What’s Actually Happening While You Sleep Sleep isn’t passive downtime. While you sleep, your body performs its most important maintenance work — repairing tissues, clearing waste from the brain, regulating appetite hormones, and consolidating memories. Two hormones tell the whole story: Ghrelin (hunger hormone) increases when you don’t sleep Leptin (fullness hormone) decreases when you don’t sleep This is why after a poor night’s sleep you crave biscuits or sugar by mid-morning and never feel fully satisfied. It’s not a willpower problem — it’s a hormone problem.
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But after years of working with clients, I’ve learned something surprising: chronic fatigue is rarely about doing too much — it’s about fueling too little.
Many women still see their period as an inconvenience. Something to tolerate. Something to push through.