San Jose Chiropractic Care: Trouble Sleeping?

Trouble
Sleeping?

If you are having challenges sleeping, there are
several reasons for it.

✓Your adrenals are fatigued
The adrenals secrete a hormone called cortisol. Cortisol gives you
energy to handle a stressful event. Cortisol also plays an
important role in balancing blood sugar. If your blood sugar gets
low, your adrenals will kick in and release cortisol to elevate your
blood sugar and prevent your brain from being deprived of the
glucose it needs to function properly.

The solution: First, have a small amount of protein and good fat
right before you go to bed. This will stabilize your blood sugar and
not cause the adrenals to react at 2am. Next, take an adrenal
supplement during the day and 5-HTP at before you go to bed.

✓Your gut is damaged
Gut plays such a huge part in your overall health. The gut produces
important neurotransmitters that cause you to relax and go to sleep.
One of those neurotransmitters is called GABA.
GABA tells your body to relax. If the microbiome of your gut is out of
balance, meaning you have more bad bacteria than good, you will not
naturally produce enough of this helpful neurotransmitter.

The solution: First, increase fermented foods such as kimchi and
sauerkraut. Both of these foods have small amounts of GABA in
them and also will replenish your microbiome and allow your body
to make proper amounts of GABA. Second, supplement with
GABA.

✓ Your pituitary is packed with toxins
Your pituitary plays a crucial role in
balancing your hormones. It will
have a dramatic effect on your
adrenals. If you are trying to reduce
your stress, you’ve cut way back on
sugar, and yet you are still not
sleeping well, there is a good
chance your pituitary is at play here.

The solution: Do a heavy metal detox
This is a much more complicated proces
but pulling heavy metals out of your bod
will dramatically change your health. D
this especially if you are having troubl
and you need to be coached through
sleeping, depressed, or weight los
resistant.

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