Inside Knowledge

Show Notes – Steph McKee Used to be a hard-core sportsperson.  Worked late at night.  Did triathlons.  Until she broke herself – burnt out and got adrenal fatigue.  Also put on weight.  Even though she increased her exercise and ate less and kept gaining weight.  So she started researching the issue. When you are in a state of stress the body chooses to store reserves. Signs of that our body is under stress – sleep disturbance, heart palpitations, regular illness, not as resilience as you used to be.  Sleep – diet can impact.  If you under eat carbohydrates your blood sugar might be too low to get to sleep.  If you eat too many carbs before sleep your blood sugar will spike and your insulin will spike and you are likely to wake early.    Try to get to bed 9.30 – 10 pm rather than later.  Deep belly breaths can help to calm the system.  Get off your screens and devices a couple of hours before hand. Certain diets all work for different peopl