Can't Sleep Without Carbs: Do This!

Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

Dr. Eric Berg

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🗓️ 21 May 2020

⏱️ 5 minutes

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In this podcast, we're going to talk about what to do if you can't fall asleep without carbs.

Why can't I fall asleep without carbs?

It can take a long time to fix insulin resistance, even once you make the switch to a ketogenic diet. With insulin resistance, you have higher amounts of insulin. With keto, you consume lower amounts of carbohydrates. But, you're still going to have high insulin despite cutting out the carbs because of the resistance problem.

Higher amounts of insulin can push the blood sugars down too low in the middle of the night. With low blood sugars, you have counter hormones that keep your blood sugars from going down too low. The two main ones are cortisol and adrenaline. These two hormones are behind many sleeping problems.

What to do if you can't fall asleep without carbs:

1. Time (as you fix insulin resistance, this problem will get better)

2. Take electrolytes (potassium, magnesium, and calcium)

3. Take apple cider vinegar before bed

4. Adjust the amount of protein you consume as your last meal

5. Consume more vegetables

6. Take vitamin B1

7. Limit caffeine consumption

8. Take exogenous ketones before bed

9. Get more vitamin D by being in the sun or by taking vitamin D

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Dr. Berg, 51 years of age is a chiropractor who specializes in weight loss through nutritional & natural methods. His private practice is located in Alexandria, Virginia. His clients include senior officials in the U.S. government & the Justice Department, ambassadors, medical doctors, high-level executives of prominent corporations, scientists, engineers, professors, and other clients from all walks of life. He is the author of The 7 Principles of Fat Burning.

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0:00.0	So if you guys have any questions whatsoever about keto or in a minute fasting,
0:04.4	whether you're starting keto as a new person or just need to debug your program or we have a question about a product.
0:10.5	Call one of our keto consultants. They'll be able to help you. Call 5405.7.
0:29.0	Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Kito and Interminute fasting podcast, where Dr. Berg takes you on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weight. So I had someone comment on a YouTube video that they just couldn't sleep without
0:49.2	carbs and I'm going to explain what that means and what to do.
0:53.0	So if you've had insulin resistance in the past,
0:56.0	and you go on a ketogenic plan,
0:58.0	and you start cutting back your carbs,
1:00.0	realize that if that insulin resistance has been there for a long time,
1:04.0	it's going to take a long time to get it corrected.
1:06.5	It could take months, could take up to a year to fully get that stabilized.
1:10.7	And what happens with insulin resistance is you have higher amounts of insulin.
1:15.8	But when you do kido, you have lower amounts of carb.
1:19.2	So the ratio of insulin, the carbs are like this.
1:21.9	You're still going to have high insulin despite cutting the carbs
1:24.8	out because of that resistance problem that's been there a long time and it does take some time.
1:30.0	So that higher amounts of insulin could actually push the blood sugars down too low in the middle
1:36.5	of the night.
1:37.5	Now with low blood sugars, you have counter hormones that keep your blood sugars from going down too low.
1:44.0	And the two main ones are cortisol and adrenaline, and these are for the adrenal.
1:49.0	And try to sleep when you have adrenaline flowing through your bloodstream or even cortisol.
1:54.7	If you look at the cortisol circadian rhythm, it's the lowest at 2 a.m. in the morning. It's the highest at 8 o'clock in the morning when you're supposed to wake up.
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