206 - Stress & Sleep With Daniella Sax
The Sleep Whisperer Podcast
Physiotherapist Danielle Sax, after overcoming a stress-related illness in 2003, became passionate about the mind-body connection. She aims to empower individuals to embrace their true selves without sacrifice. In her book, she discusses overcoming the fear of inadequacy. As an international speaker and life strategist, she focuses on "Living Authentic Success" and hosts a radio show, “From Stress to Authentic Success”, and podcast on stress management and personal growth. Danielle, a grandmother of four, lives purposefully in Belgium, cherishing nature and connecting with like-minded...
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205 - What’s Wrong With Our Sleep Today With Manohar Gandhi
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Manohar grappled with insomnia, leading to a desperate pursuit for a solution. Despite consulting psychologists and resorting to Anti-Anxiety Pills, the issue persisted. It was through the discovery of meditation that he found a lasting remedy. While immediate relief was not forthcoming, his perseverance with meditation eventually alleviated his anxiety, resulting in improved sleep quality. His transformative journey is chronicled in his book, "My Sleepless Nights," now accessible on Amazon. Having triumphed over his own sleep challenges, he now assists others in transitioning from restless...
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204 - Sleep & Healthy Period With Sharda Agarwal
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Sharda Agarwal is the Co-founder of Sepalika – India’s Premier Online Women’s Health Clinic. Her company’s mission is to provide natural solutions to two big issues women face today - fertility & PCOD. Sepalika does this using precision lab test analysis, nutrition, vitamins and minerals, acupressure, and lifestyle. Over the last four years, they have successfully worked with hundreds of women and couples to help reverse PCOD or create babies. Sharda is an MBA from IIM-Bangalore, a Certified Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner & a Functional Blood Chemistry Analyst,...
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203 - Our 4 Worlds & Sleep With Eleanor Haspel-Portner
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Dr. Eleanor Haspel-Portner, Ph.D., PCC, has been in private practice as a psychologist, coach, and astrologer since 1974. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago, Department of Comparative Human Development. Eleanor became the 10th Reiki Master/Teacher to be initiated in the West in 1982. In addition, she served as President of the Southern California Society for Clinical Hypnosis for two years, and she is a Co-Founder of the Los Angeles Erikson Institute. In 2000, Eleanor statistically validated her own Proprietary Energy Mapping system on 30,000 cases. This proprietary system looks...
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202 - Transdermal Use Of Herbs For Sleep With Dr Marianne Teitelbaum
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Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum graduated Summa Cum Laude from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1984. She immediately began her studies with Maharishi Ayurveda, obtaining Ayurvedic Practitioner certification in 1992. In the late 1990’s she began a 17-year one-on-one internship with Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra, an award-winning herbal formulator who hails from a 5,000 -year-old family lineage of Raj Vaidyas, treating the royalty of India. During her internship Vaidya Mishra taught her how to treat practically every disease, making over 500 herbal formulas for all the problems they were treating...
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201 - Using Intuition To Sleep Better With Geeta Sethi
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A lover of food and nature since childhood, you will find Geeta either in the forest walking her dog, researching the latest on the microbiome or creating nourishing meals in her kitchen! Her spiritual journey of seeking answers from life after losing her husband to a heart attack at a young age led her to exploring the wisdom of Ayurveda which was not only a trigger for her to start living more consciously but also changed the trajectory of her whole life. She’s also a holistic chef and holds classes and workshops online and in person to support her tribe. She’s appeared multiple times on...
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200 - Female Specific Sleep Disorders With Dr Ramakrishnan Nagarajan
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Dr. N.Ramakrishnan is a Healthcare Entrepreneur who is American Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine & Sleep Medicine and also has a Master’s degree in Medical Management from University of Southern California. He is currently the Director of Critical Care Services at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai and is a Senior Consultant in Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. He was the first Board Certified Sleep Specialist to practice in India and established Nithra Institute of Sleep Sciences in 2004. He was also invited to meet the then honourable president of India, Dr.A.P.J...
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199 - Sleep, Blue Light & Leptin Resistance With Mugdha Pradhan
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Mugdha Pradhan is the CEO & Founder of iThrive, TedX speaker, Healer & Spiritual Coach. In 2017 despite having a Master's in Nutrition she struggled with her own personal health issues, learning the nuances of Functional Medicine which then transformed her health. She lost 37 kgs and reversing an autoimmune condition. Moving from Canada to India, she introduced Functional Nutrition through iThrive - Healing & Beyond 2019. With her expertise in Functional Nutrition, her ability to build strong teams and beautiful cultures, and her passion for scientific research and evidence-based...
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198 - Understanding Ojas For Sleep With Dr Marianne Teitelbaum
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Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum graduated Summa Cum Laude from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 1984. She immediately began her studies with Maharishi Ayurveda, obtaining Ayurvedic Practitioner certification in 1992. In the late 1990’s she began a 17-year one-on-one internship with Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra, an award-winning herbal formulator who hails from a 5,000 -year-old family lineage of Raj Vaidyas, treating the royalty of India. Vaidya Mishra taught her how to treat practically every disease, making over 500 herbal formulas for all the problems they were treating together. Her first...
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197 - CBTi For Sleep With Dr Sarah Silverman
The Sleep Whisperer Podcast
Dr. Sarah Silverman is a Stanford-trained holistic sleep specialist and wellness consultant. She is an expert in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for insomnia (CBTi), the first-line treatment approach for adults with chronic insomnia. CBTi is an effective way to improve sleep naturally and overcome chronic insomnia without medication. She is the founder and CEO of ZzzHaus health consulting agency, which uses epigenetics testing, circadian science, and evidence-based protocols to maximise performance. When might someone be a good candidate for CBTi? How effective is CBTi? What's the best way...
info_outlineSurya Mantha is a Senior Partner and Venture Capitalist at Unitus Ventures. Surya has over two decades of experience spanning, business operations, investing and management consulting. He has played leadership roles in startups as well as investment firms. At Unitus, Surya is responsible for all investment operations in India across Unitus’ focus sectors including fintech, med-tech, ed-tech, and employability, through the entire lifecycle of the portfolio.
Previously, Surya played leadership roles in several high-growth technology and media businesses including at Web18, Saregama (HMV), Sify and RealNetworks. He also spent several years in investment management roles, including impact investment at Omidyar Network and growth capital investing at Peepul Capital. As a member of the founding team of Omidyar Network India Advisors (ONIA), he led investments in the ecommerce, digital media, education and government transparency sectors. Surya started his career at Xerox Research in Rochester, New York.
This episode is all about “The Startup World, Sleep & Personal Recommendations from a VC”
- Surya’s story and journey to being the VC today.
- It is common in the start up world to wear poor sleep and stress like a badge of honour. The Dalai Lama said that man sacrifices his health to make money and then sacrifices money to restore health. Surya shares some stories about how this is actually true in the startup world.
- 90% of Indians are sleep deprived. This is pretty alarming. According to a report by Fitbit, India is one of the least active nations and are the second most sleep deprived nation globally. What actually happens among startups? How do they struggle with stress, sleep, lack of exercise and then ultimately poor health?
- Is it necessary that they ignore sleep so much? Is it possible for them to work smart, efficient and productively in spite of making sleep a priority?
- It is common for startup owners to wake up in the middle of the night with heightened anxiety. It is hard to disconnect from their business. Each person’s stress response varies. Yet, having a few strong personalised practices like sleep hygiene and stress management practices can go such a long way in supporting them. Does Surya struggle with anxiety? What does anxiety look like and what can you do about it?
- Surya’s personal recommendations to improve sleep and cope with the pressures of having a startup.
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Website: https://unitus.vc/team/
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