Ep 457: Is Your Sleep Position Hindering Your Night’s Rest? With Dr. Peter Martone

The Health Fix Podcast

Did you know if your spine isn’t in alignment you could be stuck in fight or flight stress mode? Sleep is a major time for the nerve and the body to relax and repair. But what if your spine is out of alignment at night, causing pain or interfering with circulation and keeping your nervous system from repairing fully? Dr. Peter Martone is a chiropractor, educator and injury prevention specialist who has dedicated his life to helping clients get WAY better sleep by focusing on spinal alignment before falling asleep. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, Dr. Jannine Krause interviews Dr. Martone on the connection between chosen sleep positions, health conditions and sleep quality.

What You’ll Learn In This Episode:

• Connection between poor spinal alignment & poor sleep
• How to get better sleep with this trick in the first 10 mins in bed
• Tip to reduce hot flashes when you sleep in a better position
• The connection between hip and shoulder pain with poor sleeping positions
• How health limitations are related to structural imbalances impacting the vagus nerve
• Why numbness in the arms and hands is tied to thyroid conditions
• How to strategically use pillows to get a good night of sleep while traveling
• Why belly sleepers feel safer with pressure on the belly and head

Resources From The Show:

• Dr. Martone's Website - Dr. Sleep Right
• 4 Week Sleep Challenge - Quarterly
• Fundamentals of Way better sleep course
• VIP Membership - coming soon!
• Dr. Martone's Neck Nest - give it a try 10% off with HF10
• Medical professionals WAY better sleep certification program - Summer 2025
• Instagram: @drsleepright
• Free: Sleep Risk Assessment