Ep. 566 “This Isn’t Random” — Why You Keep Waking Up in the Middle of the Night | Menopause, Sleep & Insomnia
Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+ · Everyday Wellness™
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Show Notes
Welcome to this week’s Midlife Minute.
Many women have been asking why they wake up at 2, 3, or 4 am every night. So today, I'm breaking down 10 common reasons this happens. I’ve also included some research links in the show notes for those who want to learn more.
Stay tuned as I unpack the key factors that disrupt women’s sleep in midlife.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:
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Cortisol spikes and sleep disruptions
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Why caloric restriction and repeated fasting could stress the body and lead to an overactive sympathetic nervous system
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The link between declining progesterone and nighttime awakenings
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How chronic under-eating or over-exercising can disrupt sleep, recovery, and metabolic health
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Why estradiol fluctuations make it harder to stay asleep
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Alcohol and late-night sugar fragment sleep
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Hormonal changes during perimenopause/menopause and increased sleep apnea risk
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How inflammation, leaky gut, and disrupted neurotransmitter production contribute to early awakenings
Connect with Cynthia Thurlow
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Check out Cynthia’s website
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Submit your questions to [email protected]
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Join other like-minded women in a supportive, nurturing community: The Midlife Pause/Cynthia Thurlow
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Cynthia’s Menopause Gut Book is on presale now!
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Cynthia’s Intermittent Fasting Transformation Book
Research Links
Progesterone for treatment of symptomatic menopausal women
Obesity and its implications on oncological urological surgery
Metastatic phenotype is regulated by estrogen in thyroid cells