Don't you just hate it when you keep waking up in the middle of the night to pee?
If this is your biggest sleeping problem, listen up. In this episode I cover how sleeping regular hours is one of the most important ways to combat this, and how nutrients (salt, vitamin C, copper, zinc, glycine, enough calories) and stress management can also help.
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Here are some links related to this episode:
How to Make Your Own Melatonin: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/03/05/how-to-make-your-own-melatonin/
Vitamin A for Sleep: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/03/07/vitamin-a-for-sleep/
Should You Eat Protein At Night: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/02/21/7405/
Part 2 of Nutrition in Neuroscience, which covers the nutrients involved in making ADH: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2019/01/18/nutrition-neuroscience-part-2/
That Moment You Wake Up to Pee And Can't Fall Back to Sleep: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2017/01/31/moment-wake-pee-cant-fall-back-sleep/
How to Manage Your Copper Status (short version): https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2018/11/08/manage-copper-status-2/
Why You Should Manage Your Copper Status and How to Do It (long version): https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2017/02/03/manage-copper-status/
How to Manage Your Zinc Status (short version): https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2018/10/23/manage-zinc-status-2/
Why You Should Manage Your Zinc Status and How to Do It: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2017/03/04/manage-zinc-status/
How to Manage Your Vitamin C Status:
https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2018/11/15/manage-vitamin-c-status/
Get Better Sleep With Glycine: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2017/12/13/get-better-sleep-glycine/
Balancing Methionine and Glycine in Foods: The Database: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/balancing-methionine-and-glycine-in-foods-the-database/
Why You Need Glycine: A Panel Discussion: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2018/01/08/why-you-need-glycine-a-panel-discussion/
Getting Better Sleep — Cool, Dark, And Lots of B6, Carbs, Calories, and Fat: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/2011/03/25/getting-better-sleep-cool-dark-and-lots/
Testing Nutritional Status: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/cheatsheet use the code LITE5 to get $5 off.
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Chris Masterjohn, PhD, is the Founder and Scientific Director of the mitochondria test Mitome.
