MORRIS COUNTY — After nearly two decades helping people improve their nutrition, blood sugar and metabolic health, New Jersey registered dietitian Erin Palinski-Wade noticed one factor was frequently missing from the conversation: sleep.
That observation became the foundation for her newest book, The Sleepdemic Solution: The 7-Day Reset to Fix Your Sleep, Restore Your Metabolism, and Lose Weight Without Fighting Your Body, released Tuesday, September 15.
“We tend to think of sleep and nutrition as completely separate parts of health, but they constantly influence one another,” said Palinski-Wade. “When you don’t sleep well, it can impact hunger, cravings, blood sugar, energy and even how easy or difficult it feels to make healthy choices the next day.”
Rather than introducing another restrictive diet, Palinski-Wade’s approach focuses on helping readers work with the body’s natural rhythms. The book introduces her SLEEP System, which addresses meal timing, light exposure, foods that support melatonin, blood sugar and energy balance, and preparing the body for restorative sleep.
Palinski-Wade is a nationally recognized registered dietitian and certified diabetes care and education specialist, bestselling author and TEDx speaker. Her expertise has been featured by national media outlets including Good Morning America, Today, The New York Times, USA Today and TIME.
“There’s so much frustration around weight and metabolism,” she said. “I want people to understand that the answer isn’t always trying harder or restricting more. Sometimes we need to look at what the body is missing. And what is often missing is sleep.”
The Sleepdemic Solution is available at book retailers nationwide in paperback, hardcover, ebook and audiobook formats. For more information, click here.
