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To: Geoff Altman who wrote (182575)	8/17/2009 4:38:50 PM
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If you can drink coffee like water, it's not the caffeine in soda pop keeping you awake. Caffeine Table Message 25870450 Insomnia and Blood Sugar Imbalances By Datis Kharrazian, DC, MS, CCN nutritionalwellness.com Many people have a hard time sleeping, especially in today’s active society. Medications to address insomnia carry heavy side effects and are not tolerated well by most people. In addition, medications do not address the underlying causes of insomnia. In many cases, insomnia is directly related to blood sugar imbalances, in particular to adrenal function. Clinically, patients with adrenal hypofunction typically will be able to fall asleep, but cannot stay asleep. With adrenal hyperfunction, patients often are unable to fall asleep. Therefore, both adrenal hypo- and hyperfunctions have an impact on insomnia. These patients need to learn how to stabilize their blood sugar levels during the day and take some non-stimulatory support for their adrenal glands, as will be discussed later in this article. Adrenal hormone levels can be measured by using an adrenal salivary index (ASI). The ASI consists of having the patient collect several samples of saliva during the day; those samples are sent to a lab for assessment. The lab will then map out the circadian levels of cortisol and confirm hypo- or hyperfunction. This test is very accurate and the cost is reasonable.1,2 However, even with symptoms of insomnia, subjective indicators often are sufficient to apply conservative nutritional and lifestyle therapy. * * *