If you have problems with
- blood sugar regulation or A1C
- have a hard time losing fat
- you crave carbs and sugars
- have stress or high cortisol levels
- or are interested in gaining more muscle
… then today’s short article is for you because all of these issues, including accelerated aging and hormonal imbalances ALL stemming from with poor sleep.
Common Health Problem…
Unfortunately, as we age, poor sleep (quantity and/or quality) negatively affects us much more than when we were younger.
Just even ONE night of poor sleep causes insulin resistance. This means blood sugar levels go up.
Most people these days are sleep deprived and this is now seen as a big cause of the incidence of fat gain, blood pressure, and cholesterol problems.
And the older we get, the worse the problem becomes.
I’ve got natural solutions for supporting healthy blood sugar levels and more importantly, improving both sleep quality & quantity.
Why Does Poor Sleep Cause High Blood Sugar?
Lack of sleep increases stress hormones such as higher cortisol levels, which increases glucose and blood sugar.
Poor sleep also lowers insulin sensitivity and causes insulin resistance.
When you don’t sleep well, you have more oxidative stress and inflammation – both of which increase blood sugar levels and insulin resistance.
So, What’s The Point?
It’s obviously a good idea to eat well, exercise, and take specific vitamins for supporting healthy blood sugar.
However… poor sleep (quantity and/or quality) is an extremely important risk factor that most people never take into account and many experts, including myself, believe can be even MORE important than diet and exercise.
If you have a hard time sleeping (like I do), you can always take an easy, simple and fast-acting solution that’ll help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer.
It works in minutes and you won’t wake up groggy in the morning.
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16227462/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10543671/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5070477/