7 Ways Summer Can Wreck Your Sleep
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Published: July 22, 2026
Published: July 22, 2026
Summer can wreck your sleep in ways you may not expect: hotter nights and longer daylight to travel, jet lag, alcohol, caffeine and changes in your daily routine can all play a role. In this episode of Baptist HealthTalk, sleep medicine physician Dr. Edward Mezerhane explains how these seasonal disruptions can interfere with your body’s natural sleep cycle and leave you feeling exhausted even after a full night in bed. He also clears up common melatonin myths, including why taking more does not necessarily it'll work better, and why timing matters.
You’ll learn practical ways to cool your bedroom, protect your sleep schedule and recognize when poor sleep may signal an underlying sleep disorder. Listen now to discover seven ways summer can wreck your sleep and what you can do to wake up feeling restored.
Host: Anthony Gonzalez, M.D., Chief of Surgery, Baptist Health Baptist Hospital; Medical Director of Bariatric Surgery, Baptist Health
Guest:Edward Mezerhane, M.D., sleep medicine physician
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Anthony Michael Gonzalez, MD
Anthony Gonzalez, M.D., FACS, FASMBS, is chief of surgery at Baptist Hospital of Miami and medical director of bariatric surgery at South Miami Hospital. He is also a member of Baptist Health Medical Group, an organization of more than 180 physicians in multiple specialties closely aligned with Baptist Health South Florida.
Dr. Gonzalez is a general surgeon with a specialty in laparoscopic and bariatric surgery. He has presented at national and international medical conferences on bariatric, abdominal, colon and robotic surgery. Dr. Gonzalez is founding program director of Baptist Health's MIS/Bariatric Surgery Fellowship. He has published in medical journals, including the official journal of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Hernia and the Journal of Obesity Surgery. Dr. Gonzalez is a senior member of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons and Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Gonzalez is a graduate of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He is an associate professor of surgery at Florida International University's Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine and a voluntary assistant professor of surgery at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
