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38 - The Sleep Hack I Give Patients More Than Anything Else
Your patient's insomnia isn't a melatonin problem. It's a rumination problem, and the fix I hand out more than anything else isn't a supplement or a weighted blanket. It's stand-up comedy.
In this one, I break down:
Why rumination, not noise or light, is what's actually keeping patients awake
The vagus nerve mechanism behind why a real laugh works better than meditation
Why true crime, dramas, and doom scrolling keep the nervous system sympathetic even in bed
The overlooked reason a live audience laugh track matters more than the jokes themselves
Exactly how to prescribe this to patients…
The skinny
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