LisaLulu Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 I finally got around to reading ISWF (AFTER my 2nd whole 30 haha) and I was struck pretty hard by the 'bad day' profile. I was constantly starving, nauseous, shaky and dizzy and needing to eat every couple hours. I would wake up in the middle of the night with panic attacks and nausea. And the afternoon slump was more like an afternoon being hit by a useless truck. I was DONE by 4 pm every day. My dad is a skinny type 2 diabetic so I think I was headed down the same road and I dodged that bullet. But the only difference between the profile and mine was the sleep thing.I had ZERO trouble falling asleep at a decent time and always woke up refreshed. Are the hormones for falling asleep and waking in the morning unrelated? Why would everything else be suffering but that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted September 20, 2014 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2014 To oversimplify, melatonin rises while cortisol sinks to make you sleepy. Cortisol rises while melatonin sinks to make you alert. These sleeping/waking hormones work together (or against each other). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaLulu Posted September 20, 2014 Author Share Posted September 20, 2014 Okay so basically my diet didn't mess with my melatonin and cortisol but very much wreaked havoc on my blood sugar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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