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Sleep Better Tonight

12 episodes

Optimize your sleep environment, timing, and supplements for deeper, more restorative rest.

Optimize your sleep environment, timing, and supplements for deeper, more restorative rest.

Episodes

1
Huberman Lab
GUEST SERIES | Dr. Matt Walker: How to Structure Your Sleep, Use Naps & Time Caffeine
Huberman Lab Dr. Matt Walker 2024-04-17

In episode three of the sleep series, Andrew Huberman and Dr. Matthew Walker discuss how sleep architecture changes across the lifespan, the science of napping, and the effects ...

2
Huberman Lab
Essentials: Master Your Sleep & Be More Alert When Awake
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2024-11-21

Andrew Huberman provides a comprehensive toolkit for improving sleep quality and daytime alertness, grounded in the two forces that govern sleep-wake cycles: adenosine (the chem...

3
Huberman Lab
Sleep Toolkit - Tools for Optimizing Sleep & Sleep-Wake Timing
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2022-08-08

Get morning sunlight within 30-60 minutes of waking, keep your bedroom at 65-68F, and maintain a consistent wake time. Supplements like magnesium threonate and apigenin can help...

4
FoundMyFitness
#107 Why You Can't Sleep (and How to Fix It) | Dr. Michael Grandner
FoundMyFitness Dr. Michael Grandner 2025-10-02

CBT-I beats sleeping pills for chronic insomnia by fixing the root cause: your bed has become a stress trigger. Covers why melatonin supplements vary by -83% to +478% from label...

5
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin
Dr. Allison Brager: Improve Sleep Efficiency & Resilience
Perform with Dr. Andy Galpin Allison Brager 2025-03-26

Dr. Andy Galpin interviews Dr. Allison Brager, a neuroscientist specializing in sleep and circadian biology with a background in military performance research, about optimizing ...

6
FoundMyFitness
#065 Dr. Satchin Panda on Circadian Insights into Exercise Timing, Melatonin Biology, and Peak Cognition
FoundMyFitness Dr. Satchin Panda 2021-07-05

Most people eat across 15+ hour windows, but restricting to 12 hours or less optimizes circadian function. Melatonin inhibits insulin, so eating near bedtime impairs glucose met...

7
Huberman Lab
Dr. Matthew Walker: The Science & Practice of Perfecting Your Sleep
Huberman Lab Matthew Walker 2021-08-02

Sleep regularity (same wake time daily) matters more than total hours. Morning light exposure, cool bedroom temps, and avoiding alcohol are non-negotiables. Sleep deprivation af...

8
The Tim Ferriss Show
Dr. Matthew Walker — The Hidden Dangers of Melatonin, Tools for Insomnia, Sleep Spindles, and Lucid Dreaming
The Tim Ferriss Show Dr. Matthew Walker 2023-02-08

Dr. Matthew Walker is professor of neuroscience at UC Berkeley and author of "Why We Sleep." This continuation episode covers lesser-known sleep topics including the risks of me...

9
FoundMyFitness
#088 The Science of Optimizing Sleep - Special Preview
FoundMyFitness Rhonda Patrick 2024-03-26

Four levers that directly control sleep quality: morning light exposure to set your circadian clock, bedroom temperature for melatonin production, meal timing relative to bedtim...

10
Huberman Lab
Essentials: Using Science to Optimize Sleep, Learning & Metabolism
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2024-11-28

Andrew Huberman answers frequently asked questions about science-backed tools for optimizing sleep, learning, and metabolism. He explains how circadian rhythms are set by light ...

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Huberman Lab
GUEST SERIES | Dr. Matt Walker: Protocols to Improve Your Sleep
Huberman Lab Dr. Matt Walker 2024-04-10

In episode two of the sleep guest series, Andrew Huberman and Dr. Matthew Walker provide a comprehensive toolkit for improving sleep quality. They cover foundational sleep hygie...

12
Huberman Lab
AMA #14: 2023 Philanthropy, Evening Routine, Light Therapy, Health Metrics & More
Huberman Lab Andrew Huberman 2023-12-31

In this live-streamed premium AMA, Huberman begins by detailing the scientific research funded through Huberman Lab Premium in 2023, including gifts to laboratories studying min...

Related Research

Efficacy of blue-light blocking glasses on actigraphic sleep outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled crossover trials.
Luna-Rangel FA, Gonzalez-Bedolla B, Salazar-Ortega MJ, et al. (2025)
Blue-light-blocking glasses did not significantly improve objectively measured sleep outcomes (total sleep time, sleep efficiency, sleep onset latency, or wake after sleep onset) compared to clear lenses in randomized crossover trials using actigraphy.
Effects of Yoga Nidra on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ghai S, Odyniec P, Ghai I (2025)
Meta-analysis of 73 studies (5,201 participants) found Yoga Nidra produced large reductions in stress (g = -0.80 to -1.70), anxiety (g = -1.35 to -1.43), and depression (g = -0.69 to -0.92) compared to active and no-intervention controls.
Breaking social media fads and uncovering the safety and efficacy of mouth taping in patients with mouth breathing, sleep disordered breathing, or obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review.
Rhee J, Iansavitchene A, Mannala S, et al. (2025)
Systematic review of 10 studies (213 patients) found mixed evidence for mouth taping — only 2 studies showed significant sleep apnea improvements, while most showed no benefit and flagged safety risks including asphyxiation with nasal obstruction.
A systematic review of ambient heat and sleep in a warming climate.
Chevance G, Minor K, Vielma C, et al. (2024)
Higher outdoor or indoor temperatures are consistently associated with degraded sleep quality and quantity worldwide, with limited evidence of fast human adaptation to heat.
Examining the Effects of Supplemental Magnesium on Self-Reported Anxiety and Sleep Quality: A Systematic Review.
Rawji A, Peltier MR, Mourtzanakis K, et al. (2024)
Magnesium supplementation shows promising effects on reducing anxiety and improving sleep quality, though evidence is limited by heterogeneous study designs.
Optimizing the Time and Dose of Melatonin as a Sleep-Promoting Drug: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis.
Cruz-Sanabria F, Bruno S, Crippa A, et al. (2024)
Melatonin's sleep-promoting effects peak at 4 mg/day and are optimized when taken 3 hours before desired bedtime rather than the conventional 30 minutes before bed.