For almost two decades I’ve suffered from waking up throughout the night and some would say snoring. Through the years VA doctors have suggested a test to determine sleep apnea, medicine and dropping weight.

Here’s my health trajectory from last year to present day which might be of use to you too, including the latest a very specific type of massage that allows me to sleep through the night:

  • First, I subscribed to Dr. Labrada. His advice on the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual has been life changing. I know a few people who’ve reversed and put their diabetes in control. I enjoy his explanations on gut health and emotional eating.
  • Second, I subscribed to Dr. Eduardo Fernandez. A nutritionist and fierce advocate for real food, his explanations on the various cooking oils to use and the dangers of processed foods on our organs is eye opening.
  • Third, putting phone on airplane mode. I wrote about this previously and how it allows for more regenerative sleep letting my body and brain rest.
  • Fourth, a lymphatic drainage massage. About 10-days ago I got one. The deep tissue massage involved a piping hot pink himalayan salt stone and lasted over 1.5 hours. The results were immediate and resolved ever waking up throughout the night.

Atomic Habit author James Clear talks about substacking better habits on top of bad habit. Lifestyle medicine is cumulative and the body is powerful enough to restore itself, if we allow it.