12/01/2026
Are you lying awake at night,
đ waking between 2â4am.
đ feeling wired, alert, and exhausted at the same time?
Thereâs one very common sleep disruptor that often goes completely unnoticed â even in people who are doing âall the right thingsâ.
đ Endotoxin-producing gut bacteria.
I want to explain this simply, because once you understand it, a lot of insomnia suddenly makes sense.
Some gut bacteria (which are normal in tiny amounts) produce inflammatory toxins when they overgrow or sit too close to an irritated gut lining.
These toxins send danger signals to the nervous system.
Not pain signals.
Not digestive symptoms necessarily.
But âstay alertâ signals.
Your brain interprets this as: itâs not safe to fully switch off.
So at night:
⢠cortisol rises
⢠adrenaline stays high
⢠deep sleep is blocked
⢠your brain stays on guard
This creates the classic insomnia pattern:
â exhausted but wired
â light, unrefreshing sleep
â early morning waking
â racing thoughts with no clear anxiety
Recently, I worked with a client N.
N had chronic insomnia and had tried everything he was advised to try.
Nothing worked â because the root cause wasnât being addressed.
When we ran a comprehensive gut stool test, we discovered:
⢠significant gut inflammation
⢠an overgrowth of an endotoxin-producing bacteria
⢠low levels of calming, protective gut microbes
These findings explained exactly why his nervous system wouldnât switch off at night.
This is the piece that often gets missed.
Insomnia isnât always psychological.
Itâs not always behavioural.
This is why all of those CBTi courses and apps didnât work.
This is why all of the âtake magnesiumâ and sleep hygiene advices is useless.
Sometimes itâs your body responding perfectly to the wrong signals.
The good news?
When you calm the gut, repair the gut lining, gut brain signaling settles + the nervous system feels safe
If this resonates, start by booking a free consult with me at easysleepmethod.com/application