride, click here. During this discussion, we will reveal:

  • How and why fluoride was added to our water supply
  • How I began to suspect the dangers of fluoride
  • Multiple studies linking higher levels of fluoride with lower IQ levels
  • How fluoride may help to shrink our jaws (but have less cavities)
  • How to minimize your daily exposure to fluoride.

Show Notes

OTC and prescription sleep aids

Original fluoride article

The Story of Fluoridation

Fluoride in otosclerosis article

Rat palatal shelf growth and fluoride 

Braces in pregnant rats given fluoride 

Fluoride and rat soothe movement 

Developmental Fluoride Neurotoxicity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 

Prenatal Fluoride Exposure and Cognitive Outcomes in Children at 4 and 6–12 Years of Age in Mexico 

Association Between Maternal Fluoride Exposure During Pregnancy and IQ Scores in Offspring in Canada

Decreased melatonin biosynthesis, calcium flux, pineal gland calcification and aging: a hypothetical framework

Fluoride and low thyroid levels 

Fluoride deposition in the aged human pineal gland

The Hidden Cause of Acne: How Toxic Water Is Affecting Your Health and What You Can Do about It

Complete List of Fluoride-Free Bottled Water

Fluoride Free Toothpaste 

How to detox from toxic fluoride

Medications with fluoride

Reverse osmosis water filter

https://doctorstevenpark.com/fluoride

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct download: Podcast_74_Fluoride_Friend_or_Foe.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:38pm EDT

In this special episode, I will be having a conversation with with Dr. Barry Krakow, who will talk about his new landmark study on eclinicalmedicine, the online version of the prestigious journal Lancet. The title of the paper is Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial on the Efficacy of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Adaptive Servo-Ventilation in the Treatment of Chronic Complex Insomnia. If you have been told that you don’t have obstructive sleep apnea but still can’t get a good night’s sleep, then this discussion is for you.

Show Notes

Sound Sleep, Sound Mind: 7 Keys to Sleeping through the Night.

UARS Podcast Interview with Dr. Guilleminault

TEDxABQ talk: Why Do You Wake Up At Night? 

Complex insomnia: insomnia and sleep-disordered breathing in a consecutive series of crime victims with nightmares and PTSD

Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial on the Efficacy of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Adaptive Servo-Ventilation in the Treatment of Chronic Complex Insomnia

Prevalence of Sleep Disorders Among Soldiers With Combat-Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Itamar WatchPAT Home Study Meta-analysis

Direct download: Podcast_73_Krakow_Insomnia.ASV_-_10219_11.05_PM.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:00pm EDT

In this episode, we're going to explain why even if you think you sleep great, you're not. If you sleep like a log or can sleep anywhere, any time, this discussion is for you. We'll be talking about the hypersomnias—when people tend to sleep too much or too long.

We'll be revealing the following:

  • Why you can sleep 9 hours or more and will feel tired
  • How you can stop breathing 25 times every hour and not have sleep apnea
  • Which doctor to see if you suffer from this condition
  • And much more.....

Show Notes

Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired 

Upper airway resistance syndrome interview with Dr. Guilleminault

Insomnia as risk for future cancer 

U-shaped curve for ideal sleep length

Sleep endoscopy findings in symptomatic patients with AHI < 5

Two things that go flop in the night blog post

Shift work and cancer

Sleep journal

Sleep tracking apps and devices

Narcolepsy vs. hypersomnias

doctorstevenpark.com/hypersomnia

Breathe Better Sleep Better Live Better Podcast on iTunes

Direct download: Podcast_72_-_Why_Youre_Not_Sleeping_Well.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:51pm EDT

In this episode, Kathy and I are going to be talking about another controversial topic that many of you have probably had some experience with at one time or another...and that’s the issue of sleeping pills and OTC sleep aids. In particular, we will be discussing:

  • Why sleeping pills are usually the wrong way of treating insomnia
  • Why insomnia may not really be insomnia
  • How to wean yourself off sleeping pills
  • A non-prescription therapy that's better than sleeping pills in the long run.

Show Notes:

Sleep aid market increasing

Podcast: How to sleep better without medications

Podcast: How medications are harming you

Risk of complications for sleeping pills

Sleep aids and risk of Parkinson's

Sleep-eating

Insomnia increases risk of dying

Insomnia as a harbinger of mental illness

Insomnia and future risk of heart disease

Insomnia and increased risk of dementia

Hip fractures with Ambien

Sleeping pill vs. CBT-i study

3 Ps of insomnia

Krakow’s OSA in treatment resistant insomnia study

Dr. Krakow’s podcast on OSA and Insomnia

Dreams about choking while sleeping

Sleep endoscopy in AHI < 5 study

UARS paper - Guilleminault

SLEEPINESS 10 steps

Podcast 65: How to sleep better without medications

3 Rs: Sleep restriction, reconditioning and relaxation

Neck stretching exercises

Two floppy valves videos

Online CBT-i programs

 

Direct download: Podcast_70-_The_Truth_About_Sleeping_Pills_and_OTC_sleep_aids.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 10:49am EDT

This week, I’m thrilled to play an encore of the interview I had in 2013 with one of the greatest sleep physicians of our time, Dr. Christian Guilleminault from Stanford University. He first described upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS) in 1993. Along with Dr. Dement, he co-coined the term, OSAS. Sadly, he recently passed as at the age of 80. This episode is a tribute to his incredible contributions and legacy to the sleep community.

Shownotes

Original 1993 UARS paper

Direct download: Podcast_70_Guilleminault_Encore.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:40am EDT

One of the most common questions I get asked is, "Where can I find someone like you in my area to help me with my sleep problem?" Even in big cities like New York and Los Angeles, people are frustrated by not knowing where to even start.

In this episode, Kathy and I will give you my long answer, including who, why how, where and what to look for when starting or troubleshooting your sleep-health journey.

Shownotes

Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired 

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia 

Totally CPAP: A Sleep Physician's Guide to Restoring Your Sleep and Reclaiming Your Life

Inspire hypoglossal nerve pacemaker

Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

Myofunctional therapy for OSA meta-analysis

Dr. Melvin Moss

Paula Fabbie, myofunctional therapist 

AHI < 5 sleep endoscopy study

American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine

American Academy of Sleep Medicine Oral Appliance guidelines

Interview with Dr. Bill Hang

Interview with Dr. Kasey Li on maxilla-mandibular advancement

doctorstevenpark.com/sleepprofessional

Direct download: Podcast_69-_How_to_Find_the_Right_Sleep_Professional.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:17am EDT

In this episode, Kathy and I have an enlightening discussion about the good, bad, and ugly aspects of light. Some of the topics covered will be:

  • How light exposure and affect your appetite hormones and cause weight gain
  • How sun exposure may lower your risk of cancer
  • Why working at night may increase your risk for cancer.
  • How new technology is ruining our sleep and making us fat
  • How to use natural sunlight to sleep better and stay thin.

Shownotes:

Lights Out book by TS Wiley

Blue blocking glasses

F.lux - Computer screen blue light filter

Bright light box for seasonal affective disorder

7 Ways Black Electrical Tape Can Help You Sleep Better

Nobel 2017 award in medicine and physiology

Vitamin D levels and risk of cancer study

Addressing the health benefits and risks, involving vitamin D or skin cancer, of increased sun exposure 

Sunscreen SPF guide on EWG

 

 

 

Direct download: Podcast_68_-_How_Light_can_be_Good_Bad_or_Ugly.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:49am EDT

In this episode, Kathy and I will talk about a very common topic, hormones. In particular, how lack of sleep can negatively affect all your hormones, which can potentially aggravate weight gain, poor energy, and increased stress. 

In this episode, Kathy and I will talk about a very common topic, hormones. In particular, how lack of sleep can negatively affect all your hormones, which can potentially aggravate weight gain, poor energy, and increased stress. 

Shownotes

Hormones covered:

  • Thyroid
  • Estrogen and progesterone
  • Cortisol
  • Melatonin
  • Atrial natriuretic peptide
  • Insulin
  • Grehlin and leptin
  • Vitamin D
  • Growth hormone.

Feeling Fat, Fuzzy or Frazzled, by Dr. Richard Shames

Atrial Natriuretic Peptide article by Dr. Deb Wardly

Vitamin D interview with Dr. Stasha Gominak

Sicker, fatter, Poorer by Dr. Leo Trasande

Sleep, Interrupted by Dr. Steven Y. Park

Second Spring by Dr. Maoshing Ni

The Woman Code by Alyssa Vitti 

The Wisdom of Menopause by Dr. Christiane Northrup 

Keep Swimming Clip in Finding Nemo

https://doctorstevenpark.com/hormones

Breathe Better Sleep Better Live better Podcast 

 

Direct download: How_Sleep_Affects_Your_Horomones.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:03am EDT

Summer is in full swing and there's no better time to get fit and get slim than now. And I know that a lot of our listeners are starting their Keto, Paleo, Whole30 or whatever diets that are really popular right now. And there's nothing wrong with that. But tin this podcast Kathy and I will talk about an issue that not a lot of people think about when they're going on a diet or they're starting off trying to lose weight. And that issue is, are you sleeping well? Are you sleeping long enough? And that's something that most of us don't think about. We don't connect sleep with weight, but that's a huge, huge problem that one needs to address before you do any sort of diet regimen. 

Shownotes

Glamour article on weight loss

Glamour weight loss experiment

Youtube video on nasal dilators

Toxins podcast

Candlelight disrupts circadian rhythm study. News article

Knee LED study NYT article

How to optimize your bedroom for better sleep. mykoreanamericanhome.com

NOSTRILS post

Prescription medications podcast blogpost

doctorstevenpark.com/loseweight

Direct download: Podcast_67_-_How_Better_Sleep_Can_Help_You_Lose_Weight.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:13pm EDT

In our last podcast, Kathy and I talked about how many commonly prescribed prescription medications can either make you gain weight or ruin your sleep. I this episode, we will discuss 7 steps you can take to prevent ever having to need them, or begin to wean off these medications. 

Show Notes:

  1. Prioritize sleep like your most important appointment 
  2. Optimal breathing while awake and while sleeping
  3. Sleep hygiene 

Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome 

Obstructive sleep apnea 

  1. Eat a healthy, organic toxin-free diet

Fed-Up Movie

  1. Eliminate environmental toxins or allergies

Podcasts on home toxins (part 1, part 2)

  1. Light toxicity
  2. Phone and email restrictions
  3. Vitamins and supplements

Reader Survey Link

doctorstevenpark.com/medications

Direct download: Podcast_65_-_How_to_Sleep_Better_Without_Medications.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:25am EDT

Prescription medications are the mainstay of modern medicine. But what we don’t realize is that many common medications have the potential to make you fat or ruin your sleep. Please join Kathy and me as we discuss 12 Medications That Can Make You Fat or Ruin Your Sleep. This is Part 1, and in our next podcast, we will go over various ways to avoid prescription medications. 

Shownotes: 

3 reasons why we shifted from acute to chronic care for medications

3 pathways that medications aggravate sleep problems and weight gain 

  1. High blood pressure medications (lower melatonin and nasal congestion)
  2. Acid reducers (proton pump inhibitors)
  3. High cholesterol medications
  4. Antibiotics 
  5. Antihistamines
  6. Birth control pills

Estrogen dominance, Dr. John Lee

Wisdom of Menopause by Dr. Northrup

Estrogen promoting environmental toxins podcast

Endocrine disruption podcast (Trasande)

  1. Viagra and other medications for erectile dysfunction (nasal congestion)
  2. Oral steroids
  3. Antidepressants  

Reader comment about Paxil 

  1. Mood stabilizers

Upper airway resistance syndrome (UARS)

  11. Stimulants for ADHD

  12. Sleeping pills

Interview with Dr. Karkow on treatment resistant insomnia

Blog response on 7 Drugs That Can Cause OSA

https://doctorstevenpark.com/medications1

 

 


In this episode Kathy and I continue our conversation about the most common toxins that we're exposed to on a regular basis. We will talk about the potential dangers of fluoride, flame retardants and Chlorine. 

Show Notes:

Fluoride,  Flame retardants,  Chlorine

Previous podcast #62 on the following toxins: BPA, PTFE, phthalates, lead 

Dr. Weston Price: Nutrition and Physical Degeneration

Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired 

Why Some Women Have Throat Pain Before Periods

Fluoride and IQ study

Chlorine swimming pool and asthma study

Negative health effects of chlorine

Branch Basics Discount

Direct download: Podcast_63_toxins2.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:09am EDT

I don't want to sound like Chicken Little, but the sky is not falling. However, we are literally bathing in a myriad of potentially toxic and harmful toxins and pollutants in our everyday lives. We touched on some of these toxins during my interview with Dr. Trasande. In Part 1 of today's episode, Kathy and I will go over 4 of the 7 common toxins that all of us may be exposed to on a regular basis. Some of these can definitely affect your sleep quality. Stay tuned for our next episode when I reveal the next 3 toxins.

Click here to find out what these common toxins are and how you can lower your exposure. 

Show Notes

Dr. Trasande, author of Sicker, Fatter, Poorer interview

Slow Death By Rubber Duck

Sleep interrupted

Environmental Working Group (EWG)

Micro-poop theory article 

Homemade cleaning products on Pinterest 

Branch Basics cleaner review 

 

Direct download: Podcast_62_toxins1.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 2:52pm EDT

In this episodes, Kathy and I explain why certain supplements are essential to good gut health and brain function, as well as to potentially prevent damage from untreated obstructive sleep apnea or upper airway resistance syndrome. We end the discussion by exposing a major myth about a popular supplement. 

Show Notes 

Sleep Breathing Paradigm in Sleep, Interrupted

Inflammation and OSA article

Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers (Talks about stress)

Glyphosate podcast

Functions of the liver

Vitamin D podcast with Dr. Gominak

Dr. Deborah Wardly UARS and ANP paper and effects on magnesium

Sleep apnea and brain damage (Dr. Ron Harper interview)

Sleep deprivation and effects on gut biome article

Dr. Mercola’s information on probiotics

Ferritin level and limb movements article

Direct download: 060_-_7_Supplements_to_Fight_Fatigue_and_Brain_Fog.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:59am EDT

One of the most common questions I get asked is how I can stay so thin and healthy. Kathy and I answered this question in a previous podcast (How I Stay Thin, Happy and Healthy), but I wanted to go into more detail about the who, what, when, where, how and why we eat as it relates to our health. I’m not a nutritionist, but questions about food and what I eat is so common that I though it was important to address this important issue, from a sleep and breathing perspective.

 

Shownotes

Summary of How I Stay Thin, Happy and Healthy Part 1

  • Control our allergies 
  • Eliminate toxins
  • Eat organic
  • Breast feed
  • Cook at home
  • Elimination diet
  • Reprioritize habits and lifestyles
  • Nutritional supplements
  • More sun exposure
  • Be healthy before you conceive

Who?

What to Eat

  • Eat organic, non-packaged foods, and avoid gluten
  • Eat Dirt: Why Leaky Gut May Be the Root Cause of Your Health Problems and 5 Surprising Steps to Cure It, by Dr. Josh Axe
  • Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health, by Dr. William Davis.
  • Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs, and Sugar–Your Brain’s Silent Killers, by Dr. David Perlmutter
  • Keto and Paleo diet

When to Eat

  • Don’t eat or snack (or alcohol) within 3-4 hours of bedtime.
  • Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired, by Dr. Steven Y. Park
  • Glamor article: You Can Do This! The Sleep Diet Is Here

Where to Eat

How to Cook

Why to Eat Healthy

  • Most important

Summary

  • Eat organic
  • Non-GMO
  • Little to food packaging
  • Use ingredients as close to the source as possible
  • Supplements (Vitamin D, omega-3, magnesium, probiotics, etc.)
  • Better breathing and sleep hygiene
  • Poor sleep causes poor digestion
  • Choose one item on this list and layer on other areas once you succeed

 

https://doctorstevenpark.com/thinhappyhealthy2
Direct download: 059_-_Thin_healthy_happy_2.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 10:33am EDT

Why are our kids sicker, fatter these days? Dr. Leonardo Trasande, author of the book, Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The urgent threat of hormone-disrupting chemicals to our health and future…and what we can do about it, answers this question. I’m so excited to have the privilege of interviewing the author about this important topic on this episode today. He will answer the following:

  • How the dose does not always make the poison  
  • How do these chemicals affect the obesity epidemic in our children?
  • Can you please elaborate on male reproductive and fertility issues. 
  • How is this problem affecting girls? What about it potential effects on the rate of breast cancer?
  • How can you determine if a study or journal article is credible and scientifically sound or a platform with industry supported backing?
  • What can we as parents do to fight this problem?
  • Where can our listeners find your book and find out more information about you?
Direct download: Trasande.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 9:00am EDT

You’re excited that you were finally diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea. This could explain your years of chronic fatigue, weight gain and headaches. You start using your new CPAP machine at home with some degree of anticipation as well as a bit of trepidation. The first few days are a bit challenging but you decide to keep trying. After another 3 weeks of misery, you call your sleep doctor but she is not helpful. The equipment company send you a new mask, but that makes no difference. At this point you’re ready to give up. 

In this podcast epode, Kathy and I give 5 reasons why regardless of which sleep apnea treatment you start with, you should not give up.

What combination of sleep apnea therapy worked for you?

Email me at doctorpark@doctorstevenpark.com

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Show Notes

Threshold Concept blog post

Heal Your Headache interview with Dr. David Buchholz

CPAP troubleshooting steps podcast

Totally CPAP book

Nasal surgery and CPAP study

Unstuff Your Stuffy Nose ebook

Two things that go flop in the night blog post

CPAP vs. APAP, Bilevel

Glyphosate in our food supply podcast

Slow Death By Rubber Duck book

Pinterest board on cleaning products

Dr. Josh Axe

Dr. Joseph Mercola

The Autoimmune Fix book by Dr. O’Bryan

Interview with Dr. Stasha Gominak on Vitamin D

 

doctorstevenpark.com/treatmentfail

Direct download: Podcast_58-_Why_Sleep_Apnea_Treatments_Dont_Work_For_Some_People.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 7:00am EDT

In this episode, I have a discussion with Dr. Bill Hang, one of my original mentors who inspired me to connect the dots between dental crowding and sleep apnea. He will answer the controversial question, "Can traditional orthodontics cause obstructive sleep apnea"? 

Show Notes

Sleep Interrupted: A physician reveals the #1 reason why so many of us are sick and tired 

Dr. Brian Palmer

Dr. Bill Hang: Faceocused.com

Shut Your Mouth and Save Your Life by George Catlin

Corruccini book

Esthetic line

Evidence Supports No Relationship between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Premolar Extraction: An Electronic Health Records Review

Orthodonticsandosa.com (promo code: turning point)

 

Direct download: 057_-_Bill_Hang.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 11:00am EDT

You made your New Years resolution to lose, weight, stop smoking or sleep better. But why is it that it’s so hard to keep going, let alone even to get started? If you have untreated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), kathy and I will cover 5 of the most common reasons why people fail in keeping any goal in life. 

Show Notes

How OSA Can Ruin Your New Years Resolutions blog post

Sleep apnea and cancer link

Sleep Apnea Darth Vader Photo

CPAP Alternatives podcast

Sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction blog post

Sexual intimacy and OSA blog post

OSA and brain damage interview with Dr. Harper

Brain dysfunction and sleep deprivation  interview with Dr. Borelli

SMART goals

Historical figures who took regular naps

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What are your specific sleep goals for 2019?

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