Waking After a Few Hours? Try This

We need all the sleep we can get these days, right?

An annoying sleep disruption is waking after only a few hours of sleep. When it happens, you may still feel tired but be unable to get back to sleep.

This can be caused by one of two things. The first is eating sugary foods before bed. The second is drinking alcohol, especially a drink with a sugary mixer, before bed.

In either case, it has to do with insulin secretion.

Some people are more susceptible to this reaction than others. The susceptible folks release more insulin when they eat or drink certain types of carbohydrates. It’s known as carbohydrate sensitivity.

Carb sensitivity is fairly common and can make sleeping through the night difficult if you’ve eaten the wrong things.

A better way to get yourself to sleep is to eat starches about 80 to 90 minutes before bedtime. Starches include winter squash, quinoa, lentils, potato, sweet potato, beans, rice, turnips, millet, and other foods of that type. Don’t fret about the carbs, just eat a small portion.

Avoid alcohol and avoid sugar. The insulin they trigger might wake you up and keep you awake.

If getting away from sugar seems difficult for you, I would love to help. Just visit www.LastResortNutrition.com and grab your free copy of “3 Biggest Mistakes People Make When They Quit Sugar.” It can help you make some changes so you can eliminate sugar and feel fantastic.

Brought to you by Dr. Joan Kent, best-selling author of Stronger Than Sugar:  7 Simple Steps to Defeat Sugar Addiction, Lift Your Mood, and Transform Your Health.