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Wired But Tired: Summary
Have you ever been wired but tired? Detective Ev engages in an insightful discussion with Annika Carroll, an FDN practitioner specialized in sleep and the founder of Sleep Like a Boss. They discuss how underlying health issues like gut issues, hormonal imbalance, and stress contribute to sleep disorders and how these can be addressed.
The conversation further explores the impact of food sensitivities, light and temperature management, hormones, and stress level on sleep quality. They also dive into how functional medicine can improve sleep issues with real-life testimonials from patients who have managed to enhance their sleep through targeted health interventions.
Key speaker points include the importance of good sleep for overall health, the connection between gut health and sleep, blood sugar regulation impact on sleep, and practical ways to improve sleep quality such as managing room temperature, diet adjustments, regulating light exposure, and considering separate sleeping arrangements for couples struggling with sleep issues.
Throughout the conversation, they emphasize the need for individual-centered approaches considering the unique health conditions and sleep patterns of each person.
Wired But Tired: Topics
- Annika Carroll is an FDN practitioner and a health and sleep coach for women, using her own experiences to make sleep coaching accessible.
- Annika speaks about her own journey with health problems, recalling how she ran on stress hormones and ignored her body’s signals, which led to health problems later in life.
- She suffered from insomnia and burnout and sought help from a naturopath, who conducted a range of tests and helped her address some of her issues.
- Moreover, she discusses the role of gut health, hormones, and stress in her sleep problems.
- When the naturopath’s approach didn’t fully resolve her issues, she turned to an FDN practitioner, who she could relate to due to her health struggles, and found help in dealing with her sleep and health issues.
- In her discussion, she emphasizes the importance of improving sleep quality, and mentions how issues like fluctuating blood sugar levels, gut health, toxic load, and temperature can influence sleep.
- She also advises people to keep their room temperature cool, avoid eating too late or too early, and reduce blue light exposure for better sleep quality.
- Addressing the issue of menopause, she shares tips such as wearing cotton socks and temperature regulating pajamas, and reducing the room temperature to achieve better sleep quality.
- She details how she worked with a client, identified her sleeping issues and helped her improve her sleep and energy levels, contributing to an overall improvement in their quality of life.
- Annika emphasizes the role of FDN in her journey of learning to manage her sleep issues and in helping others deal with theirs.
- Annika advises listeners to do something everyday that puts a smile on their face. This simple act can contribute to better overall health and improve sleep.
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