reasons for why i can't sleep
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| reasons for why i can't sleep |
Sleep, or the lack of sleep is a huge problem that effects our overall health. Sleep is when we repair and recharge ourselves. In fact, sleep is when we release our growth hormones, when our immune system kicks in, when we recharge our “proverbial” batteries. So, the lack of sleep can be detrimental to our health.
When people tell me they have problems sleeping, I always ask them are they having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. The questions help me differentiate whether or not blood sugar is also part of the problem.
Either way both problems are usually a result of stress and exhausted adrenal glands. Today, I’m going to focus more on those who have a hard time falling. Let’s think about it for a moment, because if you look at history, when the sun began to set and evening came upon us, we usually began to unwind and prepare for bedtime. There was nothing else to do….we relaxed, we talked with our families, we read, we did all types of things that allowed our body and brain to literally calm down and relax. This made it easy to fall asleep, because all the chemical brain messengers (neurotransmitters) that help us relax are doing their job. On top of that all the chemical brain messengers that stimulate our brain and body, which are usually elevated when you are working or being mentally stimulated have had a chance to decrease in the evening.
Unfortunately, times have changed and instead of quietly relaxing in the evening with our families, many of us are playing stimulating video games, checking e-mails, working late hours, searching the internet, watching stimulating television, racing to and from athletic activities for the kids, and the list goes on…the point is all these activities increase the production of our stimulatory brain messengers such as dopamine, adrenaline, and norepinephrine. These neurotransmitters stimulate our brain and body, which makes it very, very difficult to fall asleep. I mean how can anyone fall asleep with all these stimulatory brain messengers racing through their body late in the evening…it just doesn’t happen. That’s why so many people are having a hard time falling asleep and turn to sleeping pill, which don’t forget have side-effects.
The reason I say it is an adrenal problem, is that those stimulatory brain messengers are also produced by the adrenal glands. If you’re constantly squeezing those adrenal glands to produce more and more…it is easy for them to become depleted and exhausted. This is again why nourishing those adrenal glands with Adrenal Fuel can have a huge positive impact.
I said earlier that in the old days, when night time came we started to relax and unwind….this is a result of two things. First, we’re not making lots of stimulatory brain messengers at all hours of the night, as we are today. Secondly, because we are not over producing these stimulatory brain messengers, we allow our body to produce adequate levels of our inhibitory, chemical brain messengers.
The inhibitory brain messengers we are concerned about are GABA, serotonin, glycine and taurine. These brain messengers become deficient or out of balance because of the over-production of the stimulatory brain messengers. This sets up the whole “chemical imbalances” that are associated with insomnia, depression, anxiety, cravings, headaches, PMS and ADD/ADHD. This is why increasing those inhibitory brain messengers with a product like Neuro Calm can have great benefits for those struggling with insomnia, depression, anxiety, PMS, cravings, and ADD/ADHD.
If you’re having a hard time falling asleep, give Neuro Calm a good 30-day try while at the same time nourishing those adrenal glands with Adrenal Fuel. Also, take a look at your life…do you need to slow it down in the evening? Are you simply overdoing it and not taking enough time to relax and calm down in the day. We are not designed to go all day long….rest is important!