Christine Hansen

 “Can sleep issues cause weight gain?” and the very simple answer is YES! There are different reasons why this can happen; one of them is that sleep is there to balance your hormones. During the day, depending on your stress levels and just your regular life, your hormones are a little bit out of balance or a lot, depending on what stage of life you are at and your circumstances.  Sleep is basically like a little plumber who goes around at nighttime and looks at the valves. It re-regulates everything so that it flows nicely. Now, there are mainly two hormones that we're going to look at today and those are leptin and ghrelin and both are responsible for your hunger. They basically control how hungry you are and when.