Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder

[chaoticidealism]

"Circadian rhythm sleep disorder" is the official name for it. I describe it as "my brain doesn't know when it's day or night". I can be tired at 11 a.m. or tired at 3 a.m. and it's just about completely unpredictable. Apparently I'm unusually sensitive to the upheaval caused by artificial lighting. When I don't keep it carefully in check, my sleep

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[kfarrey]

Pauline is a woman's name, and this isn't her website, they are just using her article. Actually, most of it sounds like good advice. Got to be better than skipping breakfast, drinking coffee til 10am, then reaching for a snickers bar because I'm crashing.

I looked her up online and found she has a practice not too far from me. I'm thinking about making an appointment with her. She's an M.D. with a background in nutrition.

So hard to find M.D.s who know anything about nutrition. I saw a gastroenterologist for my IBS, told him I was able to make all my symptoms disappear by cutting out grains, and he got out his prescription pad. You would think he would at least suggest a dietitian. You would think, if any doctor understood how food effects the body, it would be a gut specialist.

Also, meditation has been proven to increase your stress tolerance. I just don't have the discipline to do it daily.

And I know the glycemic index is controversial, but doctors used to put diabetics on a low fat, high carb diet. Now many diabetics use carb counting to control their sugar.

And how can avoiding sugar be bad advice?