172. Sleep Or Die: Becoming The Best At Hardcore Rest With Harpreet Singh Rai

Harpreet Singh Rai

November 6, 2018

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Harpreet Singh Rai is the CEO and creator of a ouraring.com, a Finnish health technology company. Oura’s primary product, the Oura Ring, is the world’s first wellness ring. The Oura Ring tracks how your body responds to your lifestyle by analyzing your sleep, activity levels, daily rhythms and the physiological responses in your body.

Personalized for you, the Oura Ring fits comfortably and stylishly on your finger and guides you towards better sleep, recovery and readiness to perform. Oura has users in over 60 countries, and several top universities, research organizations, sleep clinics, and companies are utilizing the data and insights Oura provides.

Raised in Michigan by Punjabi parents, Harpreet has always felt drawn to international travel, and continued this trend by opening his company in Finland with additional locations in Iceland and San Francisco.

You can find him at @ouraring on Instagram and just about everywhere on social media.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is presented for educational and exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for diagnosing or treating any illness. Those responsible for this show disclaim responsibility for any possible adverse effects from the use of information presented by Luke or his guests. Please consult with your healthcare provider before using any products referenced. This podcast may contain paid endorsements for products or services.

What if scientists could formulate a magic pill which could help you lose weight, perform better in bed, improve your memory, and avoid deadly diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer?

You’d take it, wouldn’t you?

Good news: that magic pill already exists, in the form of something everyone can access and everyone can afford: sleep.

Get a higher dose of that magical medicine by improving the quality of your sleep with the Oura Ring, a wearable biotracker invented by Harpreet Singh Rai.

Raised in Michigan by Punjabi parents, Harpreet has always felt drawn to international travel, and continued this trend by opening his company in Finland with additional locations in Iceland and San Francisco.

Are you ready to feel better and perform better? Plug in some headphones, press play, and learn from Harpreet how to optimize the quality of your sleep - and your life.

Topics Discussed In This Episode:

  • Sleep: the ultimate magic pill
  • The insane benefits of wearing an Oura ring
  • How Harpreet’s Indian family ended up in Minnesota
  • When young Harpreet sold his soul to the devil (on Wall Street)
  • Gaining a pound a day in the city that never sleeps
  • Dr. Luke’s discovery of his family’s ancient roots in “the asshole of Finland”
  • How to become the best version of yourself 
  • Lose weight in your sleep!
  • Sleep as a weapon to fight Alzheimer’s, cancer, and cardiovascular disease
  • Your brain is smarter than you think 
  • Meditate right before bed to get far better sleep
  • Utilize sleep to repair your muscles and improve your performance
  • Athletes: if you get less than 6 hours of sleep, your risk of injury goes up by 50%!
  • Employers are finally recognizing the value of their workers getting enough sleep 
  • Blue light blocking glasses: one of the easiest hacks to get better sleep
  • You don’t have to eliminate late-night alcohol; just drink earlier in the day
  • Oura rings can help women track fertility and help couples trying to conceive
  • The plus of the Oura ring’s location: you can still rock your nice watch
  • Heart rate variability: a leading indicator for stress, diabetes, Lupus, heart attacks, strokes. Oura tracks this.
  • Coming soon for Oura rings: Meditation Mode and Activity Tracker
  • Worldwide, people spend over $40 billion per year on sleep products
  • The average person spends 24 years of their life sleeping; make yours count!

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