True or False: What you eat, or don't eat, for dinner can impact your sleep?

[Lindsay]

It certainly does.

Often, low blood sugar will trigger the release of stress hormones which raise blood sugar. These are what what make you feel wired mentally where you can;t shut off the mind. For sleep issues try this before anything else.

1) If you have difficulty falling asleep make sure you eat within 2 hours of going to bed and include a little more starch than usual. This will increase insulin levels slightly to lower the impact of stress hormones and calm you.

2) If you usually wake at night, then 30 minutes before bed eat a protein snack. This will stabilize blood sugar during the night making it less likely you will have a compensatory blood sugar drop and the ensuing release of stress hormones.

3) If you have already woken up in the middle of the night, eat a small amount of starch to help you fall back asleep quickly.

If any of these factors solve the problem than you have confirmed the issue is a blood sugar regulation issue and you should take steps to correct it.

Waking up feeling wired at anytime..... middle of the night or early morning is a stress hormone response likely from dropping blood sugar. It is ideal to go to bed with little on your stomach as high blood sugar impedes HGH release. However, many in our culture have an inability to regulate blood sugar necessitating some of the things that we showed above. Some simple strategies we use that help the vast majority of people with sleep quality and quantity.

1) 300mg Magnesium glycinate 30-60 minute before bed. (make sure it is glycinate form or you may have a laxative effect)

2) 1-3 bags Bedtime Tea from Yogi brand 60-90 minutes before bed.