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In this episode, I explain why you keep waking up to pee at night and can't fall back asleep, even after you've cut off water in the evening. I share what my own lab tests revealed and the hidden imbalances I find most often in my clients.

You'll learn:

- Why waking up to pee usually isn't about your bladder or your age
- The hormone pattern that makes your body produce urine when it should be sleeping
- What my own lab results showed and what changed when I addressed it
- The commonly missed cause I find in about a third of my clients
- Why taking magnesium may not be enough

Resources mentioned:

- [Smart Sleeper email series](https://thesleepdetective.com/smart-sleeper-emails)
- [Sleep Mineral Analysis](https://thesleepdetective.com/sleep-mineral-analysis):
- [How to Breathe for Your Best Sleep with Sachin Patel](https://www.thesleepdetective.com/podcast/123-how-to-breathe-for-your-best-sleep)

00:00 Nighttime Pee Problem00:20 Hidden Imbalances Overview01:13 Cortisol and Inflammation03:04 Testing for Root Causes03:34 Breathing and Mouth Taping04:38 Mold Toxicity Clues05:45 Oxalates and Food Swaps07:15 Mineral Balance Fix08:05 Wrap Up and Next Steps