Sleep

Sleep is one of the most essential foundations of health, recovery, and performance. In these articles, you’ll find research-backed insights and practical strategies for improving both sleep quality and duration. Learn how to optimize your sleep cycles, track rest and recovery with self-quantification tools, and apply evidence-based methods for better napping, nighttime routines, and environment design. You’ll also explore effective biohacks and lifestyle practices to help you achieve deeper, more restorative rest.

The 3 Most Important & Effective Sleep Ingredients To Finally Get The Full, Restful Night Of Sleep Your Body & Brain Craves With Angelo Keely.

March 26, 2022

Angelo Keely is the co-founder and CEO of Kion, a performance and longevity supplement and functional food company dedicated to...

Can This Low-Cost, Highly-Researched, Incredibly Safe Peptide Help You Sleep Less and Not Pay For It Later? (Plus 6 Strategies to Mitigate the Effects of Sleep Deprivation)

September 21, 2021

For most of my life, I’ve been a die-hard sleep fiend—or as my wife likes to tease me about, a...

10-3-2-1-0: Five Numbers To Remember For Lulling Yourself Into A Deep, Restorative Slumber (Without Fancy Biohacks Or Supplements).

August 18, 2020

One of the biggest contributors to overall health has little to do with how well you adhere to “eating every...

How To Use Exogenous Ketones For Recovery, Cognition, Sleep & Beyond.

July 28, 2020

It’s been a keto-packed couple of weeks here at Ben Greenfield Fitness—starting with the article “All Of Your Burning Keto...

Better Living Through Science: Two Advanced Biohacking Strategies & “Stacks” For Enhancing Sleep & Meditation.

June 22, 2020

Alright, brace yourself. What you’re about to read is one of these articles in which I detail a couple of...

How To Blast You (And Your Child’s!) Physical, Mental, & Spiritual Resilience Through The Roof With Breathwork.

May 26, 2020

If you’ve been listening to my recent podcasts or following me on Instagram, then you know that during the quarantine,...

Deep Sleep Decoded: Everything You Need To Know To Increase Your Deep Sleep Percentages.

March 26, 2019

When it comes to “biohacking” your sleep, it seems that the single most important (and confusing) variable for most folks...

18 Big Exercise, Food & Supplement Tips To Defy Insomnia, Enhance Sleep & Wake Refreshed.

September 25, 2018

Over the past decade, I have had the privilege to interview some of the world’s top sleep researchers, sleep doctors...

The Last Resource On Sleep You’ll Ever Need: Ben Greenfield’s Ultimate Guide To Napping, Jet Lag, Sleep Cycles, Insomnia, Sleep Food, Sleep Supplements, Exercise Before Bed & Much, Much More!

May 22, 2018

Allow me to paint a picture for you of me going to bed. Within five minutes after crashing into my...

5 Bad Things That Happen When Kids Don’t Sleep Enough & 7 Ways Your Kid (And You) Can Get Better Sleep.

June 19, 2017

As a father of twin nine-year old boys, I feel left out. I’ve never once experienced the sensation of my...

The Art Of Mastering The Nap: 7 Crucial Steps To Napping Like A Champ.

February 13, 2017

I have a confession: I am a napping fiend. A siesta freak. An afternoon respite junkie. Over the past several...

Everything You Need To Know About Sleep Cycles (And Four Ways To Hack Your Sleep Cycles)

April 18, 2016

For years, I’ve avoided any significant amount of intensive sleep tracking, sleep monitoring or sleep quantification. Frankly, I simply haven’t...

A Tiny, 1/2 Ounce Piece Of Game-Changing Sleep Technology (And How To Use PEMF For Sleep)

February 15, 2016

You’ve probably been living under a rock if you haven’t noticed the myriad of “sleep-hacking” machines, sleep quantification apps and...

How Your Ancestors Really Slept: Busting The Myths.

December 7, 2015

You may remember Dr. Kirk Parsley, Navy SEAL, inventor of the potent Sleep Remedy, and my guest in last week’s...

The Ultimate Guide To Using Light To Biohack Your Circadian Rhythms, Sleep Better & Beat Jet Lag Forever.

June 29, 2015

If you would have happened to have sat next to me on an airplane recently, or observed me at my...

The Terrifying Condition Of Sleep And Why You’ll Die Earlier If You Don’t Experience It.

May 4, 2015

I once heard a sleep researcher amusingly describing sleep as a “condition” that a physician describes to parents of a...

5 Biohacks To Beat Insomnia, Sleep Better On Airplanes, And Shut Down Stress.

March 30, 2015

I remember the very first night I couldn’t fall asleep. It was a Tuesday night six years ago, and I...

The Ultimate Visual Biohack – How To Create Your Own Custom Set Of Vision, Performance and Sleep Enhancing Eyewear.

September 30, 2013

The glasses you see pictured above are my newest toy. They are the ultimate biohack for visual performance and sleep....