Dr. Berg’s Healthy Keto and Intermittent Fasting Podcast

STOP Nighttime Peeing Now: IT REALLY WORKS

Feb 27, 2025

Frequent nighttime urination might not be what you think! Instead of blaming enlarged prostates or UTIs, the real culprit is often too much insulin in the bloodstream. Insulin resistance can lead to an overactive bladder, even when blood sugar levels seem normal. Surprisingly, snacking at night is a key factor in this issue. Eliminating all snacks and beverages after dinner can significantly reduce those midnight trips to the bathroom. Plus, proper salt intake plays a surprising role in managing symptoms.

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INSIGHT

Insulin and Urination

Frequent nighttime urination is primarily caused by high insulin, not prostate issues.
This is due to insulin resistance, where the body overproduces insulin, leading to increased urination.

INSIGHT

Insulin Resistance Effects

Nighttime urination is an early sign of insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes.
Insulin resistance stresses kidneys, causes electrolyte imbalances, affects blood pressure, and increases cortisol.

ADVICE

Stop Nighttime Snacking

Eliminate all snacks and beverages after dinner to reduce nighttime urination.
Snacking, even healthy snacks, raises insulin and disrupts sleep, leading to more cravings.

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Attempting to address urination frequency by treating an enlarged prostate is not the best solution! Frequent urination is often blamed on an enlarged prostate, UTIs, or kidney stones, but there’s a much more common root cause.

The most common cause of frequent urination at night is too much insulin in your blood. Insulin resistance is a condition where your insulin receptors no longer accept insulin. To compensate, the pancreas produces more insulin. This is why many diabetics have a problem with urinary frequency at night.

When blood sugar is high, the kidneys remove the sugar from the blood to eliminate it from the body. This increases urination frequency.

Insulin resistance causes an overactive bladder, even if your blood sugar is normal. Increased urinary frequency at night is an early sign of insulin resistance, which is a precursor to diabetes.

Insulin resistance increases stress on the kidneys, which is why diabetes is the leading cause of kidney disease. Insulin resistance can also cause electrolyte imbalances, blood pressure changes at night, and increased cortisol.

Snacking at night is the single most significant cause of frequent urination at night. Eliminate all snacks and beverages after dinner to decrease urination frequency at night. Snacking at night can also cause bloating and interrupted sleep.

A low-salt diet can also increase urination frequency at night. If you think your nocturia is due to low salt, add more sea salt to your meals throughout the day.

A low-carb diet can help reduce nocturia symptoms. Keep your carb consumption under 30 grams per day. Healthy Keto® can combat insulin resistance, improve your health, and reduce frequent urination at night.

Intermittent fasting is equally important in reversing insulin resistance. Aim for 3 meals with no snacks, eventually dropping down to 2 meals each day.

Ending nocturia will significantly enhance your sleep, which is vital for your heart, blood sugar, stress levels, energy, cognitive function, and more. Don’t forget to get plenty of vitamin D with magnesium.