Why Waking Up at the Same Time Every Night Is a Nervous System Issue, Not Aging, Hormones, or Your Bladder, and the 5-Minute Ritual That Fixes It With Ben Azadi | #1247

The Ben Azadi Show

Ben Azadi

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Fitness, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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🔥CLICK For Your Complete 14 Day Fat Loss Plan (Reignite Your Body & Life) HERE - ⁠https://bit.ly/4tgoK96⁠ Waking up at the same time every night is not caused by age, hormones, or drinking water before bed. It is often a nervous system issue linked to a deep muscle called the psoas. The psoas connects the spine to the legs and is directly wired to the fight-or-flight response. When this muscle is tight, the body stays in survival mode, keeping sleep shallow and causing nighttime awakenings, racing thoughts, and frequent urination. In this episode, Ben Azadi explains how releasing the psoas signals safety to the nervous system and allows deep, restorative sleep to return. Ben shares a simple 5-minute nighttime ritual designed to: Calm the nervous system Lower nighttime cortisol Improve circulation and bladder signaling Support deeper sleep cycles The ritual includes gentle hip opening, vagus nerve breathing, ankle pumps to reduce nighttime urination, spinal decompression, and stillness paired with gratitude. Listeners also learn why broken sleep keeps the body stuck in survival mode, making belly fat, cravings, inflammation, and low energy worse over time. FREE Fat Burning Reset Guide (Better Than Ozempic) HERE-https://bit.ly/3O0mtyH 📚 🎁 Purchase Ben's new book Metabolic Freedom today to receive immediate access to a FREE course on metabolism with exclusive interviews from Dr Daniel Pompa, Dr Jason Fung, Megan Ramos, Cynthia Thurlow & more. CLICK HERE: http://www.metabolicfreedombook.com ($997 Retail Value For FREE) 🔎 Find All Metabolic Freedom Sponsorship Deals⁠⁠⁠https://www.ketokamp.com/sponsorship-deals Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.7	Welcome to the Benazari Show, your daily ritual to live longer, healthier, and happier.
0:39.1	Here we use real science, ancient wisdom, and a daily dose of vitamin G, gratitude.
0:45.5	So you live the life you were always meant to.
0:48.4	Let's lock in.
0:54.0	If you're waking up at the same time every night, usually in the a.m., it's not your bladder,
1:00.9	your age, or bad sleep. There's a single muscle that flips your body into alert mode while you're asleep.
1:08.1	Release it tonight, and sleep finally turns back on. Here's why most people
1:13.6	never fix this, even though they've tried everything. You see, most people blame night waking on hormones,
1:20.7	aging, hey, I drink too much water too close to bed, or just simply I'm getting older. But here's the
1:26.0	truth that most people never hear. Your nervous
1:28.3	system controls sleep. And there's a deep muscle that's directly connected to your nervous system.
1:35.0	This muscle clamps down on your hips, pelvis, and your lower spine. And when it's tight,
1:41.2	your brain stays in light sleep, even if you're exhausted.
1:44.6	That's why you wake up at the same time every night with the racing mind, or even with the
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