Sleepless and Starving!

(Marie Dantoni) #1

OK, so this has been happening to me a lot. I wake up after about 4 or 5 hours and can’t get back to sleep. That isn’t the worst of it. The whole next day I’m dealing with non-stop cravings. I read somewhere that it has to do with cortisol. Any input or solutions ?

#2

Take some magnesium. If you can’t stomach it, soak your feet in Epsom salts.

(Marie Dantoni) #3

Thanks for responding. I IF daily but I do eat at least 100 g of avocado. Is it still possible that lack of magnesium could be the issue ?

#4

Hrm… you might have an issue absorbing the magnesium through your stomach. Take a look here:

Note: He puts a plug for one of his products, but the info is good on the subject.

(Marie Dantoni) #5

I did a little research, and found that, yes, there is much variability in people’s abilities to absorb it. Also, the body does not store any and excess gets eliminated through peeing. In addition, I have been eating quite a bit of dairy which might be counter-acting the mag. I mixed up a bottle of epsom salt in a spray bottle. I hardly ever have time for baths.
Thanks again for taking time with this and posting the above. I’ll check it out !