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How to Fix your Bodyclock with Royan Kamyar, MD, CEO of OWaves
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- Nurse Rosa's INsights
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- Jun 15, 2026
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- 2060
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Summary
What if the key to better mental health wasn't a new medication or therapy technique, but something already hardwired inside you? In this episode of Nurse Rosa's INsights, I sit down with Dr. Royan Kamyar, physician, MBA, and founder and CEO of Owaves, a circadian wellness app used by over one million people worldwide. Dr. Kamyar shares the raw personal story behind why he built it, including his own rock-bottom moment after medical training, and the science that changed everything for him. If you've ever felt like you're running on empty no matter how hard you try, this one is for you. IN THIS EPISODE: 0:48 – AI Med Shark Tank: Owaves wins 3rd place 1:30 – What is Owaves? Digitizing lifestyle medicine & circadian biology 2:15 – Royan's background: MD + MBA, from medicine to entrepreneurship 3:32 – Growing up entrepreneurial in a family of physicians 4:37 – The intern year revelation: ignoring prevention in medicine 5:25 – The "24-hour formula" insight that sparked Owaves 5:46 – Discovering UC San Diego's Circadian Biology Center 6:04 – Wearable integrations: Oura, Apple Watch, WHOOP 7:03 – Why Owaves is a planner, not just an activity tracker 8:08 – The forward-looking approach to lifestyle change 8:35 – Dean Ornish's lifestyle medicine pillars & the calendar as the core tool 9:40 – Being honest with yourself: planning vs. reality 10:27 – Hours & minutes as a more accessible health metric than lab values 12:18 – Gen Z & health culture: why they're the ideal audience 13:03 – Gen Z, mocktails, and the shift away from alcohol 14:04 – Owaves' traction with college students: ADHD, time blindness, and mental health 14:57 – The billion-dollar question 15:24 – A nationwide lifestyle medicine course for college students 16:13 – Yale's Happiness Course & the student wellness mo…