#219 - Top 10 Sleep Threat Power Rankings: Trapped Inside Disillusion

Dr. Alison Kole joins Chris Winter to rank her top 10 threats to healthy sleep, taking aim at sleepmaxxing culture, ChatGPT-generated medical advice, and the broader sleep-industrial complex. The conversation explores why patients increasingly arrive at sleep clinics having already self-diagnosed, the persistent fear around sleep studies and CPAP, and why cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) remains the underused gold-standard treatment despite its proven effectiveness. They also discuss why genuinely improving sleep requires looking beyond the bedroom — factoring in exercise, nutrition, and mental health across the full 24-hour day rather than fixating on sleep-tracking metrics alone.