Can't Fall Asleep and Can't Stay Asleep - But Why?

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There are four big categories of sleep disorders and today we'll talk about the first two. Number one is hard time falling asleep and number two is hard time staying asleep. Taking a look at your sleep pattern can help you to figure out what is actually causing your bad sleep and how you can fix it. We'll talk about the most common causes of each pattern including melatonin issues, magnesium deficiency, iron deficiency, sedentary lifestyle, pain, histamine, cortisol, blood sugar, anxiety, and waking to pee. 00:00 - intro 00:57 - Difficulty Falling Asleep 01:06 - Low Melatonin 01:27 - Sunlight in the morning 01:46 - Screen Free time before bed 02:02 - Magnesium Deficiency 02:28 - Iron Deficiency 02:59 - Not getting physical activity 03:23 - Pain 03:35 - High Histamine 04:27 - Waking up in the Night 04:42 - High Cortisol

05:08 - Nighttime cortisol spikes 05:43 - Blood sugar 06:28 - Nighttime Anxiety 07:34 - Restless Legs 08:02 - Histamine spikes caused by alcohol 08:31 - Waking to go to the bathroom