Practitioner Course

The Metabolic-Sleep Fix for Women

Clinical Strategies for Sleep-Driven Fat Loss for Women
Format

Online Course
2 lessons

Availability

12 Months OR Subscriber Pass

Duration

1.5 hours total

Presenter

Greg Potter

About this course

The relationship between sleep and metabolic health is often the missing piece of the puzzle for many patients trying to lose weight. While nutrition and exercise are the standard pillars of weight management, inadequate or disrupted sleep actively sabotages even the most disciplined regimens. For women, this challenge is compounded by their unique physiological transitions, including the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause. Each of these frequently disrupt women’s sleeping patterns and their metabolic rhythm.

Dr Greg Potter, a specialist in sleep, circadian rhythms, and metabolism, provides a deep dive into how sleep restriction fundamentally alters fat balance. In this presentation, he explores how short sleep (typically < 6 hours) not only increases kilojoule intake by approximately 1,059 kJ (253 kcal) per day but also shifts the composition of weight loss, leading to a 60% increase in the loss of muscle compared to fat.

In this two-part series you get a comprehensive framework to use to assess your patient’s sleep health and how to implement practical, evidence-based interventions. From managing the "hallmarks of ageing" driven by sleep disruption to addressing specific female health concerns like menopause-related hot flashes and sleep apnoea risk, this course equips you to help your patients achieve more effective and sustainable fat loss, conserve muscle mass and maintain metabolic balance.
What you receive:
  • A personalised certificate of completion including continuing education hours
  • Clear protocol explanations from some of the world's top practitioners
  • Clinical pearls for improved practice results
  • Access to your audio and video recordings via the App Store
  • A downloadable PDF of the presenter’s slides
  • Links to all referenced research papers and useful clinical handouts
  • Access to the community hub where you can get answers to your questions

From this course you will learn

  • How to identify the "RU SATED" variables of sleep health: Regularity, Satisfaction, Alertness, Timing, Efficiency, and Duration.
  • The physiological mechanisms by which sleep loss increases calorie intake, including changes in snacking frequency and brain reward responses.
  • Why sleep restriction reduces muscle protein synthesis by 18% and how this impacts metabolic rate and body composition.
  • Practical strategies for improving sleep hygiene, including light exposure, temperature regulation (40–42.5 °C bathing), and caffeine management (≤ 4 mg/kg per day)
  • How to implement Bedtime Restriction and Stimulus Control therapy for patients struggling with insomnia.
  • Specific considerations for the female lifecycle, including the use of HRT and environmental adjustments for hot flashes.
  • Nutritional and lifestyle "coping" strategies for periods of unavoidable poor sleep, such as the use of creatine monohydrate.


What's in this course

Your Presenter

GREG POTTER PhD

Greg helps individuals and organisations sustainably improve their health and performance through practical lifestyle changes. He does this through coaching, public speaking, consulting, podcasting, writing articles, and developing and popularising innovative new products. Greg’s PhD research focused on sleep, circadian rhythms, nutrition, and metabolism, and he is co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Resilient Nutrition.

Highlights of Greg's career include having his research featured in dozens of international news outlets, including the BBC, Reuters, and The Washington Post; working with the US Naval Special Warfare Command; appearing on TV as a sleep expert; having his writing featured in many newspapers and magazines, including The Metro, Stylist Magazine, and Newsweek; coaching a sprinter to four gold medals at the European Championships; and helping athletes break multiple World Records in ocean rowing.
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