5-step sleep reset could promote healthy weight loss, nutritionist says

One weekly routine could help foster better sleep and promote healthy weight loss , according to a New Jersey-based registered dietitian.

Erin Palinski-Wade, who is also a certified diabetes care specialist and author of " The Sleepdemic Solution ," shared her "seven-day reset" in an interview with Fox News Digital.

The reset combines sleep, nutrition and lifestyle strategies into a five-part system represented by the acronym SLEEP.

SKIPPING SLEEP MAY PACK ON POUNDS FASTER THAN YOU THINK, NEW STUDY FINDS In a test panel conducted in connection with her seven-day program, Palinski-Wade said participants reported improvements in sleep, blood sugar and weight.

Experts recommend consulting a healthcare professional for individualized guidance before making significant changes to diet, sleep or lifestyle habits, particularly for those with underlying health conditions.

Palinski-Wade emphasized that results varied among participants with different sleep challenges.

The panel included shift workers, mothers and people with long-term insomnia .

Despite those differences, within the first two to three days, the expert said people "across the board" reported falling asleep faster, getting higher-quality sleep and feeling more rested the next day.

POPULAR WEIGHT-LOSS DRUGS MAY HELP PROTECT AGAINST A DEADLY DISEASE, DOCTOR SAYS Panelists with pre-existing insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes also reported improvements in blood sugar levels, Palinski-Wade said.

"Once they were resting better and those stress hormones were reduced, and the body was getting the rest it needed, we were seeing better balanced blood sugar throughout the day," she noted.

Participants also reported improvements in hunger and satiety.

DOCTORS SAY 8 FORGOTTEN HABITS COULD HELP FIGHT STRESS, OBESITY AND CHRONIC DISEASE "They weren't having those cravings, especially in the evening, especially those sugar cravings," Palinski-Wade said.

"When they were eating, they were feeling more satisfied." "I had a few test panel members who lost as much as seven pounds in the first seven days," she said, noting that some of the loss was water weight.

Participants reported reductions in weight and waist circumference and improvements in blood sugar, sleep and next-day energy.