Balancing Your Sugar Intake and Sleep

If you’re having a hard time getting to sleep, your sugar intake may be a major contributor to your problem. Sugar can interfere with your body’s ability to fall asleep, and it can keep you awake longer after eating it. That’s why it’s important to get in sync with your body, regulate your sugar intake, and take steps that can help you get the sleep you need to succeed. 

How to Balance Your Sugar Intake and Get Better Sleep

It’s important to understand that balancing your sugar intake and getting better sleep doesn’t necessarily mean cutting sugar from your diet entirely. Healthy eating is all about balance and moderation, so it’s not going to hurt if you occasionally treat yourself to something sweet. The key is being aware of the effects sugar can have on things like your sleep cycle and how to mitigate that impact. 

Your sweet tooth can strike at any time, including late at night. But sugar keeps you awake and stimulates brain activity, which means it may be harder to fall asleep after eating a snack. As a general rule, you should avoid eating or drinking anything—sugary or not—at least three hours before you plan to go to bed. This will help ensure uninterrupted, restful sleep and support one of the five pillars of health. 

There are steps that you can take throughout the day to reduce your sugar intake, setting you up for a better night’s sleep. Staying hydrated, regularly eating nutritious and filling snacks, and enjoying healthier sweets like fruit and dark chocolate in moderation can all help curb your cravings. 

Health Response Testing at Healthy Life Chiropractic can also help you reduce your sugar intake. Cravings may be the result of your body not getting all the nutrients it needs to function, and HRT can help identify those shortfalls in your diet. Then, we’ll work with you to create a plan of action that includes Standard Process supplements, plugging those gaps and helping keep cravings in check. 

Try Health Response Testing at Healthy Life Chiropractic

If you struggle to fall asleep at night, your sugar intake may be the culprit. Sugar intake, stress, and pain are all things that keep you awake, and they’re all issues that Healthy Life Chiropractic can help you address. Request an appointment or call us at 770-252-3661 to learn about the benefits of Health Response Testing, Standard Process supplements, and our other great services and products.

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