The Sleep Detective podcast: why you can't sleep and how to fix it

If you can’t sleep, you have 5 options for getting better. Many of these options are Band-aids and most of them don’t get to the root of the problem.

In this episode, I go over all of your options and talk about what works and what doesn’t and why.

If you want to find the root cause of your sleep issues, I can help.

Click here to sign up for the ⁠Insomnia Insight program⁠. You'll know exactly what's causing your sleep issues and have a plan to fix it in 30 days so you can sleep well, permanently and naturally.

Did you know that having insomnia when you’re under 40 doubles your risk of dementia later in life?

Sleeping pills increase your risk, too.

In this episode you’ll learn:

If you want to improve your memory and your sleep, I can help.

Click here to sign up for the ⁠Insomnia Insight program⁠. You'll know exactly what's causing your sleep issues and have a plan to fix it in 30 days so you can sleep well, permanently and naturally.

You’ve probably tried melatonin supplements.

In this episode, I tell you the truth about melatonin supplements, when I recommend them, what’s going on in your body if melatonin is low, and how to produce melatonin naturally.

If melatonin doesn’t work for you, there’s something else causing your sleep issues. Functional lab testing will show exactly why so we know what to fix.

Click here to sign up for the ⁠Insomnia Insight program⁠. You'll know exactly what's causing your sleep issues and have a plan to fix it in 30 days so you can sleep well, permanently and naturally.

To sleep better, you want to celebrate all improvements you notice, no matter how small. Our brains want to focus on the negative. It’s how we’re wired.  But what you focus on is what you create. Focusing on the negative keeps your brain looking for more negative. You want to focus on the positive to tell your brain that you want more of the positive.

Learn why this is important and how to celebrate in this episode.

Ready to sleep better soon?

Click here to sign up for the ⁠Insomnia Insight program⁠. You'll know exactly what's causing your sleep issues and have a plan to fix it in 30 days so you can sleep well, permanently and naturally.

There’s a lot of sleep advice out there. As a functional health coach, I believe that most of it is wrong.

In this episode, you’ll learn 7 myths about insomnia that will explain why everything you’ve tried so far hasn’t helped you sleep better.

Here’s a sneak preview:

Myth 1: If you follow the sleep rules, you will sleep.

Myth 2: There’s nothing wrong in your body because your blood work is normal.

Myth 3: It’s all in your head.

References to other episodes:

Episode 7: Functional lab tests

Episode 8: How to get off sleeping pills

Episode 13: Naps

Register for my webinar Why You Can’t Sleep: 5 Hidden Causes of Insomnia on February 1st at 10am MST. Join live or get the replay when you sign up here: https://bit.ly/3Iikm16

If nothing you have tried so far has improved your sleep, it’s because you haven’t found the root cause. If you’re ready to find the imbalances in your body that are keeping you awake and fix them, I can help.

Click here to sign up for the ⁠Insomnia Insight program⁠. You'll know exactly what's causing your sleep issues and have a plan to fix it in 30 days so you can sleep well, permanently and naturally.

Google “Why am I so…” and TIRED is the first thing that pops up!

Many of you are tired all the time and you think it’s normal. You think it’s part of modern life. Or part of getting older. You self-medicate with coffee and sugar and energy drinks.

Being tired is NOT normal. It’s not how you’re supposed to feel during the day. Being in perfect health means having no symptoms and having energy all day!

If you’re tired, something isn’t working right in your body. Of course, when you don’t sleep well, it’s normal to be tired. But what about the nights you do sleep ok? Do you have the energy you want to have the next day? Do you have enough energy to feel passionate about your work, to play with your kids, to get fresh air and exercise?

Besides not getting enough sleep, there are 5 other reasons you feel tired that you’ll learn in this episode.

If you’re tired all the time and not sleeping, I can help.

Click here to sign up for the ⁠Insomnia Insight program⁠. You'll know exactly what's causing your sleep issues and have a plan to fix it in 30 days so you can sleep well, permanently and naturally.

If you’ve talked to your doctor about your sleep issues, she probably ran blood work and told you that everything is “normal.”

Or he told you to stop watching TV before bed.

Or she prescribed you a sleeping pill.

Or he told you it’s anxiety and it’s all in your head.

Your insomnia is not from watching TV at night.

Your insomnia is not from being deficient in sleeping pills.

Your insomnia is not all in your head.

There are systems in your body that aren't functioning properly and it’s affecting your sleep. Your doctor is not getting to the root of the problem.

In this episode, I tell you the questions your doctor should be asking if you can’t sleep. If he isn't asking you these questions, he won't be able to help you!

Ready to get to the root of your sleep issues and fix them once and for all?

Click here to sign up for the ⁠Insomnia Insight program⁠. You'll know exactly what's causing your sleep issues and have a plan to fix it in 30 days so you can sleep well, permanently and naturally.

Many of my clients have hypothyroidism or Hashimoto’s.

Hashimoto’s doesn’t directly cause sleep issues.

But some of the root causes of thyroid issues are the same as the root causes of sleep issues.

In this week’s episode, you’ll learn about the thyroid-sleep connection and how to find the cause of both so you can sleep better soon.

If you have thyroid and sleep issues, I can help you with both at the same time!

Click here to sign up for the ⁠Insomnia Insight program⁠. You'll know exactly what's causing your sleep issues and have a plan to fix it in 30 days so you can sleep well, permanently and naturally.

Copper toxicity could be causing your sleep issues. Almost half of my clients have excess copper so this is important!

If you...

...you could have too much copper in your body and it’s causing your insomnia.

Copper is a necessary mineral but it can easily become unbound and unstable and cause neurological symptoms. This is because it accumulates in the brain and the liver.

Find out how you become copper toxic, what other symptoms are, how it interferes with your sleep and how to fix it in this episode.

Click here to sign up for the ⁠Insomnia Insight program⁠. You'll know exactly what's causing your sleep issues and have a plan to fix it in 30 days so you can sleep well, permanently and naturally.

If you can’t sleep, your gut isn’t healthy. This may not be the only thing causing your insomnia, but it’s a piece of the puzzle.

Healing your gut involves more than just taking a probiotic. (In fact, some of my clients have so much bacterial overgrowth that a probiotic will make things worse!) In this week’s episode, you’ll learn the 5 necessary steps to heal the gut so you can sleep well.

Click here to sign up for the ⁠Insomnia Insight program⁠. You'll know exactly what's causing your sleep issues and have a plan to fix it in 30 days so you can sleep well, permanently and naturally.