Dr. Vonda Wright

And I know it's my blood sugar because I often wear a continuous glucose monitor. So if you eat a little bit of protein right before bed, just a titch, not a meal, not enough to disrupt this other advice I've given you, That will make your sugar not dip so low and your liver will not, and your body will not wake you up because your body wakes you up.

I know because I wear a CGM, when I wake up that way, my blood sugar is 50 or 40 and my body's just trying to save my life.

I know because I wear a CGM, when I wake up that way, my blood sugar is 50 or 40 and my body's just trying to save my life.

Well, fasting blood glucose should be 85 or lower. That is the level that we should all strive for. Not 100, not 110, which many people walk around with in midlife, 85.

Well, fasting blood glucose should be 85 or lower. That is the level that we should all strive for. Not 100, not 110, which many people walk around with in midlife, 85.

You know, I don't believe there's any research that shows that I can restock 11 years of not sleeping. But my obligation to myself now is to start today. We can reverse the hands of time by the lifestyle we do today. I can become biologically younger. But I don't honestly think that I can get back 11 years of sleep. But if we continue in those habits, we just perpetuate the badness, right?

You know, I don't believe there's any research that shows that I can restock 11 years of not sleeping. But my obligation to myself now is to start today. We can reverse the hands of time by the lifestyle we do today. I can become biologically younger. But I don't honestly think that I can get back 11 years of sleep. But if we continue in those habits, we just perpetuate the badness, right?

Well, and this is so pertinent. I lived through it. I have daughters who are having children now. Simple things like children can be scheduled. They will learn to go to bed at a certain time and wake up at a certain time. Not newborn infants, but once they get big enough, about three months, six months, depending how big they are. they can learn a schedule. So let's schedule them.

Well, and this is so pertinent. I lived through it. I have daughters who are having children now. Simple things like children can be scheduled. They will learn to go to bed at a certain time and wake up at a certain time. Not newborn infants, but once they get big enough, about three months, six months, depending how big they are. they can learn a schedule. So let's schedule them.

They might wake up in the middle of the night. It always happens. But if there's no schedule, children feel a little insecure and will wake up more. So that's number one. Number two, give yourself the grace. I That when your child goes down for a nap, young children less than three years old usually have two naps a day.

They might wake up in the middle of the night. It always happens. But if there's no schedule, children feel a little insecure and will wake up more. So that's number one. Number two, give yourself the grace. I That when your child goes down for a nap, young children less than three years old usually have two naps a day.

Give yourself the grace that the minute they go to sleep, you don't have to go clean the house or get on email and lay down and sleep too. Just collect sleep, right? And then all the other habits, you know, if you may feel like you need a glass of wine to relax, that's just going to disrupt your sleep more. So those are simple things.

Give yourself the grace that the minute they go to sleep, you don't have to go clean the house or get on email and lay down and sleep too. Just collect sleep, right? And then all the other habits, you know, if you may feel like you need a glass of wine to relax, that's just going to disrupt your sleep more. So those are simple things.

I think the biggest thing that I just said is young parents, please give yourselves the grace. It's an imperfect time in your life. You can't be in control of everything and your child is not going to break. Children are so resilient. So as an old mother, I'm saying that to the young mothers, there's no perfect way.

I think the biggest thing that I just said is young parents, please give yourselves the grace. It's an imperfect time in your life. You can't be in control of everything and your child is not going to break. Children are so resilient. So as an old mother, I'm saying that to the young mothers, there's no perfect way.

The young parents, there's no perfect way, but have the grace to take the rest, leave the dishes in the sink. Do not think that everything has to be perfect in that really chaotic time in your life.

The young parents, there's no perfect way, but have the grace to take the rest, leave the dishes in the sink. Do not think that everything has to be perfect in that really chaotic time in your life.

I think rituals, which is what you're talking about, you have a ritual of relaxing with wine, a ritual of watching a show. I think rituals in life are actually helpful. The bedtime ritual cannot be stimulating, right?

I think rituals, which is what you're talking about, you have a ritual of relaxing with wine, a ritual of watching a show. I think rituals in life are actually helpful. The bedtime ritual cannot be stimulating, right?

That's not going to relax your nervous system, right? So the ritual of slowing down, maybe some rom-com or something non-stressful or something with beautiful music. It's okay to have a ritual of drinking something, but I find hot tea or something soothing... the ritual then will help you train your body to go to sleep. But the ritual can't be stimulating. It's self-defeating. Yeah.