This is likely because your body wants to “wake” you as a protective mechanism to get you out of the toxic environment. Then, while hormones and metabolic processes are down-regulating, mold-toxic people are also suffering from increased brain activity and inflammation in the frontal cortex. It is truly a metabolic and hormonal disaster for many sufferers. Natural melatonin (a hormone primarily released by the pineal gland that regulates sleep-wake cycles and acts as a powerful antioxidant and free-radical scavenger in the body) production also dips and stops altogether for some people. Mold toxins tend to congregate in the brain-the brain is mostly fat-causing pituitary damage, low or lowered thyroid, exhausted and low cortisol, and low growth hormone. To start, and so that you can better understand my rationale behind some of my advice, here is a Cliff’s Notes– version of some of the biological changes happening in your body when you have mold toxicity that make it difficult for you to sleep: Mold toxins are assimilated inside your cells and stored in fatty tissue-thus, the rapid onset of neurological and cognitive issues for many people. A solution could be only one step away and could make an enormous difference in your mental, emotional, and physical health. Sounds crazy, but I will explain more in a moment. For example, I found insomnia relief from sleeping on the floor. It may even be a combination of many things that creates the perfect solution. You just have to keep plugging away and trying different things until you find what clicks for you. No one solution will be instant–sleep is one of those things that when you find what works, you may have to titrate up until you hit the perfect “dose” to get you sleeping through the night. Some things will work for you and some things won’t. Now, I realize that if you are living without sleep right now, this may seem impossible, but I assure you that there is always something that can be done and a remedy that can be tried no matter what. That post establishes why mold in your environment can cause sleep problems.) This post will be focused on getting a good night’s sleep no matter where you are in the recovery process. (To read my previous post about sleep click HERE. So, to address this huge problem and to answer some of your questions in a longer format than I can in an email response, I thought I would write another post on sleep and insomnia in particular. (Note: During sleep is the only time the glymphatic system removes toxins from the brain via cerebral spinal fluid.) Not getting sufficient sleep also causes your body to shut down to an even greater degree than it already is from the mold-toxin overload, which is obviously incredibly unhelpful when you are trying desperately to heal. Without sleep, you stay sick and pretty much walk around with gauze over your eyeballs and in literal brain fog. It doesn’t even have the time to do all of its sleep-induced upkeep, like muscle and tissue growth and repair, immune system boosting and fortification, growth hormone release, appetite balance and regulation, brain energy and function enhancement, memory consolidation and retention, among many others. I was toast, because let’s face it, when you’re only sleeping 4 or less hours per night, your body is NOT recovering. I thought I was tough and could handle whatever the illness threw at me. My own experience of insomnia from mold toxicity put me over-the-edge and into a dark place of feeling anxious, overwhelmed and incredibly hopeless. I know too well how the whole sleep or lack thereof quandary can send even the most level-headed person into a downward spiral. And, while sudden-onset insomnia in an otherwise healthy individual should, in my opinion, be a clue for doctors to look for mold and mold exposure as the potential cause, or to at least rule it out, unfortunately, since insomnia is a symptom and side effect of almost every illness and drug, quite a long period of sleepless nights usually accumulates before mold is finally discovered. This is because sleep issues are at the top of the “most problematic and debilitating” symptom list for many people suffering from mold toxicity. I get emails from readers seeking advice and tips for getting to sleep, staying asleep, and combatting mycotoxin-induced fatigue almost every week. Have you tried EVERYTHING to tackle your mold illness-induced insomnia to no avail? Are you falling asleep, but not staying asleep, and waking every hour or two, so much so, that you awake unrested and irritated? Do you feel chronically tired, fatigued, and sleep deprived even when you do rest? You are not alone. How to Get A Good Night’s Sleep, When Mold Won’t Leave You Alone
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