How you sleep matters
I often discuss the circadian rhythm with my Clients. This #Repost by @dr.carriejones nails it!
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Cortisol is like the sun and melatonin is the moon. Your brain is fired up and ready to go as dawn breaks and light comes in. The signal is sent to your Adrenal glands to make cortisol FAST once you open your eyes in the morning. 
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This cortisol should spike up quickly within the first 30-60 minutes to get your butt outta bed, affect inflammation and blood sugar and reduce autoimmunity! 
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It then gradually falls throughout the day until it’s low at night so you can literally power down and go to sleep (now melatonin comes out). 
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The timing of this rhythm is very important to your health. If you don’t spike up or if you spike up too high…you get symptoms. 
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If you spike up at night then you can have sleep problems. Oftentimes I will see a flipped curve where someone is low in the morning (so tired: need caffeine) and high at night (can’t sleep: mind racing). 
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To fix the rhythm you must fix your patterns. Do you get regular sleep? Do you wind down at night? Do things like kids, snoring, and pets wake you at night? Are you on your phone before bed? Having a glass of wine to relax but wake at 3am? 
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Yeah. That’s no good. Time to stop the wine, get off your phone, wear earplugs or kick the offenders out of your bed (
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In the morning if you’re low, wake up and immediately get sun light exposure! Throw back the curtains, open the window or turn on some full spectrum lights (buy online or at your hardware store). Timing of your supplements might be important – you might need to take your Adrenal support ASAP in the morning. 
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Do you over-spike in the morning? This can cause anxiety but be caused by inflammation, blood sugar problems and anticipation stress for your day. 
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Test don’t guess! Look at cortisol and cortisone and your pattern in the @dutchtest then see your functional health practitioner for individual treatment!
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