Kwik Brain Episode 025: Sleep Smarter, Faster, and Deeper with Shawn Stevenson

When you get a bad night’s sleep, how do you feel the next day? A lack of sleep impairs several cognitive processes and hurts your ‘Kwik Brain’ performance. In this episode, sleep expert Shawn Stevenson reveals his 3 tips to help you sleep smarter. Whether you want to get into bed more relaxed or get out of bed more rested, this episode will help you there.
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  • @ztaalibbey1212
    @ztaalibbey12122 жыл бұрын

    1. Exercise in the morning. 2. Vitamin C from food first, Magnesium from food first and supplement, topical supplements are good. 3. Meditate in the morning.💜

  • @suryismail8943

    @suryismail8943

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for the key points..I really have sleep problem

  • @drnoahdaniel
    @drnoahdaniel3 жыл бұрын

    I haven’t slept more than 4 hours per night in over 10 years. Each week, I normally go 2-3 days with no sleep at all. No medications, no meditations, nothing has worked. I pray these suggestions help. That’s if I can remember them. Chronic sleep deprivation has caused memory deficiencies, attention and focus difficulties, decreased cognitive functions and overall attitude and mood swings that are deeply concerning from a health standpoint.

  • @deepthi6097

    @deepthi6097

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi there, try Micheal Sealey's sleep hypnosis. It's been life changing for me. There's one that always does the trick.. look up Michael Sealey life healing on KZread. Best of luck

  • @suryismail8943

    @suryismail8943

    Жыл бұрын

    Same like me, I slept at 3am+ n wake up at 5.20am..

  • @s2000killa1

    @s2000killa1

    Жыл бұрын

    I’ve found it all lies in my mind. Work, financial, relationship stress all take over anything I try to sleep better. It’s hard short term, but perhaps try to reduce stressors by letting things go. Or downsizing, switching jobs etc.

  • @felix64able

    @felix64able

    Жыл бұрын

    Its been a year since your post hope your doing better Noah as someone that has problems with sleep also

  • @daniellopez46

    @daniellopez46

    Жыл бұрын

    Dr Daniel Erichsen lots of content YT

  • @janlinson7232
    @janlinson72325 жыл бұрын

    Awesome info in a brief amount of time; very helpful ! Thankyou, both, very much🤗

  • @unitynofear7758
    @unitynofear77583 жыл бұрын

    Listening to this during morning workout feels great.

  • @anitahamlin2411
    @anitahamlin24115 жыл бұрын

    I used to sleep like a rock. Menopause and then falling down a ladder changed that. The menopause was temporary but the ladder changed my life forever. I can't get comfortable and stay asleep. I appreciate these insights and look forward to using them and future KZread shares!

  • @susannerusso5789

    @susannerusso5789

    4 жыл бұрын

    Anita Hamlin Have you tried accupuncture or chiropractic...network is best

  • @jacksonmiller3006
    @jacksonmiller3006 Жыл бұрын

    - morning workout - good diet + vitamin C and magnesium (food before supplement)(lotta melatonin in the gut so good diet helps) - meditation (morning and evening)

  • @angeladubose8207
    @angeladubose82075 жыл бұрын

    First time coming here but I had to come because of Shawn Stevenson 💪🏽♥️He has changed how I liive and treat my body I have lost 30 pounds in 5 months just by following his advice of eating well (taking care of my gut)working out in the morning and getting that sleeping 😴 in. He soo freakin Smart and informative and although some of the stuff he speaks about is new to me I find myself wanting more in wanting to understand and guess what I’m understanding!

  • @spicykitchen2083

    @spicykitchen2083

    5 жыл бұрын

    Angela Dubose wow keep it up

  • @tiarianamanna973
    @tiarianamanna9734 жыл бұрын

    After i became really sick and as a result started to experience incredibly horrible anxiety and panic attacks, i refuse to sleep without my cats. They have the most amazing calm and loving energy 😻😻😻 i totally owe my life to these furry angels.

  • @cjennings6179

    @cjennings6179

    4 жыл бұрын

    Cats are great at RAISING PEOPLES OXYTOCIN LEVELS IN OUR BRAINS. For REAL FACTS!!! Horses also Raise the OXYTOCIN Levels in females. Just simply BRUSHING & petting & TALKING TO the beautiful CREATURE !!! A treasure. Helps girls females get through depression & imbalanced ANXIETY about living. The OXYTOCIN brain HORMONE CHEMICALS LEVELS RISE. JUST Watching them. HEARING the HORSES talk & PLAY together in a pasture in the country is UPLIFTING FEEL GOOD sensations!!!🔑🔑💛💛💛💛😇😇😇 DECENT. DIGNITY. Self-preservation when going through difficult situations in everyday life. A pal. Cats are a good PAL for feel good OXYTOCIN HIGH!!!

  • @jainemiller2375

    @jainemiller2375

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love cats. Unfortunately I'm terribly allergic to them... dogs too. I live alone so that kinda sucks.

  • @yashnikam4355
    @yashnikam43553 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot Jim for this incredible knowledge

  • @darpan8497
    @darpan84975 жыл бұрын

    This technique is quite improving my brain thank you sir

  • @Tinatime532
    @Tinatime5323 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Jim... you're amazing! Thanks for all you share with everyone.. so helpful ❤️🧠🥰

  • @darelsis1307
    @darelsis13073 жыл бұрын

    IT feels so nice to listen them

  • @cluematics7490
    @cluematics74903 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! Thanks for these insights :)

  • @Gamechanger-gh1pz
    @Gamechanger-gh1pz4 жыл бұрын

    💜 Thank God for you 😭

  • @Vlcounek
    @Vlcounek2 жыл бұрын

    1. support your microbiome by healthy food, 2. get enough vitamin C and magnesium from food, 3. practice meditation Failed to mention the #1 problem of "civilized" people with sleep: too much (blue) lights too late in night

  • @SingingblissofRajat
    @SingingblissofRajat4 жыл бұрын

    I soooo needed this

  • @delanowilliamson6738
    @delanowilliamson67384 жыл бұрын

    Meditation really help in reading and sleep

  • @valeriehopebennett
    @valeriehopebennett3 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU GREAT INFORMATION.

  • @kamogobin1836
    @kamogobin18363 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your important info

  • @j9m978
    @j9m9783 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much

  • @renovatiomom
    @renovatiomom4 жыл бұрын

    You’re missing the links in the video description as mentioned at the end of the video.

  • @Rajraj-hb3fu
    @Rajraj-hb3fu5 жыл бұрын

    Thx sir

  • @safrizal513
    @safrizal5135 жыл бұрын

    AMAZED

  • @Self-DisciplineSelf-Expression
    @Self-DisciplineSelf-Expression2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you

  • @jonelleolds-ruppel1159
    @jonelleolds-ruppel11593 жыл бұрын

    Any meditation or is there one particular one you can follow?

  • @minamishail_Tech2024
    @minamishail_Tech20244 жыл бұрын

    How can I mange or moderate my sleeping when I have new born baby ( 14 months old) ?

  • @inesantunes9594
    @inesantunes95944 жыл бұрын

    Workout and Melatonin my best friends

  • @mohammadhossain3514
    @mohammadhossain35144 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jim, Thanks for a very helpful video, I want to ask you one thing, I run a routine taught by Robbin Sharma that is 20/20/20/ formula every day. I wakeup, Drink 2 glasses of water, go to the washroom , return and do 20 Minutes Meditation then 20 minutes exercise and then 20 minutes educational training program. I heard some expert says wake up and exercise, some say meditate first. I want to ask you which one I should do first, exercise or meditation. Please reply so I can get the maximum benefit from my Victory Hour.

  • @teja._.bhaiii

    @teja._.bhaiii

    4 жыл бұрын

    You should exercise first and then meditate

  • @sreevinayakj641

    @sreevinayakj641

    4 жыл бұрын

    First exercise and then meditate so that you don't feel sleepy while meditating

  • @letsdomath1750

    @letsdomath1750

    3 жыл бұрын

    Any old meditation practice will not work. The technique matters. Yoga Nidra is ideal to vanquish insomnia; body scan meditations in general are even better than CBT-i to treat chronic sleeplessness. Bhramari pranayama followed by silent chanting of AUM in the background, Trataka, and progressive muscle relaxation can also help immensely. Self-Enquiry can remove any residual anxiety that is keeping you awake.

  • @Mimi25291
    @Mimi252913 жыл бұрын

    Awesome 👏 and what is the best kind of meditation to help against insomnia and disrupted sleep. Because there is so many different types and f meditation out there i.e alpha waves and all the other waves, guided, frequency etc so is there any one that is generally more successful

  • @jyotidave806

    @jyotidave806

    2 жыл бұрын

    actually I am also searching the same which type of meditation

  • @elseelee
    @elseelee3 жыл бұрын

    I do exercise at 5 am in the morning for around 40 min, 10 tabata. I also meditate daily. My sleep remains poor.

  • @super18emily
    @super18emily Жыл бұрын

    what is the best time to do the meditation? at ngiht time or morning time? it should be 10minutesa day? or half hour?

  • @katiescalf
    @katiescalf5 жыл бұрын

    I unfortunately am required to work 3rd shift hours. I work from 10pm until 8am and I usually sleep from 9:30am-5:30pm. How can I best apply the workout time? Would it be best for me to workout during my morning, at say 6pm?

  • @veganlifechange

    @veganlifechange

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just work out before or after work. I work 6am-6pm. I just goto gym before work. :)

  • @rockymntdan1
    @rockymntdan13 жыл бұрын

    There's one more: Fast

  • @EdwinLau2800
    @EdwinLau28002 жыл бұрын

    Hey Jim, do you drink coffee to start the day?

  • @LyingOstrich
    @LyingOstrich4 жыл бұрын

    Thx so much 4 this video i just figured out i have either 2 much or 2 little cortisol cuz i cant wake up in the morning and cant sleep at night. ;)

  • @CG10CG20CG3
    @CG10CG20CG34 жыл бұрын

    I was trying to sleep at 1 am by watching this.

  • @rebeccakaster546
    @rebeccakaster5464 жыл бұрын

    Im narcoleptic. I cant afford the medicine and my insurance company said there's not enough proof I need medicine even though I've had at least 5 sleep studies in the last 15 years, and my symptoms of the disorder are very obvious and embarrasingly noticable. Cataplexy hS also been a problem in my life, although I don't have attacks every day. Im interested in seeing if you have any advice on getting a sound sleep for someone with my problem

  • @chilichickSantaFe

    @chilichickSantaFe

    4 жыл бұрын

    Please try and practice the Wim Hof breathing method. It is life-changing.

  • @cjennings6179

    @cjennings6179

    4 жыл бұрын

    Have your HORMONES CHECKED FOR perfect balance is 🔑🔑🔑🔑🔑👌👍 Keep checking your hormonal balance. Get ACUPUNCTURE treatments at least ONCE a month! Settle down your Nervous TENSION 🔑👌 Reduce aches & pains. 🔑👌 Take good Care of your body daily. Reduce SUGARS u consume. Relax.

  • @helenndow1101
    @helenndow11014 жыл бұрын

    I take sleepy tea, best one is blue lotus.

  • @samtai9054
    @samtai90545 жыл бұрын

    Excepting!

  • @bleh2590
    @bleh25905 жыл бұрын

    When you hear The Matrix OST in the background, ufff, definitely I feel more powerful now.

  • @QuyenTranAcupunctureStokePoges
    @QuyenTranAcupunctureStokePoges5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much guys, what’s AKA meditation? Where I can find the information? 🙏

  • @AnuragSingh-bx9vh

    @AnuragSingh-bx9vh

    5 жыл бұрын

    AKA stands for Also Known As

  • @soniasliger-luscombe9269

    @soniasliger-luscombe9269

    4 жыл бұрын

    Also, if you happen to be a Christian, Believers should avoid meditation. It causes you to enter an altered state of consciousness which opens you up to the spirit world. This is why it is so popular with new agers and occultist. We are to guard our hearts and minds, definitely not yield our minds and we are to avoid repetitive praying which is usually a part of yoga or contemplative prayer. Blessings

  • @priyankamadox
    @priyankamadox5 жыл бұрын

    Can you tell us how much of sleep should i have?? I mean i am so confused

  • @MIZRg2G7HA

    @MIZRg2G7HA

    5 жыл бұрын

    7-9hr

  • @alikaykhaei

    @alikaykhaei

    4 жыл бұрын

    6

  • @bisayangamerikano920

    @bisayangamerikano920

    4 жыл бұрын

    4

  • @amarsinghmaravi7317

    @amarsinghmaravi7317

    4 жыл бұрын

    4

  • @edjrage7745

    @edjrage7745

    3 жыл бұрын

    2

  • @LiveFitNOTFat
    @LiveFitNOTFat2 жыл бұрын

    Exercise early in the morning, get optimal magnesium and vitamin C and practice meditation...

  • @Mark4Jesus
    @Mark4Jesus4 жыл бұрын

    Sleep docs say losing a little weight may have a big impact on sleep quality for folks with marginal obstructive sleep apnea.

  • @edjrage7745

    @edjrage7745

    3 жыл бұрын

    What do you mean by "marginal constructive sleep apnea"? Do you mean obstructive? And by "marginal" do you mean "not too bad"?

  • @Mark4Jesus

    @Mark4Jesus

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@edjrage7745 Yes, meant "obstructive". Fixed. And yes, marginal meaning just that. A little lost weight can push one back into non-apnea zone, from what a dentist specializing in sleep apnea devices told me. I'm marginally overweight, and have sleep apnea, enough to make me wake up every time I enter REM... so I get relief wearing a mandibular advancement device (MAD) at night. It basically just pulls my jaw forward which keeps my air passage open. Cheers.

  • @edjrage7745

    @edjrage7745

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Mark4Jesus Nice to know, thank you very much!

  • @kamariawentt9883
    @kamariawentt98833 жыл бұрын

    “You know the drugs I’m talking about, they say them in songs and stuff now” Lmao

  • @sumithram4720
    @sumithram47203 жыл бұрын

    Ashwagandha really helps

  • @gustavotellez9007
    @gustavotellez90073 жыл бұрын

    Why magnesium, doesn't give a clear explanation about it. I understand vitamin c and omega-3

  • @8mc502
    @8mc5024 жыл бұрын

    may I ask about how sex effects hormones

  • @xen5917
    @xen59175 жыл бұрын

    I think you should add subtitles.. It ffeels so boring to only listen.. Edit: Thank you dude for 1 like😁😁

  • @abumnm

    @abumnm

    5 жыл бұрын

    Press the screen... Note the 3 doted vertical line over upper right of the screen... . Press it... Choose Caption.... Capishhhh

  • @josephkhalil8314

    @josephkhalil8314

    5 жыл бұрын

    Walk on treadmill , drive.. while listening

  • @manjunathbs7746

    @manjunathbs7746

    5 жыл бұрын

    Liked for thanking in your note!

  • @achilles7736
    @achilles77362 жыл бұрын

    "Just sleep faster" Arnold Schwarzenegger

  • @nonebelievingbeliever3753
    @nonebelievingbeliever37533 жыл бұрын

    I get a damn good amount of exercise and I eat like a strong man...all round good diet...I meditate aswell...but I can't sleep 🤦🏾

  • @turiguliano416

    @turiguliano416

    Жыл бұрын

    Try Marmite.

  • @spicykitchen2083
    @spicykitchen20835 жыл бұрын

    I like to see your face when you are talking.please.

  • @sighluv1086
    @sighluv10862 жыл бұрын

    My bed, the magical place for doing all my tasks and destroying myself

  • @swagpeach9850
    @swagpeach98502 жыл бұрын

    I thought afternoon is best time for exercise

  • @valeriepierre7297
    @valeriepierre72974 жыл бұрын

    Focus your attention on sleep? Why Exactly does meditating in the morning helps you sleep at night???

  • @youngboi7gang453

    @youngboi7gang453

    3 жыл бұрын

    Meditation relaxes the mind body and soul ahsheli

  • @youngboi7gang453

    @youngboi7gang453

    3 жыл бұрын

    U sleep better when u relaxed.

  • @derKischda

    @derKischda

    3 жыл бұрын

    I meditate every evening before falling asleep and it sometimes helps. However in the winter I only it lying on my back which brought significantly less results than sitting while meditating.

  • @vsgP7117
    @vsgP71174 жыл бұрын

    Fast: Facebook, apply, subscribe and teach.

  • @gutenachtasmr1819
    @gutenachtasmr18195 жыл бұрын

    For non-native-speaker its a little bit hard to follow you, because you are talking very fast ... It would be great if you could talk slower 😊 Translation would be perfekt! (Im from Germany)

  • @lauranarita2132

    @lauranarita2132

    5 жыл бұрын

    U can lower the playback speed

  • @evian.

    @evian.

    4 жыл бұрын

    GuTe NaChT ASMR You need to learn harder😀

  • @inesantunes9594

    @inesantunes9594

    4 жыл бұрын

    That's true, sometimes I listen to the videos at night and end up sleeping he talks fast and has a nice voice 😊 I’m from Brazil 🇧🇷

  • @josephmarcello7481
    @josephmarcello74814 жыл бұрын

    Robert, Thanks for the insights, but the absolute cacophony of noise and drum beats which interfere with your dialogue at the beginning and the clode of your segments is intolerable. Noise and nonsense will never conspire toward the goal of a calm and healthy brain

  • @gaffatsy9193

    @gaffatsy9193

    4 жыл бұрын

    They are refrences form movies that involve more powerful brains of people in almost a supernatural way

  • @soniasliger-luscombe9269
    @soniasliger-luscombe92694 жыл бұрын

    Great information as far as the first two points but as far as the third... If you happen to be a Christian, Believers should avoid meditation. It causes you to enter an altered state of consciousness which opens you up to the spirit world. This is why it is so popular with new agers and occultist. We are to guard our hearts and minds, definitely not yield our minds and we are to avoid repetitive praying which is usually a part of yoga or contemplative prayer. The Bible tells us to meditate on the Word of God , as in to ponder it and study it. 😊 Blessings

  • @ROBDee-ho9lu

    @ROBDee-ho9lu

    4 жыл бұрын

    amen!

  • @amityheinbuch3708

    @amityheinbuch3708

    4 жыл бұрын

    Can you give the biblical references for this?

  • @dmoreno6554

    @dmoreno6554

    3 жыл бұрын

    What superstition and silliness. I bet u believe in Santa Claus too. Don't give your power away. U r in control...unless u choose.not to be.

  • @lizettenovelo1

    @lizettenovelo1

    3 жыл бұрын

    I completely agree. Mediating and studying God's Word is the best investment for our brain, health, and every area of our lives.

  • @zabeth1968
    @zabeth19684 жыл бұрын

    I am doing all of it but no effect...

  • @alexlima3529

    @alexlima3529

    4 жыл бұрын

    So you should see a doctor my friend :\ I'm sorry and I hope you get well soon!

  • @RamKumar-ux4mv
    @RamKumar-ux4mv2 жыл бұрын

    Please translate tamil

  • @jmg7157
    @jmg71573 жыл бұрын

    1. Exercise 2. Nutrition 3. Meditation

  • @ceskehry
    @ceskehry5 жыл бұрын

    The intro is awkward :D

  • @nowrozimohammad
    @nowrozimohammad2 жыл бұрын

    Do not trust people who want to sell you their friend's vitamins.

  • @ernststravoblofeld
    @ernststravoblofeld4 жыл бұрын

    When people say "processed foods" I know I'm dealing with hippie folk knowledge. Not necessarily entirely bullshit, but usually. What process? Cooking is a process.

  • @edjrage7745

    @edjrage7745

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thing is, cooking is often necessary to destroy toxic or otherwise undesirable substances (with the added benefit of increasing the bioavailability of desirable ones), while other forms of processing often aren't. And yes, even cooking is a trade-off, since you often destroy other desirable nutrients and may add undesirable ones in the process. Just Google the nutritional profile of whole vs. blended and raw vs. steamed vs. cooked spinach to see what I mean. The simple rule is the more you process the food, the more likely it is that you're decreasing desirable nutrients and increasing undesirable ones.

  • @ruthfourie7499

    @ruthfourie7499

    3 жыл бұрын

    What’s wrong with hippie folk knowledge?

  • @ernststravoblofeld

    @ernststravoblofeld

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ruthfourie7499 It's knowledge that gets passed around by well meaning people, but often isn't true.

  • @MrArithebomb
    @MrArithebomb3 жыл бұрын

    This guy looks like he was born faster

  • @IsaacAdam0
    @IsaacAdam05 жыл бұрын

    Thank you