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Männergesundheit Podcast

Männergesundheit Podcast

Expertenwissen zu Testosteron und Männergesundheit

Sleep is one of the biggest levers for health, metabolism, and longevity, yet it is often underestimated. In this episode, Dr. Jonathan Apasu speaks with sleep physician Prof. Dr. Ingo Fietze about the close connection between sleep, nutrition, the microbiome, hunger, weight, and performance.

Why does poor sleep make you hungrier? How does sleep affect our microbiome? What role do carbohydrates, fats, proteins, melatonin, tryptophan, and proper meal timing play? And why is sleep not just recovery, but true health prevention?

Topics in this episode:

  • Why poor sleep affects hunger, appetite, and weight
  • Sleep, insulin, and metabolism: The underestimated connection
  • Microbiome & sleep hormones: How the gut co-regulates sleep
  • The ideal sleep window and optimal sleep duration
  • Evening nutrition: What can promote good sleep
  • Why men should take sleep more seriously

If you want to know how you can improve your health, energy, and body composition with better sleep - be sure to tune in!

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