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The secret

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reason why you feel wired but

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tired. Do you regularly feel

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wired but tired? Get to the end

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of the long and tiring day but

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find it difficult to fall

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asleep. Experiencing this once

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in a while is normal. But if you

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regularly feel this way, then

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there may be an underlying

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problem that needs to be

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addressed. One often neglected

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reason for this cause, is Iodine

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deficiency. Here's a quick guide

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to iodine just in case you don't

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know enough about it. It's a

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trace element that's found in

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soil. Certain foods such as

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seaweed, dairy products, fish,

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shellfish, eggs and chicken

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contain it. It's added to salt

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in the US because of

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consequences of deficiencies

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that are so dangerous. It's an

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essential component of thyroid

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hormones, which is why it's so

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important for a healthy

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metabolism.

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How iodine impacts your sleep

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patterns? Feeling wired and

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tired is strongly associated

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with poor sleeping patterns. And

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iodine deficiencies are one of

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the most common problems of

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sleeping. And here's how low

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iodine levels may actually be

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keeping you awake. That's

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because low iodine levels means

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low level of thyroid hormones.

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And so when your thyroid

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hormones are low, your liver

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will also struggle to produce

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glycogen. Glycogen is stored in

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the liver. It's used as a source

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of energy when you're not eating

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regularly, such as when you're

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asleep. This will cause then

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your blood sugar's to drop if

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you're not producing as much

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glycogen. If your blood sugar

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levels are unstable at night,

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you will struggle to go to sleep

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and to stay asleep. And so low

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blood sugar will then also

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activate your body's stress

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response, which will then

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further dysregulate your sleep

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patterns.

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How iodine deficiencies can

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lower your metabolism and energy

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How adrenal fatigue makes you

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wired but tired? Adrenal Fatigue

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levels? Iodine is also an

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essential element for the

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functioning of your metabolism.

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Your metabolism is responsible

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for breaking down food and

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converting it to energy. And so

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when your metabolism is

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unhealthy, then you may suffer

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from low energy levels as well

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as weight gain. The pituitary

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gland actually is in your brain

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and it produces thyroid

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stimulating hormone which then

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releases, goes to your thyroid

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and causes a release of your

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actual thyroid hormone. So

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iodine helps change TSH, which

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is the thyroid stimulating

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hormone into T3 which is the

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thyroid hormone,

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triiodothyronine. And also

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thyroxin which is T4 which is

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your actual thyroid hormones.

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Sufficient iodine intake can

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actually cause metabolic

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dysfunctions, as well as general

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fatigue and weight gain. So if

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you're especially struggling to

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lose weight, it may be worth it

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to look at your iodine levels.

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However, it's important that you

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don't try to just supplement on

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your own as an excess iodine in

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the body can also be just as

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dangerous as deficiencies. which is caused by ongoing

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stress is also strongly linked

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to the feeling of being wired

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and tired. There are a range of

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issues that can occur with

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adrenal fatigue that can bring

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on you know, the wired and tired

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feeling. And that's because

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ongoing high cortisol levels can

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keep you awake even at night

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when you're trying to sleep and

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it's not dropping. Metabolic

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dysfunction can occur as your

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circuits become dysregulated. A

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poor diet resulting in

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deficiencies and essential

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nutrients like iodine can occur.

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And lastly, Adrenal Exhaustion

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are caused by ongoing stress.

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High stress levels can lead to

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an overproduction of cortisol

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and adrenal dysfunction. Late

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stages of adrenal fatigue can be

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difficult to identify and

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manage. So make sure you see a

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health professional who is aware

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of the condition that can help

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you in your recovery journey

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How to correct iodine

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deficiency? There is a simple

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but not always easy way to

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correct iodine deficiency. You

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need to improve your diet. This

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will allow you to avoid the

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expense trouble and possible

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health consequences of

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supplementing to your correct

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deficiency. Basically, you need

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to get iodine to a natural

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healthy diet such as eating more

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fish, as it contains good levels

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of iodine and healthy fats and

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protein as well. Eating more

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vegetables such as seaweed and

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kelp. Source your vegetables

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from you know people who are

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aware, and working to combat

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soil depletion, which occurs

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over farming and that means your

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vegetables may have fewer

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nutrients. Make the dietary

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changes slowly and watch for

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adverse effects and talk to your

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doctor about the changes you're

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making and possible outcomes.

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