Why Your Sleep Issues Might Be Hormonal

Discover the missing link behind your restless nights – and how to reclaim deep, restorative sleep.

Tired but wired? You’re not imagining it.

If you’ve been tossing and turning despite feeling drained, it’s time to look beyond the usual culprits. The real issue might not be your bed, screen time, or even stress. It could be your hormones.

Hormones like melatonin, cortisol, progesterone, and estrogen work together to control your sleep-wake cycle. When they fall out of balance — due to age, stress, diet, or lifestyle — your nights can become a battleground of shallow sleep, midnight wake-ups, and morning fatigue.

So what throws your hormones off?

✅ Chronic stress – Too much cortisol can block melatonin and keep your brain wired at night.
✅ Perimenopause or PMS – Shifts in estrogen and progesterone can make falling asleep harder.
✅ Blood sugar imbalances – Spikes and crashes at night can interrupt your sleep cycle.
✅ Poor gut health – 90% of serotonin (a melatonin precursor) is made in the gut.

Sound familiar?