How Do Adrenals Affect Sleep? Ghost | PYHP 069

What this episode covers

In this episode of the Progress Your Health Podcast, we continue talking about the main types of Adrenal Fatigue that we see. We are certainly not trying to minimize Adrenal Dysfunction but to make it more interesting and easy to understand, we call these main types: Vampire (episode: 68) Ghost (this episode 69) Zombie (episode 70 – next episode) Adrenal Fatigue or Adrenal Dysfunction (which is what we like to call it) is a real condition that affects millions of people in our country. And the effects can seriously impact a person’s health and quality of life. We have seen different types of Adrenal Dysfunction. These three main types are important to know because a person with a Vampire type of Adrenal Fatigue will have a completely different treatment plan than someone that is a Zombie type.   In this episode, we are to talk about the Ghost type of Adrenal Dysfunction. There are actually two subtypes of the Ghost. We call them, the Ghoul and the Poltergeist.   But first, just to jog your memory. In the last episode, we talked about the Vampire. The Vampire has very low cortisol levels in the morning and elevated levels at night. This causes a lot of morning tiredness, to the point that Vampires are chronically late to anything in the morning. Vampire types also feel more awake at night and cannot fall asleep.   On the other hand, the Ghost type has a different dysfunctional secretion of cortisol from the adrenal glands than the Vampire. The Ghost will have very low levels of cortisol in the early afternoon that continues until the evening. So you will see the Ghost very tired in the afternoon and evening. These are the people that can fall asleep easily at 8-9 pm. But in the middle of the night, the cortisol levels will rise so they will wake up. It is common for Ghost types to fall asleep hard for four hours and then wake up like it is morning when it is only 2 am.     There are two subtypes of the Ghost:    Ghoul: They will fall asleep easily in the evening but will wake up after about 3-4 hours of sleep. The Ghouls will be awake easily for two hours straight. Ghouls might not be roaming halls, but they certainly are roaming their iPhones. Because they cannot fall back asleep. Then by the time they do fall back asleep, they need to wake up shortly thereafter.      Poltergeist: Fall asleep very easy at night. After about 3-4 hours of deep sleep, they wake up. The difference here from the Ghoul is the Poltergeist can fall back asleep within minutes. But then less than an hour later they wake up again. Just like a mischievous Poltergeist, these poor people will find themselves waking up 4-6 times a night for no reason.   While both the Ghoul and the Poltergeist have a poor night’s sleep, they still wake up in the morning on time. Ghosts easily wake up in the morning. And once they get up and moving, they have pretty good energy. But come afternoon, they crash hard. These are the morning people that get everything done before noon. Because after 12:00 noon, their energy drops, and you can find them drinking coffee or taking a nap. The difference between a Vampire and a Ghost is the secretion of cortisol in the 24 hours. While both are dysfunctional, they are still different from each other. Vampire: high nighttime cortisol and low...

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