{"id":2281,"date":"2017-09-09T20:12:01","date_gmt":"2017-09-10T01:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cathybiase.com\/?p=2281"},"modified":"2017-09-09T20:12:01","modified_gmt":"2017-09-10T01:12:01","slug":"sleep-gut-bacteria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathybiase.com\/index.php\/2017\/09\/09\/sleep-gut-bacteria\/","title":{"rendered":"Sleep and Your Gut Bacteria"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Circadian rhythms are patterns of brainwave activity, hormones, cell regeneration and biological activities that occur on a daily basis. And sleeping well at the right time each day is essential to keeping the circadian rhythms functioning properly so we function properly too.<\/p>\n

The fact that our microbes are actually the regulators of this function and that our sleep patterns are an issue for our microbes should not surprise us. They need us to rest so they can do their thing while we sleep and keep their balance as it should be.<\/p>\n

There is also more news you might be interested in. Not having the right microbes may be lowering your metabolic rate while you sleep and this can lead to weight gain. This is based on a mouse study at UI Carver College of Medicine which found that mice given a drug that lowers beneficial bacteria, had a lower metabolic rate both when resting and when asleep, causing them to gain weight.<\/p>\n

So what should you do? Should you work on sleeping better to help the microbes or should you work on your gut health to help you sleep better? The answer is to do both. There are number of strategies that can help.<\/p>\n

To help reset your circadian rhythm:<\/p>\n