CANDACE CAMPOS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE, THIS IS NEWS 6 AT 09:00AM
GETTING RESULTS.
>> JULIE: IT CAN BE PRETTY
ELUSIVE FOR MANY. AM SURE,
TROY AND YOU. BRIDGET AGREE
NOW THAT EVERYONE’S TRACKING
ELSA. THERE ARE SO MANY
DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AND METHODS
OUT THERE THAT PROMISE TO HELP
IMPROVE SLEEP. SO WHAT DO YOU
DO IF YOU STILL NOT GETTING
THAT QUALITY SLEEP MORNING
ANCHOR AND HEALTH REPORTER
KIRSTIN O’CONNOR STANDING BY
NOW TO ASK A DOCTOR ASK A
DOCTOR IS SPONSORED BY CAN BE
PRIMARY CARE FOR
>> YES, BEING ON THE MORNING
SHOW. WE ALL LOVE TO TALK
ABOUT LEAVING CHRONIC SLEEP
PROBLEMS AFFECT AS MANY AS A
164 MILLION AMERICANS ON A
WEEKLY BASIS. SO IT’S NOT JUST
ALL OF AND THE NEWS AS WE KNOW
SLEEP IS OUR BODIES TIME TO
RESTORE RECOVER. WE NEEDED TO
FUNCTION. WELL. SO WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN NOTHING SEEMS TO
BE WORKING. DOCTOR JASON
LITTLETON OF LITTLETON
CONCIERGE MEDICINE IS HERE NOW
TO TALK ABOUT MAYBE SOMETHING
YOU HAVEN’T THOUGHT OF, RIGHT.
WE’RE TRYING TO GIVE PEOPLE A
NEW PERSPECTIVE. EXACTLY. SO
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT
KEEPING YEARS SLEEP IN AND
TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, JUST BE
BETTER AT MANAGING IT. WELL,
YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR WORK LIFE
AROUND YOUR SLEEP LIFE. YOU
KNOW, IT’S REALLY ABOUT
PERFORMANCE.
>> THE MORE SLEEP YOU GET
ABOUT YOUR HEALTH CAN BE
REALLY SLEEP REALLY AS A GAUGE
OF HOW HEALTHY YOU ARE OK, THE
MORE IN SHAPING HEALTH THAT
YOU ARE THE BETTER SLEEP. YOU
ACTUALLY ACTUALLY RECEIVE. I
ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE IT’S REALLY
IMPORTANT THAT THEY HAVE TO
MAKE THEIR BEDROOM ALMOST LIKE
A SPOT BECAUSE WHEN YOU GO TO
A SPA, THEY HAVE ORGANIC
MUSIC. THE LIGHTS DOWN LOW.
YOU KNOW, IT’S A SETTING WHERE
YOU CAN REALLY RELAX AND YOU
HAVE TO DO THAT SLEEP IN THE
WAY IS VERY FINICKY TO, YOU
KNOW, SO TO SPEAK. AND YOU
HAVE TO BE ABLE TO BE VERY
SENSITIVE WITH, YOU KNOW,
MAKING SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
PILLOWS WRITE SHEETS, MAKING
SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
ATMOSPHERE SHADE, RIGHT. ALL
THESE THINGS MATTER AND YOU
CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE.
>> CANDACE: NOW, WE ALWAYS SAY
8 HOURS OF SLEEP IS IS IT
ESSENTIAL THOUGH. IT’S 8
HOURS. WHAT WE HAVE TO BE
GETTING NOW. IT’S NOT A
CENTRAL I FIND IN MY PRACTICE
THAT PEOPLE HAVE A SLEEP
NUMBER.
>> YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE DO
VERY WELL. WAIT 6 HOURS. SOME
PEOPLE VERY WELL BELIEVE. NOT
WITH 10 HOURS, ITS RANGE, OK
IN SOME. THIS IS GENETICS. AND
SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT
CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS, YOU KNOW,
GENETICS HORMONES ENVIRONMENT.
THEY ARE AT PLAY AND YOU HAVE
TO FIND WHAT WORKS FOR YOU AND
YOU CAN’T BE A SHAME IF YOU’RE
SOMEONE WHO GETS 10 HOURS FOR
SOMEONE TO GET 6 HOURS.
SOMETIMES WE LET SOCIETAL
PRESSURES CAUSE US TO FEEL
ASHAMED WHEN WE REALLY NEED TO
FOCUS ON WHAT WE NEED TO GET
PROPER SLEEP. SO WE CAN HAVE
PROPER PERFORMANCE AND SOME
PEOPLE WHO YOU TALK TO REALLY
STRUGGLE WITH PEOPLE SAY I
HAVE TO HAVE THAT SLEEP AID. I
JUST.
>> I CAN’T FUNCTION WITHOUT
IT. WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THOSE
PATIENTS. WELL, YOU KNOW,
THAT’S OKAY TO THIS IS WHERE
YOU HAVE TO TALK TO YOUR
DOCTOR. YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT
WHAT’S RIGHT FOR YOU. I REALLY
TRY TO HELP PEOPLE WITH SLEEP
HYGIENE, MAKING SURE THAT THEY
DO PROPER MITIGATION MEASURES
SO THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY
ENHANCE OR SLEEP NATURALLY.
AND I THINK THAT’S REALLY,
REALLY IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW,
I’LL EVEN GO SO FAR TO SAY
THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE HAVE TO
RESET THEIR LIVES MAY BE A NET
TAKE ASLEEP VACATION SO THEY
CAN GET IN A BETTER FLOW. THAT
MEANS, YOU KNOW, TAKING SOME
TIME OFF WORK FINDING OUT WHAT
TYPE OF HABITS ROUTINES WORK
FOR YOU AND THEN RE RE
ENGAGING WITH WORK SO YOU CAN
HAVE A NEW LEVEL OF ENERGY SO
YOU CAN IN CANCER PERFORMANCE
AGAIN, IF YOU GET BETTER
SLEEP, YOU HAVE BETTER
LONGEVITY ACTUALLY REDUCES
RATES OF COLORECTAL CANCER,
DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR
HEALTH.
>> CANDACE: NOW I KNOW SLEEP
CAN BE A TOPIC THAT CAN CAUSE
ANXIETY FOR SOME PEOPLE. JUST
THE THOUGHT OF LOSING SLEEP
THAT SCARES THEM AND THINKING
ABOUT THEIR HEALTH. LIKE YOU
SAID, IT IS A MEASURE OF YOUR
OVERALL HEALTH. SO HOW CAN YOU
BREAK THAT CYCLE.
>> ONE OF THE WAYS YOU CAN
BREAK THAT CYCLE IS ACTUALLY,
YOU KNOW, UNLOCKING YOUR
SCHEDULE WHEN YOU UNLOCK YOUR
SCHEDULE, YOU DON’T HAVE
SOMEONE TO BE AT 8 O’CLOCK OR
9 O’CLOCK. THEN YOU RELAX MORE
AND YOU REALIZE THAT YOU CAN
ACTUALLY GET SLEEP AT A LATE
HOUR 7, 8, OR 9 AND YOU CAN
ACTUALLY GET MORE STARTED
PRESSING THAT. SO IMPORTANT.
ANOTHER THING THAT I LIKE TO
TELL PEOPLE IS RACING.
THOUGHTS IS REALLY A NUMBER
ONE PROBLEM THAT I HEAR IN MY
PRACTICE. AND SO WHAT YOU WANT
TO DO IS TAKE OUT AND JOURNAL
JOURNAL LIES AND MAKE SURE
THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY PUT A
RESOLUTION TO SOME OF THE
THOUGHTS THAT ARE KEEPING YOU
UP AT NIGHT. IT MIGHT NOT BE
THE EXACT ANSWER, BUT IT’S A
WORK IN PROGRESS. AND IF YOU
DO THAT, YOU CAN MAKE A HUGE
DIFFERENCE. AND SO THE SLEEP
JOURNAL EVERY NIGHT BEFORE YOU
GO TO SLEEP ABSOLUTELY. IT HAS
TO BECOME A ROUTINE. YOU KNOW,
YOU HAVE TO PUT YOUR WORDS
DOWN. YOU HAVE TO PUT A
CONSTRUCT DOWN THAT YOU CAN
THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU’RE GOING
DIDN’T NEXT DAY. AND IF YOU’RE
WORRIED ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS,
PUT A WORKABLE ANSWER AND THEN
YOU CAN WORK ON THAT THE
FOLLOWING DAY. IF YOU DO THAT,
IT’S GOING TO LET YOU HAVE
MORE PEACE.
>> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO PEOPLE
WHO HAVE DONE ALL OF THOSE
THINGS LIKE SAY I’VE DONE IT
ALL. I REALLY JUST NEED HELP.
YOU KNOW, IS THERE ANYTHING
ELSE THAT I CAN DO.
>> WELL. I TELL PEOPLE THIS IS
WHERE YOU REALLY WANT TO GET
WITH YOUR DOCTOR. THERE.
CERTAIN LAB TEST THAT YOU CAN
DO. JUST MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE
IN GOOD HEALTH. MAKE SURE THAT
YOU’RE NOT IN A MIC, YOU KNOW,
CHECK YOUR CORTISOL LEVELS.
CHECK AND TH YOU WANT TO GO
AND YOU HAVE TO DO A LITTLE
MORE INVESTIGATIVE WORK WITH
YOUR PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN
AND FIND OUT YOU HAVE ANY
ISSUES WITH OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP
APNEA, OTHER THINGS.
UNDERLINING YOUR HELP. OUR
PREVENTING YOU FROM GETTING
RESTARTED SLATE. AND IF YOU DO
FIND OUT THOSE PROBLEMS. CAN
YOU CORRECT THEM PRETTY
EASILY. AND THAT’S THE POINT.
WE WANT TO CORRECT THAT. WE
WANT TO HELP YOU GET BACK TO
YOUR NATURAL RESTART A PROCESS
AND IF YOU CAN DO THAT, IT CAN
MAKE YOUR LIFE THAT MUCH
BETTER. AND YOU CAN PERFORM AT
VERY MORE ENHANCED LEVEL.
AWESOME. ALL RIGHT. DOCTOR
LITTLETON WITH US AGAIN FOR
ASK A DOCTOR. THANK YOU. SO
HAVE AND I’M GONNA TAKE ONE OF
THOSE SLEEP VACATIONS NEXT.
ONE, RIGHT, JULIE YEAH, GO,
I’M GOING TO RESET MY LIFE.
AND THEN I NOTED SPOTLIGHT