Sleep is by far the most important thing that we need to stay healthy.
Sleeping allows our bodies to heal and repair. There are many factors that contribute to how well you sleep.
Here are some common causes of poor-quality sleep we see in our clinic:
Reason 1: Mineral Deficiencies and Imbalances
- Magnesium Deficiency
- Electrolyte Imbalance
- Zinc deficiency
- Low Bioavailable Calcium
- Copper dysregulation
- Vitamin B deficiency eg B12
These can all affect your sleeping situation. The best way to determine if your minerals are playing a role in poor sleep, is to test them. The hair tissue mineral analysis HTMA will provide information on how your minerals are affecting your sleep.
Reason 2: STRESS
Stress can have a big impact on our sleep. Almost everyone is under some sort of stress (90% of clients who come into the clinic). Stress can negatively affect our gut, our adrenals and deplete crucial minerals like magnesium and zinc.
Reason 3: Food Sensitivities
We are witnessing more and more food sensitivities in the clinic using both GI Mapping and Biocompatible 500+ Foods functional tests. Many clients suffer from leaky gut and mineral imbalances and as a result are less tolerant to foods.
Main offenders are gluten, dairy, oxalates (raw leafy greens), artificial colours and flavours and MSG
Reason 4: Sluggish liver
Our livers work at night filtering our toxins. If your liver is compromised, our liver cannot completely filter these toxins leading to and sometimes causing night sweats, racing minds, liver pain, trouble falling asleep or staying asleep.
Reason 5: Low Blood Sugar
We need energy to sleep, yes, it sounds strange but true! If we are running on empty, our bodies cannot make the energy needed to help regulate our sleep. A major reason that people have trouble staying asleep is blood sugar crashing in the night.
Get in touch today if you need help with a good night’s sleep. We have many solutions to making sure you are getting quality sleep and wake feeling energized and ready for the day ahead!