In this podcast series, you’ll learn what causes poor sleep and how to “cure” your insomnia so you can sleep better permanently and naturally.

Resources

-Download the checklist to find out what could be causing your sleep issues

-Use code SLEEP20 to get $20 off the Sleep Essentials course

-Sign up for the Insomnia Insight program to find out exactly what's causing your insomnia and get a plan to fix it within 30 days.

-To see the symptom clusters and the graphics explaining CIRS, go to https://www.thecompletesleepsolution.com/post/mold-toxicity-could-be-causing-your-insomnia.

Client Testimonial

My client Maura said:

“I love just having a plan. It wasn’t just ‘here’s your prescription and that’s all I got for you.’ Instead, it was ‘ok, we’re going to work together for this amount of time’ and slowly we added supplements. And once those were done working, we slowly took them away. And just having the support as well. If I needed to email you, you answered right away. Finally having someone in my court made me feel like I wasn’t in this alone. It was very helpful to know I had a team. I weaned off meds after 2 months. I was able to come off. I’m now sleeping 7-8 hours a night on average, and I’m feeling a lot better.”

Show Notes

Mold toxicity is an overlooked and common cause of sleep issues. You could be living in mold and not even know it because it isn't always visible. Or you could have been exposed to mold in the past and your body hasn’t been able to detoxify it properly.

It’s estimated that 75% of homes have water damage. And 25% of the population has a gene that puts them at risk for developing CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) when they’re exposed to mold. This syndrome causes many symptoms in many different systems in the body.

I have 6 clients with mold toxicity and whose sleep is getting better as we deal with it!

In this podcast episode, I’m talking all about mold:

• How mold affects sleep

• What CIRS is and the symptoms

• The 4 steps for dealing with mold

• How to deal with mold in your body and in your environment

While mold can cause many symptoms and severe sickness, it’s relatively simple to deal with once you know it’s there. If you can’t sleep and you have other weird symptoms, mold could be the culprit. And I can help you with this so you feel better and can sleep normally!

We can help you get 7+ hours of consistent, uninterrupted sleep.

In this podcast series, you’ll learn what causes poor sleep and how to “cure” your insomnia so you can sleep better permanently and naturally.

Resources

-Download the checklist to find out what could be causing your sleep issues

-Use code SLEEP20 to get $20 off the Sleep Essentials course

-Sign up for the Insomnia Insight program to find out exactly what's causing your insomnia and get a plan to fix it within 30 days.

Client Testimonial

My client Todd said:

“I am happy to report my 4th consecutive night of only getting up once. Yay.”

Show Notes

Heavy metals could be causing your sleep problems.

I’ve seen this recently in many of my clients. They have high levels of mercury, aluminum, copper, lead and arsenic as well as others.

In this episode, you’ll find out:

• What heavy metals are and how they get into our bodies

• How heavy metals affect the body and your sleep

• How to test for heavy metals

• Why it’s important not to overlook heavy metals if you can’t sleep

If you've done other testing and haven’t solved your sleep problem, this could be the missing test. You can address gut health, hormone balance and everything else, but if you also have heavy metal toxicity then you won’t get better.

We can help you get 7+ hours of consistent, uninterrupted sleep.

In this podcast series, you’ll learn what causes poor sleep and how to “cure” your insomnia so you can sleep better permanently and naturally.

Resources

-Download the checklist to find out what could be causing your sleep issues

-Use code SLEEP20 to get $20 off the Sleep Essentials course

-Sign up for the Insomnia Insight program to find out exactly what's causing your insomnia and get a plan to fix it within 30 days.

Client Testimonial

My client Emily said:

"Right from the start your program helped me to sleep. When I contacted you I had been going 5-7 days without sleeping and my entire body was failing because of it. There seemed to be no hope, no prescription, no "cure". I am constantly referring to others to the immediate success I had working with you and how the lab tests legitimately found the imbalances in my body which were causing my sleep issues so I was able to keep improving. I am just so grateful to have started your program and will be able to use what I learned as a stepping stone to continue to keep up my health."

Show Notes

If you aren’t sleeping, you have inflammation.

In this episode you'll find out how inflammation destroys your sleep and the 3 main sources of inflammation.

We can help you get 7+ hours of consistent, uninterrupted sleep.

My client Peter is an amazing example of someone who loves science and will use the data to do whatever it takes to get healthy. He had been sleeping poorly for years and was taking sleeping pills at night and a stimulant in the morning to feel alert.

In this episode, Peter and I talk about what was key for him in getting better sleep and why it’s so important to him.

Within a few months, he was sleeping better. He started exercising again. Now, he's sleeping well and not having to eat in the middle of the night anymore to go back to sleep. He's lost 30 pounds without trying. Most importantly for him, his brain is functioning better and he feels clear headed. Now he can focus on his life mission which is helping people understand the science of what's really causing climate change.

Peter shows that you don't have to accept poor sleep at any age and that when you're determined to get better, you get better!

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 well, you need to be in a calm and relaxed state.

Many people with insomnia get stuck in the stress response. Their body is constantly releasing cortisol and so they get stuck in fight or flight or that sympathetic state.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why you get stuck in fight or flight.
• How stress affects the body over time.
• 7 ways to calm your nervous system so you can sleep.
• Tips for starting a new habit.
• What mental & physical stressors can affect sleep.

The key to sleeping well is to lower mental and physical stress as much as possible so your body and mind can be calm and relaxed. This is what we help you with in the Complete Sleep Solution program.

We use functional lab tests to find hidden physical stressors.

And we help with mental stress and anxiety about sleep so that your mind doesn’t keep you awake.

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.

My client David had been struggling with sleep issues and gut pain all of his life. His sleep had gotten worse in the last 10 years and recently he was sleeping 2-3 hours a night while taking sleeping pills.

Within a few weeks of working together, he got off meds and has been sleeping at least 7 hours most nights! We're only halfway through working together and he's already seen major improvement.

In this episode we talk about his progress so far and what he's learned from being in the program. He's an inspiring example of what is possible when you're determined to figure out your sleep issues so you can enjoy your life and make an impact in the world.

Ready to follow David's example?

If your sleep gets worse during the holidays (or is bad all the time!), you want to join me on December 6th at 1pm ET for the workshop How To Sleep Better This Holiday Season.

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.

Functional lab tests will show why you can’t sleep. But you want to use the right ones and more than one so you don't miss anything. 

In this episode, you’ll learn: which functional lab tests will show why you can’t sleep. which tests aren’t helpful and why one test isn’t enough to get to the bottom of your sleep issues. 

If you’ve tried many things and nothing has helped, you need the Complete Sleep Solution! We use the science of lab testing and alternative therapies to restore your health so you can sleep normally.

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.

Women are more likely than men to experience insomnia and daytime sleepiness. 

As our hormones change throughout the month, they affect our sleep in many different ways. 

(Men can have hormone imbalances that affect their sleep, too. I talk more about different hormone imbalances (including cortisol and testosterone) in episode 33. But as women, we’re uniquely affected by the fluctuations of hormones during our cycles.)

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How estrogen and progesterone affect sleep
• Why testing for hormones is so important
• What causes hormone imbalance
• How to balance hormones naturally with supplements and food

I talk about seed cycling and the company Agni makes tasty seed cycling boxes to make it easy.

The way to balance hormones long-term is to correct the other imbalances in your body and reduce stress and inflammation. This is exactly what we can help you with. 

We run 4 functional medicine tests to find what’s causing stress and inflammation in your body. And we help you handle mental stress better and stop worrying about sleep so that your mind doesn’t sabotage your sleep. 

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're like I was when I couldn't sleep, you're probably taking all kinds of supplements to see if they will help. The problem with doing this is there are imbalances in your body that are causing your insomnia and taking supplements could make them even worse. 

In this episode, I talk about melatonin, magnesium, probiotics and more and when these supplements can add to the imbalances that are already affecting your sleep. 

You can stop wasting time guessing what will help you get better. (I’m sure you want to sleep better as quickly as possible, not a few years from now!)

You can stop wasting money on supplements that at best aren’t helping and at worst are causing more imbalance. 

The Complete Sleep Solution is the fastest and most direct way to naturally improve your sleep. 

If you're ready to stop guessing and test so you know exactly what your body needs, we 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.

Is your blood work “normal” but you can’t sleep? Many of my clients have this experience.

There’s something going on in their bodies that is causing their sleep issues but blood work doesn’t usually find it. There are a few reasons why that I explain in this episode.

If you want a natural solution that uses the science of lab testing to find the root cause of your insomnia, the Complete Sleep Solution is perfect for you.

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.

DHEA is a powerful hormone that promotes growth and repair. Low levels of this hormone are an early warning sign that your adrenal system isn't functioning well.

In this episode you'll learn:

• how low DHEA affects sleep
• symptoms of low DHEA
• why DHEA is so important
• why you want to be cautious about taking DHEA supplements

If you want a completely customized approach to fixing your sleep once and for all, we’re here for you.

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.

An unhealthy gut can lead to insomnia (see episode 6). The medical approach to assessing gut health is to do a colonoscopy or endoscopy. I use the GI Map instead and I explain why in this episode.

If you’ve done (or are thinking about doing) a colonoscopy to find out if your gut is contributing to your sleep problems, listen to this first!

The Complete Sleep Solution uses the GI Map and other functional medicine tests to pinpoint exactly why you can't sleep. Then we give you a plan to get your body back in balance. And we support you throughout the entire journey so you are guaranteed to get better.

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.

Good sleepers close their eyes, fall asleep quickly and wake up in the morning feeling refreshed. It should be that easy.

When you have insomnia, sleep isn’t easy. You can’t fall asleep. Or you lie awake for hours in the middle of the night, exhausted but wired.

Whether you’ve been suffering for years or even decades, understanding how sleep works is the first step to better sleep.

After listening to this episode, you'll know why it's normal:

• to feel tired after lunch
• to take a few nights to make up for missed sleep
• to misjudge how long you sleep
• to feel like you sleep better the first half of the night and more restlessly toward morning
• to wake up briefly throughout the night

If you aren't sleeping well and waking up rested, there are imbalances in your body that are keeping you awake. We can find out what they are and give you a plan to correct them so you can 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.

In this podcast series, you’ll learn what causes poor sleep and how to “cure” your insomnia so you can sleep better permanently and naturally.

Resources

-Download the checklist to find out what could be causing your sleep issues

-Use code SLEEP20 to get $20 off the Sleep Essentials course

-Sign up for the Insomnia Insight program to find out exactly what's causing your insomnia and get a plan to fix it within 30 days.

Client Testimonial

My client David said:

“I cannot tell you what an amazing feeling it is to be able to fall asleep pretty quickly at night, and then fall back asleep in the middle of the night, and wake up actually feeling rested. I don’t remember the last time I woke up feeling really rested and not being on some form of medication. 

Show Notes

Does your monkey mind keep you awake at night?

Either you can’t fall asleep or you wake up with your mind racing?

It’s not your fault!

Your ruminating thoughts might seem like a mental problem but it’s not all in your head. There are true physiological reasons why you can’t control your thoughts.

In this episode, you’ll learn the 4 main reasons why you have a racing mind that’s keeping you awake at night.

You’ll see that your mind isn't racing because you aren't meditating enough or because you don’t know how to control your brain. Physical imbalances are causing your mental symptoms. Therapy gives you great tools to try to manage anxious thoughts but it won’t help you get to the root of why this is happening

The only way to calm your racing mind without medication is to find out what’s causing it and correct it. That’s exactly what we can help you with. 

We can help you get 7+ hours of consistent, uninterrupted sleep.

Everything you do affects your sleep: what you eat, how you think, your habits, etc. That’s why I look at everything in your life that is affecting your sleep in a holistic way. In this episode, I explain the 5 things you need to look at when overcoming insomnia.

The path to better sleep is simple:

1. Find out what’s keeping you awake in your body and your mind.
2. Follow a step-by-step plan to correct them.

This is what I do for my clients.

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 gone to therapy or tried CBT-i (cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia) and it hasn't helped you sleep, there are reasons why that I explain in this episode.

Register for the Why You Can’t Sleep masterclass to find out what’s keeping you from sleeping. It’s happening Oct 4th, 1pm ET on Zoom.

If you want to find the root cause of your sleep issues with a coach who will get to know you as a person and support you through the process, I'm here for you!

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.

Episodes referenced in this episode:

Episode 23: Why you want to celebrate any improvement in your sleep

Episode 11: Change your thoughts to change your sleep

Serotonin is our “happy” neurotransmitter because it helps us enjoy life. Many of my clients are deficient in serotonin and it’s affecting their sleep and mood. Serotonin deficiency directly affects sleep because your body is supposed to convert serotonin to melatonin, which regulates your sleep cycle.

The reason you don’t have enough serotonin is because your body isn’t healthy. In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The symptoms of serotonin deficiency
• 5 imbalances that cause serotonin deficiency
• How to find out if you don’t have enough serotonin

If you can’t sleep and you’ve tried what seems like everything, there are underlying health issues that are keeping you awake. On October 4th at 1pm ET, you’ll learn the top 5 hidden causes of insomnia in my Why You Can’t Sleep masterclass!

This masterclass is for you if:

• You have trouble falling asleep, trouble staying asleep, or you wake up too early in the morning.
• You’ve been struggling to sleep for months, years or since childhood.
• You’ve tried many things to improve your sleep: supplements, avoiding screens before bed, sleep trackers, gadgets, sleep meds.
• Your bloodwork is “normal” and your doctor hasn’t helped.
• Nothing else has worked but you don’t want to give up.

You will learn in this interactive masterclass:

• The imbalances in your body that could be keeping you awake
• How your gut, hormones and more can sabotage your sleep
• How to find the root cause of your insomnia and correct it so you can sleep better soon

Register here to join live or get the recording!

My goal is for you to feel improvements as quickly as possible while also working on restoring your health so you can sleep better permanently and enjoy better health for the rest of your life.

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.

Sleep issues weren’t a thing 200 years ago. Humans used to sleep an average of 8 ½ hours a night; now we average 7 ½ hours.

This isn’t surprising considering how much has changed in the past 150 years. There are 3 reasons why we have a hard time sleeping today that I explain in this episode.

In the Complete Sleep Solution, I address all 3 of these reasons to find everything that’s keeping you awake at night.

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 ask me if I recommend that they track their sleep. In this episode, I give the pros and cons of tracking your sleep so you can decide what's best for you.

I can help you find the root cause of your insomnia whether you track your sleep or not! You don’t have to live with insomnia anymore.

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.

The “pill” and other forms of birth control destroy your sleep and your health. In this episode I explain why.

The first step to sleeping better is to get off birth control. The next step is to work with me so I can find why your hormones are out of balance and help you get them back in balance so you can sleep normally and feel great, even during your period.

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 Google "how to sleep better" you'll find the same tips:

• don't watch screens before bed
• don't drink caffeine past 2 p.m.
• follow a relaxing bedtime routine
• exercise everyday
• etc.

These tips don't work for most people with chronic insomnia and I explain why in this episode.

We can find what's keeping you from sleeping normally and correct it!

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 family members who also have sleep issues. And so they think that their insomnia is genetic.

In this episode I'm going to explain how much our genes play a role in our sleep.

Just because your parents or other family members suffer from insomnia doesn’t mean that you have to!

The way to get over sleep issues is to

1.  Find out what’s out of balance in your body
2. Address those things and restore your health so you can sleep normally.

This is exactly what I help my clients with every day.

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 are two parts of your brain that battle each other.

One part (the prefrontal cortex) wants you to sleep better. The other part (your primal brain) doesn’t.

In this episode, you’ll learn about these two parts of the brain, how your primal brain sabotages your sleep,  and why it’s so hard to make changes that will help you sleep better.

My client ML just went to Ireland and wrote, “I was so nervous about sleeping in various hotels in a different time zone. I did great and slept really well. Each night I slept between 7-8 hours. My anxiety about sleep is so much better.” We’ve only been working together for a month and she’s already seeing improvement, not just in her sleep but also in how she thinks about sleep.

This is possible for you, too! At the Complete Sleep Solution, we help you rewire your brain so you can 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.

Heavy metals could be causing your sleep problems.

I’ve seen this recently in many of my clients. They have high levels of mercury, aluminum, copper, lead and arsenic as well as others.

In this episode, you’ll find out:

• What heavy metals are and how they get into our bodies
• How heavy metals affect the body and your sleep
• How to test for heavy metals
• Why it’s important not to overlook heavy metals if you can’t sleep

If you've done other testing and haven’t solved your sleep problem, this could be the missing test. You can address gut health, hormone balance and everything else, but if you also have heavy metal toxicity then you won’t get better.

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.

In this podcast series, you’ll learn what causes poor sleep and how to “cure” your insomnia so you can sleep better permanently and naturally.

Resources

-Download the checklist to find out what could be causing your sleep issues

-Use code SLEEP20 to get $20 off the Sleep Essentials course

-Sign up for the Insomnia Insight program to find out exactly what's causing your insomnia and get a plan to fix it within 30 days.

Client Testimonial

My client Mike said:

“I am 66 years old and have always had trouble sleeping. I am about 60 days into the program with Martha which started with an evaluation and then lab testing. Now I am taking various supplements that Martha has recommended. I am sleeping better already!

Just as important, I have learned more about my body than I have ever known and that includes much more than just sleep related issues. If you want help with your sleep and want to learn as I have, Martha is dedicated, competent, honest, wholehearted and she has answers. Her knowledge of body chemistry and treatment including diet is extremely impressive.  You can feel better."

Show Notes

The medical system can’t help you with insomnia.

This is because insomnia is caused by imbalances in your body. Your body isn’t totally healthy if you can’t sleep normally. (Even if you eat well and exercise and care about your health.)

Building health and fixing disease are two different things.

In this episode, I explain why the medical system can’t solve your insomnia AND what can!

We can help you get 7+ hours of consistent, uninterrupted sleep.

In this week’s episode of The Insomnia Fix, I give you a simple exercise to help with worry and fear.

The talk about a possible recession sparked me to share this exercise with you because I know that changes in the economy can cause worry and anxiety.

This exercise works for any stressful situation. You’re worried about losing your job? Your boyfriend breaking up with you? Having to move to take care of your in-laws? Getting Covid?

And if you want help with your sleep, I’m here for you. I help with mental stress such as worrying about the economy. And I use lab testing to find what’s physically causing your insomnia.

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.

Mineral imbalances can cause insomnia.

You hear about vitamins all the time, but you rarely hear about the importance of minerals for health and sleep. All of my clients have some sort of mineral imbalance which makes sense since they aren’t sleeping well.

In this episode you'll learn:

• how different mineral imbalances affect sleep
• how to test for mineral balance
• why you don't want to overlook minerals if you can't sleep

I have all my clients do an easy Hair Tissue Mineral Analysis test so we can see what’s going on with their minerals that’s affecting their sleep. If you focus on your gut or your hormones but you don’t address mineral imbalances like copper toxicity, you won’t fully get over your insomnia.

I help my clients find out what’s causing their insomnia and give them a plan to fix it so they can live rested, happier and healthier lives!

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.

Keeping your blood sugar steady is critical to sleeping well!

If you wake up in the middle of the night, there’s a good chance it’s because your blood sugar levels aren’t healthy. This can happen even if you eat healthy and avoid sugar and carbs.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What happens when you’re on the blood sugar roller coaster.
• How my client Peter’s sleep was affected by blood sugar.
• The signs of low blood sugar and insulin resistance.
• How blood sugar affects the brain.
• How to balance your blood sugar for optimal sleep.

If you have blood sugar issues and you aren’t sleeping, your body isn’t healthy. The only way to get better is to find everything that’s causing stress in your body and mind and correct them. You want to look at gut health, hormone balance, minerals, food sensitivities, mental stress and more.

Diet, exercise and random supplements aren’t enough to get back in balance so you can sleep normally. I use functional lab tests to find what’s going on in your body that’s causing your sleep issues so we know what to correct.

You can get the sleep you need to feel rested, function at your best, and enjoy your life!

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.

My client Andrew came to me after sleeping poorly for over 10 years, since he was 14 years old! It would take him 9 hours to get 5-6 hours of sleep.

In the last year, his sleep deteriorated even more. He was only getting 4-5 hours a night and he was ready for a change. He also had stomach issues and worried about sleep all the time.

In this episode, Andrew shares:

• What his lab tests showed was going on in his body
• The changes he made to improve his sleep
• What was hardest for him and why he says it was worth it
• How sleeping great now has improved his life

If Andrew can sleep better, you can too!

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.

Do you know that the gut and the brain are connected? If one isn't healthy, then the other isn’t either!

To sleep well, both your gut and your brain need to be healthy.

Find out how the gut and brain are connected and how to keep both of them healthy in this episode.

At the Complete Sleep Solution, we do functional lab testing to find out what’s happening in your gut and brain that’s keeping you from sleeping normally. Then we give you a simple plan to fix it so you start sleeping better as soon as possible.

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.

My client Andrey was only sleeping 2-3 hours some nights and he was feeling tired, anxious, and depressed when we started working together.

Within a month of starting supplements and other changes, he started sleeping better.

For the past 6 weeks, he’s feeling better than he ever has before!

In this week’s episode, Andrey and I talk about his experience working together, what the lab tests showed was out of balance for him, and how amazing he feels now!

You can overcome your insomnia, too!

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.

An unhealthy gut is a major contributor to insomnia.

However, it’s never the only reason why my clients can’t sleep.

This is because an unhealthy gut causes other parts of the body to get out of balance. Then those imbalances contribute to insomnia, too.

In this episode, you’ll learn how your gut affects everything else that causes insomnia, from hormones to blood sugar and more.

To get better, you need to address all the imbalances that are keeping you awake. Once your body is back in balance, you’ll be able to sleep normally. It’s that simple!

If you’re ready to get your body back in balance so you can sleep, I’m here for you.

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 aren’t sleeping, you have inflammation.

In this episode you'll find out how inflammation destroys your sleep and the 3 main sources of inflammation.

If you’re tired of not sleeping and you’re ready to get to the root cause and fix it, you’re in the right place. This is what I help my clients with every day.

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 need the right amount of neurotransmitters to feel and sleep well.

Neurotransmitter deficiencies happen when your gut isn't healthy and your brain isn't healthy.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The most important neurotransmitters for sleep
• What causes deficiencies in neurotransmitters
• How to improve neurotransmitter levels so you can feel great and sleep well

Learn how your gut affects your sleep and how to heal your gut in my webinar June 14th at 11am MDT. Register here to join on Zoom and get the replay.

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, I’m sure you’ve tried so many supplements to help. If you’re reading this, it’s likely that none of them have really worked.

In this episode, I’m going to explain why supplements such as melatonin, magnesium, CBD, cannanis and others haven’t helped you sleep and what you need to focus on instead.

If you aren’t sleeping, that means your body is out of balance and it’s manifesting as insomnia. Getting your body back in balance is key.  That’s exactly what I can help you with. I do lab testing so we know exactly what will help you sleep.

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.

In this podcast series, you’ll learn what causes poor sleep and how to “cure” your insomnia so you can sleep better permanently and naturally.

You can download all the Why You Can’t Sleep podcast episodes now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

Resources

-Download the checklist to find out what could be causing your sleep issues

-Use code SLEEP20 to get $20 off the Sleep Essentials course

-Sign up for the Insomnia Insight program to find out exactly what's causing your insomnia and get a plan to fix it within 30 days.

Client Testimonial

My client Emily said:

"Things are going great. Getting to bed and falling asleep within 30 minutes now. Love it!!!"

Show Notes

Is your blood work “normal” but you can’t sleep? Many of my clients have this experience.

There’s something going on in their bodies that is causing their sleep issues but blood work doesn’t usually find it. There are a few reasons why that I explain in this episode.

We can help you get 7+ hours of consistent, uninterrupted sleep.

There are obstacles getting in the way of a good night’s sleep for you.

All you have to do is address each obstacle (in the correct order) and your health and sleep will improve.

If you think of it like climbing a ladder, you start at the bottom with the first obstacle. You move up the ladder one rung at a time, addressing each obstacle, until you’ve solved them all. Then you can sleep well!

In this episode, you’ll learn all of the obstacles that could be sabotaging your sleep and the solution to fix each one.

Sleeping better is simple:

1. Find the obstacles that are keeping you awake
2. Fix those obstacles

You don’t have to live with insomnia forever.

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.

Mold toxicity is an overlooked and common cause of sleep issues. You could be living in mold and not even know it because it isn't always visible. Or you could have been exposed to mold in the past and your body hasn’t been able to detoxify it properly.

It’s estimated that 75% of homes have water damage. And 25% of the population has a gene that puts them at risk for developing CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome) when they’re exposed to mold. This syndrome causes many symptoms in many different systems in the body.

I have 6 clients with mold toxicity and whose sleep is getting better as we deal with it!

In this week’s podcast episode and blog post, I’m talking all about mold:

• How mold affects sleep
• What CIRS is and the symptoms
• The 4 steps for dealing with mold
• How to deal with mold in your body and in your environment

To see the symptom clusters and the graphics explaining CIRS, go to https://www.thecompletesleepsolution.com/post/mold-toxicity-could-be-causing-your-insomnia.

While mold can cause many symptoms and severe sickness, it’s relatively simple to deal with once you know it’s there. If you can’t sleep and you have other weird symptoms, mold could be the culprit. And I can help you with this so you feel better and can sleep normally!

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 probably know that alcohol isn't good for your sleep. But it can still be hard to motivate not to drink. I want to tell you exactly how alcohol affects your sleep so that you can decide whether it's worth it to you to try not drinking so you can sleep better.

In this episode, you’ll learn the 6 ways that alcohol affects your sleep.

If alcohol affects your sleep, then we know that your liver isn’t happy. This is just one piece of the puzzle.

I can help you find out exactly what’s affecting your health and give you a plan to correct it so you can 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.

All health issues, including insomnia, are ultimately caused by stress.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The 2 kinds of stress that affect sleep
• How to keep your stress bucket from overflowing
• How stress affects your body
• Signs of cortisol and hormone imbalance
• How to lower both kinds of stress so you can sleep normally

If you’re ready to lower stress in your body and your mind so you can sleep normally, I can help.  I use lab testing to uncover the stressors in your body. And I help you perceive everyday stressors differently so that you don’t have the fight or flight stress response in your body.

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.

Anxiety and depression are not causing your insomnia.

Yes, you can be caught in the cycle of anxiety/depression leading to insomnia leading to anxiety/depression leading to insomnia.

But one does not usually cause the other.

In fact, anxiety, depression, and insomnia can all have the same cause: imbalances in your body.

Find out what these imbalances are and how to get back in balance 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.

Every single one of my clients has hormone imbalances. Some are too high, some are too low. But either way, they can’t sleep and their hormones are a big part of the problem.

In this episode I talk about:

-the different ways that hormones affect sleep

-why sex hormones get depleted and sabotage your sleep

-the only way to truly get your hormones back in balance

-how to find the root cause of your insomnia so you can get over it for good

If you want to find the root cause of why you can’t sleep, I’m here for you.

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.

Sleep apnea and insomnia are two different issues. You can have one or the other or both.

They are different but they can have similar causes.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• the difference between sleep apnea and insomnia and how to know if you have both
• how sleep apnea and insomnia can have the same root causes
• how functional medicine can help with both disorders

I use functional lab testing to uncover what’s keeping you from sleeping normally, whether you have insomnia or sleep apnea.

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.

Eating foods you’re sensitive to and don’t know it can sabotage your sleep. In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The difference between a food sensitivity and an allergy
• How to find out if you have food sensitivities
• How food sensitivities affect sleep

If you’re ready to find all the missing pieces to why you can’t 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.

A morning routine can actually help you sleep better at night. One of my clients thought that implementing a morning routine made the biggest difference in her sleep, more than anything else we did!

In this episode, you’ll find out:

• How a morning routine helps lower stress so you can sleep better
• What to include in your morning routine
• How to make time for a routine even if your mornings are busy
• Why you don’t have to sacrifice sleep to do this

And if this advice doesn’t help you sleep better, there’s something deeper going on in your body that is keeping you awake. I can help you find out what it is and fix it so you can 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.

It’s proven that exercise helps with sleep. But you want just the right amount for your body.

In this week’s episode, you’ll learn:

• When to exercise
• What type of exercise is best if you aren’t sleeping
• The problem with exercising too much
• Why you don’t want to sit down all day (even if you exercise)

To help with sleep, I make sure that all parts of my clients’ lives are balanced. I look at exercise as well as diet, habits, and stress in a holistic way. And I use lab testing to find out what parts of the body are out of balance. To permanently fix your sleep, you want to look at everything that could be keeping you awake. This is what I can help you with.

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.

In this podcast series, you’ll learn what causes poor sleep and how to “cure” your insomnia so you can sleep better permanently and naturally.

You can download all the Why You Can’t Sleep podcast episodes now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

Resources

-Download the checklist to find out what could be causing your sleep issues

-Use code SLEEP20 to get $20 off the Sleep Essentials course

-Sign up for the Insomnia Insight program to find out exactly what's causing your insomnia and get a plan to fix it within 30 days.

Client Testimonial

My client Wes said:

“I’m doing great. I’m getting back to sleep when I wake up in the middle of the night. I still wake up most nights, but I’m able to get back to sleep fairly quickly. I’m sleeping 7-8 hours a night. I feel really good. Physically, I feel better. Mentally, I feel better. And even nutritionally, I have gained a little weight, not a lot, but a couple of pounds here and there, but that’s probably good. I feel great. I’m doing really well. And in general, just happier. I’m not worried about sleep. It’s not constantly on my mind. It was consuming so much of my thinking throughout the day, and now I’m not worried about it. I sleep well. I look forward to going to bed. And I wake up pretty refreshed. I’m doing really well.”

Show Notes

If you Google "how to sleep better" you'll find the same tips:

• don't watch screens before bed

• don't drink caffeine past 2 p.m.

• follow a relaxing bedtime routine

• exercise everyday

• etc.

These tips don't work for most people with chronic insomnia and I explain why in this episode.

We can help you get 7+ hours of consistent, uninterrupted sleep.

Stress and inflammation cause insomnia.

Toxins cause a lot of inflammation in your body so you want to minimize toxins as much as possible.

To reduce toxins, you want to:

1. Eliminate toxins in your body and support your liver

I use functional lab tests to find out what toxins are in your body. Pathogens in your gut such as a parasite or bacteria overgrowth release many toxins. Heavy metals are toxic, too. Your liver has to break down toxins so they put an extra burden on your liver. To restore your health so you can sleep, you want to eliminate these toxins.

1. Minimize toxins from the environment

Toxins are also all around us, in the air, our water, our food, our cleaning products, even our lotions and shampoos. To help your body get back in balance, you want to minimize toxins from the environment as much as you can.

In this episode, you’ll learn how to reduce environmental toxins.

I help my clients lower as much stress and inflammation as possible so their bodies can heal and they can sleep normally.

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.

Your liver could be causing your insomnia.

Many of my clients have an unhealthy liver and it’s keeping them awake at night.

That’s because the liver is most active between 1 and 3am. If it has more toxins than it can handle then those toxins circulate around causing lots of inflammation. Your body releases cortisol to deal with the inflammation which wakes you right up!

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• other signs of liver dysfunction
• the functional tests I use to see if your liver is affecting your sleep
• simple things you can do now to support your liver

If you’re interested in a natural, permanent, customized solution using the science of lab testing to sleep better, let’s chat! I’ll explain more about what physical health imbalances could be causing your insomnia and give you a step-by-step plan to figure out your sleep 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.

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.