Episode #420: How to Biohack your SLEEP for improved RECOVERY with Baloo Living founder

<p>Tips on how to Biohack your Sleep to improve Performance & Longevity with Elizabeth from Baloo Living!</p> <p>Elizabeth is the CEO + founder of Baloo Living, a weighted blanket brand inspired by our bodies' innate healing abilities and natural balance. It is the only eco-Friendly, luxurious weighted blanket made with lead-free glass microbeads and soft premium cotton that's cool and breathable for year-round use. The deep pressure stimulation of a Baloo Blanket feels like a firm hug, massage or swaddling designed to soothes the nervous system, alleviates stress and anxiety, and increases serotonin production - the happy hormone.</p> <p>Elizabeth bounced around several different industries before getting to where she is today. After graduating from University of Texas with a marketing degree, she held roles in politics, advertising, and finance before working for a startup tequila brand and ultimately in children’s book publishing at Scholastic. Throughout all her experiences, she still felt like she had a lot of untapped energy, drive and ambition to give that wasn’t being utilized. So, she quit. She said she felt like a huge failure and decided to go to the one place in the world that she felt really good – Bali. When she got there, it was an unlock. She said she was able to get out of the typical corporate grind for productivity and reconnect with what made her joyful. That’s where she got the idea to start Baloo.</p> <p><strong>Questions and topics we dive into today include:</strong></p> <ol> <li>Baloo Living’s Founding Story – How Elizabeth launched the brand after an extended trip to Bali shortly after losing her full-time job in NYC</li> <li>How weighted blankets are a proven remedy for insomnia, anxiety, overall health and help athletes recover and repair.</li> <li>How can the way you start your day impact your sleep</li> <li>Tips to improve your sleep during the day</li> <li>How to create a sleep hygiene routine before bed and a sleep cave!</li> </ol> <p>What is your sleep routine?</p> <p>Here is what