Your Brain Has A Sleep Switch (Do THIS To Turn It On)

Dave Asprey

Dec 14, 2025

Episode description

Episode description

Mindsip insights from this episode:

Align posture to combat gravity's impact on sleep

Gravity is an invisible force that silently works against you every night, interrupting sleep by pulling your body out of alignment when your posture is poor.

Avoid stomach sleeping to protect your organs and neck

Sleeping on your stomach is the worst position because gravity presses on your organs and twists your neck all night, keeping your fight-or-flight system active.

Aim for six and a half hours of high-quality sleep for longevity

Studies show that six and a half hours is the amount of sleep associated with the lowest mortality rate, as long as the sleep quality is very high.

Utilize red light at night to protect circadian rhythm

Unless it's very bright, red light doesn't count as 'light' to your body's internal clock, so it won't disrupt your circadian rhythm or melatonin production.

Regulate light exposure to control your body's master sleep clock

A tiny cluster of neurons behind your eyes, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), acts as your body's master clock, and light exposure is the main way to control it.

Limit bright light exposure at night to maintain melatonin production

Even five seconds of bright light at night can instantly change your biochemistry and shut down your brain's production of melatonin.

Wear TrueDark glasses to calm brain waves in 15 minutes

A study published in a medical journal showed that TrueDark glasses shift your brain waves towards a calm state within 15 minutes of wearing them in the evening.

Align last meal with sunset for better digestion and rest

Aligning your last bite of food with the setting sun calms digestion, stabilizes biochemistry, and signals to your body that it's time to prepare for rest.

Eliminate disruptions to restore natural sleep

You don't need to 'fix' your sleep; you just need to stop breaking it by removing modern disruptions like artificial light, late-night eating, and poor posture.

Avoid carbohydrates close to bedtime to prevent insulin resistance

As melatonin naturally rises in the evening, your body becomes more insulin resistant, which is why eating carbohydrates close to bedtime is so disruptive.

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