248: Awake at 3am? The Mast Cell Connection (MCAS)

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Over the years working with people who struggle with chronic insomnia, I started noticing a pattern. Some clients who wake up around 2 or 3am often experience things like sudden anxiety at night, temperature changes, skin symptoms, or a racing heart. And those symptoms often point to something most sleep advice never talks about.

In this episode, I'll walk you through:

• How mast cell activity and histamine can wake your body up in the middle of the night

• Why it often happens around 3:00 AM

• How to calm mast cells so you can stay asleep

00:00 Why You Wake at 3AM

01:06 A Client Pattern Emerges

01:56 Immune System Not Stress

02:04 Quick Program Break

02:39 Mast Cells Explained

03:30 Histamine as Wake Signal

04:14 Why It Peaks Overnight

04:44 Menstrual Cycle Connection

05:02 What You Can Do

05:22 Dinner and Histamine Foods

05:59 Calm Your Nervous System

06:25 Supplements for Histamine

07:08 Fix the Root Causes

07:41 Wrap Up and Next Steps