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Ep 476: The story behind the 2-4 am wake ups - with Dr. Jannine Krause
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Waking up at 2-4a every night and not being able to get back to sleep is frustrating. What's keeping you from sleeping? While there's routines, habits and throught process there are some metabolic reasons you're not sleeping. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, I, Dr. Jannine Krause dive into the metabolic and hormonal reasons for waking up between 2-4 am.
What You'll Learn In This Episode:
- Liver and Lung connection to early morning wake ups
- How magnesium messes with your blood sugar to keep you awake
- The connection between potassium deficiencies, waking up to pee and cramps
- Where stress interferes with your sleep metabolism and hormone production
Resources From The Show:
- Chinese Medicine Organ Clock
- Methylation Panel by Genova Diagnostics
- The DUTCH Test for evaluating hormones
- Home sleep studies - Snap Diagnostics
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel for electrolytes (potassium), red blood cell magnesium, glucose, carbon dioxide levels
512 episodes
Manage episode 423278210 series 1334013
Waking up at 2-4a every night and not being able to get back to sleep is frustrating. What's keeping you from sleeping? While there's routines, habits and throught process there are some metabolic reasons you're not sleeping. In this episode of The Health Fix Podcast, I, Dr. Jannine Krause dive into the metabolic and hormonal reasons for waking up between 2-4 am.
What You'll Learn In This Episode:
- Liver and Lung connection to early morning wake ups
- How magnesium messes with your blood sugar to keep you awake
- The connection between potassium deficiencies, waking up to pee and cramps
- Where stress interferes with your sleep metabolism and hormone production
Resources From The Show:
- Chinese Medicine Organ Clock
- Methylation Panel by Genova Diagnostics
- The DUTCH Test for evaluating hormones
- Home sleep studies - Snap Diagnostics
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel for electrolytes (potassium), red blood cell magnesium, glucose, carbon dioxide levels
512 episodes
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