caffeine intake (all provoking a stress
response), as well as your poor sleep habits,
your cortisol is higher than it should be. You
can’t seem to wind down, so you stay up until
11:30, watching the news and sending a few
emails. You don’t sleep well, tossing and
turning for hours, until your alarm blasts you
awake again the next morning.
_________________Thanks to overconsumption, leptin
resistance, insulin resistance, weight gain,
hunger dysregulation, and energy spikes and
slumps, your day wasn’t quite so pleasant.
What happens in the evening is highly
indicative of aspects of your hormonal
dysfunction. At the end of your day, leptin
resistance and elevated cortisol (thanks to
your volatile blood sugar levels and regular
caffeine “bumps”) promote hunger and sugar
cravings even after you’ve eaten a filling