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Who am I? At 18, I was diagnosed with PCOD. Weight gain, hair loss, gut issues for years. As a microbiologist, I got tired of Western solutions that didn't work for Indian biology. So I built - clinically-backed products for us.

The takeaway: your insomnia might not be a brain problem. It might be a gut problem. Treat your whole body, not just your head. The 400,000-person study proves the gut-brain connection for sleep is real and measurable.

Most probiotics are designed for Western guts. Indian guts have completely different bacteria profiles due to our diet, spices, and genetics. That's why I created probiotics specifically engineered for the Indian microbiome.

This changes everything about treating insomnia. Instead of just targeting the brain with sleeping pills, we should test your gut bacteria first. Future treatments: targeted probiotics, prebiotics, maybe even gut bacteria transplants.

Fermented foods are crucial for Lactococcus bacteria:. Yogurt, kefir, sauerkraut, kimchi, tempeh. These bacteria don't stick around long, so you need to eat fermented foods regularly to maintain their population.

How to feed the good bacteria?. High-fiber foods: whole grains, leafy greens, beans, legumes. These create the perfect environment for sleep-promoting bacteria like Coprococcus to thrive. Fiber = fuel for good bacteria.

Good bacteria fight back by producing short-chain fatty acids. These reach your brain and help regulate sleep-wake cycles. They also help your body make serotonin, which converts to melatonin.

This vicious cycle gets worse:. Bad sleep → stress and inflammation → perfect environment for bad bacteria to multiply → even worse sleep → repeat forever. This is why some people can't break out of insomnia no matter what they try.

How bad bacteria ruin your sleep?. They block your body's ability to make serotonin from tryptophan. No serotonin = no melatonin. No melatonin = no sleep. Your gut is stealing your brain's sleep signals.

On top of this, they found one bacteria (Odoribacter) that works both ways. It causes insomnia AND insomnia makes it grow stronger. It's literally a feedback loop that traps you in sleeplessness.

→ Clostridium innocuum. This bacteria was the only one that survived the strictest statistical testing. If you have more of this bacteria, you're significantly more likely to have insomnia.

Scientists identified 14 "bad" bacteria that destroy sleep and 8 "good" bacteria that protect it. They used genetic analysis to prove causation, not just correlation. This is 400,000 people across multiple datasets. The worst sleep destroyer was.

A study of 400,000 people just proved that certain gut bacteria fuel insomnia. Even worse: bad bacteria create a vicious cycle where poor sleep feeds the exact bacteria causing your insomnia. Here's what they found (and how to fix it): 🧵

Thank you for reading. I hope you find this thread helpful! If you have any questions, feel free to drop them in the comments. And don't forget to follow me @simran_nahata for more threads like this in the future.

Who am I? At 18, I was diagnosed with PCOD. Weight gain, hair loss, gut issues for years. As a microbiologist, I got tired of Western solutions that didn't work for Indian biology. So I built - clinically-backed products for us.

India's digestive crisis is the predictable result of abandoning traditional food wisdom while embracing processed convenience. The solution lies in rediscovering what our ancestors knew: respect your gut, and it will respect you back.

The solution isn't complicated:. Soak beans overnight to reduce raffinose. Use ajwain, jeera, and fennel. They contain compounds that actively break down gas.

Traditional wisdom is being lost. Our grandmothers soaked dal overnight, this actually reduces gas-producing oligosaccharides by 40%. They used ajwain, jeera, and hing as digestive aids. Science now proves these spices prevent bloating and improve gut motility.