Go To Bed 15 Minutes Earlier: All Things Sleep with AZ of Fire Rescue Wellness

Go To Bed 15 Minutes Earlier: All Things Sleep with AZ of Fire Rescue Wellness

Grab your robes and join Doc's Sarah & Alyse for a great guest episode on all things SLEEP!

In this episode we cover:

• The importance of sleep. 
• How sleep and recovery are....sexxxyyy.
• How sleep is an upstream prevention to mental health.
• How are sleep, cancer, MVA's and heart disease all correlated?
• Shift work, classified as a carcinogen?!
• Your T is dependent on your Zzzzzzs!
• The science behind caffeine addiction. 
• Signs you may need to seek out a specialist when it comes to sleep issues. 

Go the fuck to sleep! :) Talk to ya later!





AZ is a nearly 20-year veteran of the fire service, Zapp holds the rank of Lieutenant and owns Fire Rescue Wellness, a coaching business dedicated to elevating the mental and physical wellness of firefighters worldwide.  She earned a master’s degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine and is a National Strength and Conditioning Association CSCS *D and TSAC-F *D. She’s also certified by the International Society of Sports Nutrition and the Society for Neurosports.

In 2020, she served on an Illinois Senate task force focused on mitigating first responder suicide.  Zapp is a former adjunct faculty member at the University of Denver in the graduate program for Sport Coaching, a recognized industry leader in the firefighter health and wellness field, a proud co-author of the recently published ISSN position stand on Tactical Athlete Fueling, and the host of the FRW podcast.

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