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039 - Nutrients & Supplements For Sleep with Shae Leonard

Release Date: 03/30/2021

The Sleep Whisperer Podcast

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The Sleep Whisperer Podcast

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204 - Sleep & Healthy Period With Sharda Agarwal

The Sleep Whisperer Podcast

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The Sleep Whisperer Podcast

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202 - Transdermal Use Of Herbs For Sleep With Dr Marianne Teitelbaum

The Sleep Whisperer Podcast

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The Sleep Whisperer Podcast

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200 - Female Specific Sleep Disorders With Dr Ramakrishnan Nagarajan

The Sleep Whisperer Podcast

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199 - Sleep, Blue Light & Leptin Resistance With Mugdha Pradhan

The Sleep Whisperer Podcast

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The Sleep Whisperer Podcast

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197 - CBTi For Sleep With Dr Sarah Silverman

The Sleep Whisperer Podcast

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Shae Leonard grew up in Artesia, NM and earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology from Lubbock Christian University. Upon completion she obtained her Masters in Physician Assistant Studies at Texas Tech University. She practiced in allergy and immunology, medical aesthetics and integrative psychiatry. Shae is currently a practicing psychiatry PA-C in the state of Texas. Her experience in psychiatry as well as her personal health journey led her to seek alternative, functional healthcare methods for herself and her patients.

Shae was first introduced to functional medicine at a young age by her mentor and Aunt, Dr. Cynthia Coor. Shae was struggling with a variety of health concerns at the age of 16 yrs old. Shae also completed an extensive training program with her mentor, a certified anti-aging and functional/regenerative medicine expert in holistic hormone balance. She is also, currently completing a 2 year certification program in functional medicine.

Nutrients & Supplements For Sleep

What is anti-ageing and regenerative medicine?

What is the connection between nutrients and sleep?

Can following diets that might not work induce deficiencies themselves? Can following a therapeutic diet for too long also trigger that?

When is the role of deficiencies in poor sleep? What are some of the very common nutrient deficiencies that impact sleep?

Supplements for sleep can become self prescribed at times. What are the supplements commonly taken for sleep and how they could benefit and what are some of the potential challenges certain people could have?

What are the factors that should play a role in which one we choose to help ourselves?

With sleep supplements, you could get it true but if your sleep continues to remain sketchy over time, it can be a red flag of needing to look for other factors. Can sleep supplements cure bad sleep habits?

How might you get some sleep nutrients from food and where you would need it from supplements?

What are the guidelines by which Shae chooses her personal signature sleep supplements?

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