Poor Sleep & Your Metabolism: How Quality Sleep Impacts Your Body
Think sleep is all about the hours clocked? It’s time to focus on quality—especially when it comes to your metabolism. When you’re awake, your body faces constant wear and tear. Sleep, however, is your body’s prime time for repair, resetting your metabolic processes and preparing you for the challenges of the day.
But what does poor sleep do to your metabolism?
🔹 Increased insulin resistance – Even a single night of bad sleep can disrupt how your body processes sugar.
🔹 Weight gain – Poor sleep is a hidden driver behind metabolic imbalances that lead to obesity.
🔹 Declined mental sharpness – Struggling to think clearly? Your sleep quality might be the culprit.
🔹 Chronic fatigue – When you don’t sleep well, your energy levels plummet, affecting every aspect of your day.
🔹 Higher disease risk – Long-term metabolic issues from poor sleep are linked to type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and even Alzheimer’s.
Join Dr. Barry Sears and Mary Perry as they explore the critical connection between sleep quality and metabolic health.
2 comments
I have the worst sleep habits and I don’t know how to fix them the longest I can go with out sleep is 3 nights then I have to take a sleeping pill I want to stop this and don’t know how
It sounds like a case of severely disrupted circadian rhythms. I would suggest the following.
1. Try to refrain from watching TV or computer screens at least two hours before going to bed. Both use blue light to intensify the screen illumination. That fools the brain into thinking it’s sunrise.
2. Try to replace her typical reading light with low-blue out lights. The light will not be less intense, but it will be lower in blue light. Before going to bed, do her reading under such low blue light conditions.
3. Just before bed, spend about 20 minutes meditating about nothing (it’s hard) to calm the mind down.
4. Finally, follow the Zone diet to reduce insulin resistance, and be sure to eat her last meal two hours before sunset.