Is Your Gut Keeping You Up at Night?
Jun 06, 2025 5:06 am
Dear ,
You might think your bad sleep is from late-night scrolling or too much coffee - but have you ever considered that your gut might be the real insomniac?
Yes, , your gut and your sleep talk to each other—all night long.
Here’s the missing link: your gut microbiome produces 90% of your serotonin (yes, your mood hormone), which your brain uses to make melatonin—the hormone that puts you to sleep.
So, if your gut is inflamed, constipated, bloated, or leaky, your sleep won’t stand a chance.
Try These Tricks:
1: Early light dinner
Finish your last meal at least 3 hours before bed. A full belly stresses the gut at night, and stress steals sleep. Let digestion finish before dreams begin.
2: Herbal gut-sleep tea
Sip chamomile + fennel tea post-dinner. Calms gas, cramping and your overthinking brain.
3: (5-5-7) breath for gut calm
Before bed, inhale for 5 sec, hold for 5, exhale for 7. This activates the vagus nerve - your gut-brain peace pipe.
, ask yourself this tonight:
“If my gut feels irritated all day, why do I expect peaceful sleep at night?”
Because it’s true—your sleep doesn’t start in your bed, it starts in your belly. And anti-inflammatory living is the only alarm clock your body truly needs.
Reply to this email if your sleep and gut both feel off, Or book a call with me over WhatsApp this week—your microbiome will thank you in dreams.
With calm and clarity,
Deepali Arora
Gut Health & Anti-Inflammatory Nutritionist