Ep 521: Sleep Like a Sniper: FBI Dr. Leah Kaylor Wrecks Your Melatonin & Booze Habits
Podcast:Ones Ready Published On: Mon Oct 27 2025 Description: Send us a textEverybody brags about “grinding” on four hours of sleep—until their brain turns into mashed potatoes. Peaches sits down with Dr. Leah Kaylor, the FBI’s resident sleep assassin, to expose every lie you’ve ever believed about “sleep aids.” From Benadryl brain fog and melatonin overdoses to why your “one beer to chill” actually nukes your REM cycle, this one’s a brutal wake-up call. Leah demolishes the “I’ll sleep when I’m dead” crowd and drops science that’ll make your caffeine addiction blush. If you’re a high performer running on fumes, this episode’s your intervention.⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – The Lie You Tell Yourself About Sleep 02:45 – Why Peaches’ Guest Works for the Freakin’ FBI 05:10 – If Sleep Were a Drug—You’d Be Hooked 09:20 – Melatonin: Legal Candy, Stupid Choice 14:40 – Benadryl, Dementia & Dumb Decisions 26:00 – Booze vs. REM Sleep: Who Wins? (Hint: Not You) 33:10 – Caffeine: The Most Socially Acceptable Drug 38:00 – The Wind-Down Routine You’re Too “Tough” to Try 44:00 – Waking Up at 3AM? You’re Doing It Wrong 47:00 – Cool Beds & Hot Science: Fixing Your Sleep Game 49:00 – The Book, The Doc, and the Final Gut Punch🎯 Call-to-Actions: 👍 Smash that like button 🔔 Subscribe so you don’t miss the next reality check 💬 Drop your worst sleep habit in the comments 🌟 Review the show—it fuels the mission 🪖 Join the Ones Ready Membership for real operator insight 👕 Hit the merch store—look good while you rest upSupport the showJoin this channel to get access to perks: HEREBuzzsprout Subscription page: HERE Register for our Operator Training Summit: OperatorTrainingSummit.comCollabs:Ones Ready - OnesReady.com 18A Fitness - Promo Code: ONESREADY ATACLete - Follow the URL (no promo code): ATACLeteDanger Close Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYDFND Apparel - Promo Code: ONESREADYHoist - Promo Code: ONESREADY...