So Tired But Can’t Go to Sleep?
Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast
Dr. Eric Berg
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🗓️ 23 August 2021
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Can’t fall asleep, even if you’re tired? Try these simple tips and tricks.
In this podcast, we’re going to talk about what to do if you’re tired but can’t sleep.
Have you ever felt exhausted, but you can’t seem to fall asleep? If so, you’re in the right place. Try these 7 tips for falling asleep easier when you’re tired:
1. No water past 7 pm - Consuming water before bed can cause you to feel like you have to use the restroom, especially if you have insulin resistance or pre-diabetes.
2. Limit caffeine intake - One 8oz cup of coffee a day should be your limit. Excess caffeine can make it difficult to fall asleep.
3. Limit protein - Too much protein can act as a stimulant. Keep your protein consumption to 3 to 8 oz per meal.
4. Use up body energy - Having too much energy before bed can make it difficult to fall asleep. Try using up your energy by going on long walks, exercising, and doing physical work.
5. Catch the first circadian wave - Your first circadian wave is typically around 9:30 pm. Try to catch this wave to make falling to sleep easier.
6. Take a sleep aid before bed - Natural sleep aids can help you get to sleep faster when it comes time for bed. Calcium lactate is a great natural supplement that can help with sleep.
7. Keep your room on the colder side - A warm body temperate may keep you up at night. People tend to sleep better in a slightly cool environment.
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Dr. Berg, 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 | Welcome to the Dr. Berg's Healthy Keto and Interminute Fasting podcast, where Dr. Berg takes you |
| 0:08.4 | on the journey for the truth about getting healthy and losing healthy weights. |
| 0:25.6 | You ever feel so tired, but you just can't get to sleep? In this video, I'm going to give you a couple things to do. |
| 0:28.6 | Number one, the obvious one is don't drink any water past 7 o'clock. |
| 0:33.6 | Drinking a lot of water right before you go to bed, |
| 0:35.6 | you're just going to get up to the night and urinate. All that means is you have insulin resistance or it could be your pre-diabetic |
| 0:43.8 | because what happens is that water tends to follow sugar in the body. And if your blood sugars |
| 0:49.0 | are a little too high and you're filtering it through your kidneys, you're going to release excess water through the night. |
| 0:57.0 | So a simple solution would be to get on keto and get off the carbs and stop snacking. |
| 1:04.4 | I remember in practice, I work with a guy who was getting up 10 times a night urinating, |
| 1:09.5 | completely unnecessary. |
| 1:11.4 | He got off his carbs, went on keto, did intermittent fasting, and within a couple of weeks, |
| 1:15.6 | he's able to sleep through the entire night without getting up one single time. |
| 1:19.6 | All right, the next thing I want to bring up is stimulants, specifically coffee, could be tea, |
| 1:24.6 | could be chocolate. |
| 1:26.4 | If you're doing too much, that could be the reason why you're not sleeping. |
| 1:29.3 | So I would highly suggest that you only do like one cup of coffee in the morning, |
| 1:35.3 | about eight ounces, not a big cup, just a small cup. |
| 1:39.3 | That's what I do. It seems to work. |
| 1:41.3 | If I drink too much coffee, I tend to not sleep as well all right next |
| 1:45.6 | point is your protein consumption if you do too much protein that could keep you up because protein |
| 1:52.8 | is a stimulant it can give you too much energy especially if you're snacking on protein in between |
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