Is poor gut health wrecking your sleep?

Take our 60-second gut health test to see if bad gut bacteria are messing with your vagus nerve – and making it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep.

Let’s start - what’s your gender?

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What time do you usually go to bed?

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How often do you struggle to fall asleep or stay asleep?

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Have you tried anything to fix your sleep?

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How often do you eat fermented foods?

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Do you take probiotics?

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Have you taken antibiotics in the past 6 months?

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Antibiotics can disturb your sleep

They wipe out good gut bacteria that help calm your nervous system. When your gut is off your body struggles to relax into deep restful sleep.

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How much processed food do you eat?

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Have you followed a low-carb or keto diet in the past 6 months?

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Low-carb diets can throw off your sleep

Without enough carbs and fiber your gut bacteria weaken. That can mess with your body's natural signals to fall asleep and stay asleep.

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Do you ever feel tired foggy or irritable after eating?

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Do you know what the vagus nerve is?

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Did you know gut bacteria support your vagus nerve, which helps with sleep?

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Your hidden ‘sleep switch’

Your vagus nerve links your gut and brain and helps control sleep. When it’s off balance, it’s harder to fall asleep and stay asleep. The right probiotics help reset it — so you sleep deeper, longer.

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How Old Are You?