#23 A Root Cause Solution to Fixing Your Sleep by Fixing Your Gut With Dr. Stasha Gominak
The Gut Microbiome, Vitamin D, and the B Vitamins
Do you struggle to sleep? You’re not alone. In fact, 35-40% of Americans struggle with their sleep. The usual quick fix? Popping melatonin and sleep pills––and subsequently becoming dependent on them to sleep at all! My guest presents a totally novel, root-cause approach to enhancing deep sleep by targeting the gut microbiome.
Dr. Stasha Gominak is a neurologist and researcher who was the first to explain the link between vitamin D deficiency, sleep disorders and the abnormal intestinal microbiome. She is also the creator of the RightSleep® technique, a simple and safe protocol to reinstate a normal microbiome and to improve all sleep disorders.
In this episode we cover
The different stages of sleep and why sleep is so important for every aspect of health
Why getting 10 hours of sleep doesn’t matter, if you aren’t going into Deep Sleep
How raising vitamin D levels can improve sleep in the short term but set you up for a B vitamin deficiency
What “sleep switches” are
How vitamin D, the B vitamins, the gut microbiome affect your sleep
Dr. Gominak’s protocol to recover deep sleep
Resources
Check out my book: “What COVID-19 Taught Us About A Sick America”
Link to Dr. Stasha Gominak: www.drgominak.com