Midnight snack for better sleep

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I’ve found nothing to be more vital for quality of health and well-being than a good night’s sleep. This recipe will help you finally understand what goes into getting a better night’s sleep. For more information on improving sleep performance check out this post.

Poor sleep proceeds many other health consequences we see. I take complaints of this nature seriously- so that we can see progress being made here. 

In fact, when I ask clients for 1 health improvement they experienced that they didn’t see coming, the most common answer I get is: IMPROVED SLEEP.

Improved sleep isn’t a quick fix. It often takes many different approaches to find what your body needs. This is where I help, small seemingly insignificant actions that leads to drastic results.

Also, difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep are addressed differently. When we see difficulty falling asleep we look first at the circadian rhythm. 
The circadian rhythm refers to the natural hormone process of the rise and fall of cortisol + melatonin throughout the 24 hour cycle. 

In a healthy individual, cortisol should be highest in the morning tapering off as the day goes on. Melatonin flows in opposition of this, being lowest in the morning and highest in the evening,- encouraging easy sleep.

On the flip side, when there is difficulty staying asleep, we first look at blood sugar imbalances. Blood sugar imbalances can cause frequent wake ups when blood sugar is dipping too low as a result of the fast while we sleep. 

As a nutritionist, we always want to be recommending a food first approach. This is the safest form of therapy.

Foods with natural melatonin:
Tart Cherries
Pistachios
Eggs
Banana
Milk

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This has led to some suggestions of drinking a glass of tart cherry juice before bed- for the melatonin. However, what we see here is a habit of consuming a high glycemic food with no protein or fat to balance it out. This leaves you with a blood sugar spike right when you are trying to rest. 

Remember: melatonin will only help you FALL asleep, not STAY asleep

Enter gut gummies.

Each person should be taking time to address the health of their gut and consuming foods or nutrients that promote a healthy gut lining. A poor functioning gut lining can be the root cause of a long list of complicated consequences that interfere with our day to day life…Hello, food intolerances and inflammation. 

Gut gummies are made of an antioxidant rich juice paired with the healing nutrients of gelatin powder. This beef gelatin works to heal and seal the gut while also adding to your protein count for the day. This makes it a nutritious treat that is both convenient and useful. 

You can choose to use any juice of your choosing. I personally like to recommend tart cherry juice for my clients that are having difficulty with sleep. 
The melatonin in the cherry juice helps a person to fall asleep. While the protein in the gelatin helps to balance out the glycemic load of the treat. This treat also promotes a healthy gut.

What do you think? Does this seem like a simple hack to better health?