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Are you eating dinner too early? Changing your dinner time may improve sleep and give you more daytime energy.Nocturnal Hypoglycemia
Waking at 3 AM is a common problem that sometimes relates to “nocturnal hypoglycemia,” low blood sugar during the night.
Nighttime Hypoglycemia has several main causes:
- Too many carbohydrates, sugars, starch, alcohol, or juice during the day
- Not enough protein and fat
- Eating too early before bedtime
When to Eat to Improve Sleep
Are you eating dinner too early?
- To avoid waking during sleep, blood sugar needs to be stabilized. I sleep better with three to four meals a day. About every 4 hours.
- Some people do best with dinner two hours before bed. If you fall asleep around 10:30, try eating at 8 am, noon, 4 pm, and 8 pm.
- Eat breakfast within an hour and a half of arising. It helps to prepare foods in advance as I detail in my free E-book.
- Some people prefer to eat more than 2 – 4 hours before bed. This is fine if it helps you sleep.
What to Eat to Keep Blood Sugar Stable
A grain-free, sugar-free diet is going to help keep blood sugar stable.
I’ve recommended the Ancestral diet, Paleo, for decades. My DVD, “The Diet For Human Beings,” teaches why we’re best suited for proteins, fats and vegetables, with some fruit and tubers.
No grains or other high-starch, high-carb foods.
Our modern diet is too heavy on high-carb wheat, corn, rice, and sugar. And missing the saturated fats and organ meats we evolved to eat.
Hearty Ancestral foods keep blood sugar more stable, day and night!
Morning Anxiety and High Cortisol
Night-time hypoglycemia is a common cause of morning anxiety and high cortisol. Stabilizing your blood sugar will leave you more relaxed in the mornings.
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