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You're exhausted all day — barely keeping your eyes open — and then the second your head hits the pillow, you're wide awake. In Episode 36 of Say Yes! to Chocolate, Dr. Becky and co-host Sara B. break down what's actually happening in your body when you're stuck in "wired but tired" mode — and what you can do about it, starting tonight.
What you'll learn in this episode:
- Why stress and sleep are actually the same problem
- How your cortisol curve gets flipped — and why that gets worse in perimenopause
- The HPA axis (your stress response system) explained in plain English
- Which nutrients actually support calm sleep and why the specific form matters
- How to stimulate your vagus nerve in under two minutes
- What red light therapy does for sleep quality (and the 30-minute timing window)
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