Beyond Breathing
Beyond Breathing: The podcast for everyone who breathes and sleeps!
Get ready to breathe well, sleep well and live well!
In each episode, we'll be joined by expert medical professionals, sleep specialists, wellness coaches, and individuals who have conquered their sleep struggles (adults and kids). We'll dive into the science of sleep and breathing and its impact on our health, we will explore sleep technology and uncover practical tips and techniques to enhance your sleep quality, your mood and overall health and wellness.
We're on a mission to empower you with knowledge, inspire positive change, and ultimately help you embrace a healthier life.
Our first episode is just around the corner so stay tuned for more empowering conversations. Let's start this incredible voyage, one breath at a time.
Thank you, Sierra Sleep, Airway and Wellness Center in Reno, Nevada for sponsoring this journey!
Beyond Breathing
Inflamed & Exhausted: The Hidden Connection Between Sleep Apnea & Psoriasis
In this episode of Beyond Breathing, Lancette explores the powerful and often overlooked connection between sleep apnea, psoriasis, and autoimmune inflammation. Listeners will learn how nighttime oxygen drops can worsen autoimmune flares, how treating sleep apnea can improve skin health and immune function, and why every person age 2 and above should receive annual sleep screenings.
This episode provides actionable steps for improving sleep, breathing, and overall inflammatory health—empowering listeners to take charge of their wellbeing and advocate for full-body care.
Key Topics Covered
🌡️ The Psoriasis–Sleep Apnea Connection
- Why psoriasis is an autoimmune systemic disease, not just a skin condition
- Inflammation pathways shared between psoriasis and OSA
- How nighttime airway collapse drives immune dysfunction
🧬 Autoimmune Disease & OSA
- Increased OSA risk in people with RA, lupus, Hashimoto’s, celiac disease, Sjögren’s, and more
- How disrupted sleep destabilizes the immune system
😴 How Sleep Apnea Worsens Psoriasis
- Chronic inflammation
- Elevated cortisol
- Impaired tissue repair
- Reduced biologic medication effectiveness
- Emotional dysregulation & stress
- Metabolic dysfunction
- Poor skin healing
🌙 How Treating Apnea Helps Skin & Immune Health
- Decreased flares
- Improved mood
- Lower inflammation
- Better sleep architecture
- Enhanced response to treatments
🧒 Annual Sleep Testing for Age 2+
- Children’s unique apnea symptoms
- Teens & adults’ changing airway patterns
- Autoimmune patients needing yearly monitoring
🧩 Action Steps
- Annual sleep screening
- Airway assessment by dentist or dental hygienist
- Tracking sleep patterns
- Reducing inflammation daily
- Treating apnea early
- Advocating for whole-person, whole-airway care
Call to Action
🌀 It’s time to treat sleep like the vital sign it is.
Book your annual sleep screening.
Talk to your hygienist about airway signs.
Advocate for answers—not bandaids.
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