The Gut-Sleep Connection

05/30/24 • 14 min

We know that good sleep is essential - but it can also be hard to achieve. I'm going to tell you about an alternative pathway to better sleep that you might not have considered: your digestive tract. In this episode, I'm going to explain how your gut directly impacts melatonin production, and how that in turn affects your sleep.

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Dr. Robynne Chutkan

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The Gutbliss Podcast - The Gut-Sleep Connection

Transcript

On today’s show, the big-three you can’t live without are food, water, and sleep. If you decide to go on a fast and don’t eat food for seven days, at the end of the week you’ll definitely be hungry, and you’ll probably feel weak and shaky, but you won't have any short or long-term ill-effects. Not drinking water for seven days will lead to a worse outcome - you’ll be severely dehydrated and some of your organs may even start to shut down, but once you rehydrate you’ll likely make