For years I wondered can thyroid problems cause sleep problems. The quick answer is yes to can thyroid cause sleep problems! However, understanding how your metabolism works in conjunction with your thyroid will help you solve this problem.
Not too sure why but for some reason I was looking at individual organs as though they weren’t connected. One day my brain was like, HELLO, we all work together in here. What you eat affects how you sleep. How you sleep affects how you feel. When we get these bits all tangled up we start to have big problems.
The great aha moment came for me as I started investigating a low carb high fat diet with hypothyroidism. The longer I have been doing this the more revelations I get. Possibly because I have been devouring doctor videos talking about the benefits of a low carb high fat diet.
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While listening to Dr. Stasha Gominak the answer to the can thyroid problems cause sleep problems became clear.
Dr. Gominak goes into the whole metabolic process as it connects to sleep deprivation. She has some surprising revelations about how vitamin D works in our bodies along with how the gut functions. The bottom line is if you aren’t sleeping you aren’t healing. However the good news is that the brain remembers what it needs to repair for the next time it has sufficient materials and REM sleep to accomplish those repairs.
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Yes Your Thyroid Does Need Carbohydrates
But it doesn’t need them from junk food! Your thyroid needs carbohydrates, like your brain in order to facilitate metabolism. Surprisingly enough, you don’t need to get carbohydrates from vegetables, or fruit or grains. Your body will convert protein to carbohydrates.
Limit Sugar: Eating too much protein on a low carb diet plan will cause the liver to convert the amino acids found in protein into sugar, which can feed systemic infections in the body. Improve Digestion: The body requires a large amount of energy to digest animal-based proteins.Low Carb Dieters
This is a great video to watch if you are thinking that you might want to implement a keto diet to fix your thyroid and sleep better! Keto is not a one size fits all diet. Everyone needs to tailor it to fit their own lifestyle. However, if you are determined to improve your health, including your thyroid, I encourage you to learn all you can about the benefits. Come join us on Facebook at LazyKetoGirl. We are active and helpful 🙂
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How Can Thyroid Problems Cause Sleeplessness
Thyroid problems cause sleeplessness in a couple of ways. First if you are hyperthyroid your thyroid because of over stimulation of your nervous system you will not be sleeping well. Whereas one of the hallmark problems for hypothyroidism and why we see that can hypothyroidism cause sleep problems becomes a factor has to do with medications often prescribed. Anyone who knows they have hypothyroidism knows that chronic sleepiness is a big issue.
What To Do To Solve The Can Thyroid Problems Cause Sleep Problems Issue?
The single biggest things I have done to rectify my issues with not sleeping well have too be a) fix my diet and b) take 3 specific supplements. Those are Ashwagandah, Iodine and Vitamin D3 (in large doses). Sure you might live in a place that gets lots of sunshine, but really, are you outside most of the day? If not and you are having trouble sleeping even with thyroid problems, you should consider adding 4000 to 5000 units a day of Vit D3 to your supplement list.
I take Ashwagandah to help regulate my adrenal glands. Since starting with that supplement, more than 5 years ago now, I have quit waking up at night with anxiety. And my depression issues also resolved themselves! We are talking suicidal thoughts, heart palpitations the whole 9 yards. Totally resolved. I am pretty sure that alone has helped with my cortisol/stress response.
Why Iodine Helps With Disrupted Sleep
Iodine helps your body make T3 & T4 cells. They are the only cells that can absorb iodine. While I probably wouldn’t say drinking a whole lot of the stuff is great for you, if you aren’t eating iodized salt, you might not be getting enough. While the medical association suggests that the US isn’t iodine deficient any longer, I would suggest that since the “designer salt” craze started people aren’t eating as much iodized salt as they once were. By the way, more salt, not less, is better for you. By increasing your salt intake it might help regulate the need to pee at night. There are some good studies around suggesting more salt in your diet increases your longevity.
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