Ham tends to be considered a highly processed food depending on the type of processing procedure. Can you elaborate on whether it was a dry cured ham or whether it contained phosphates, and added water and possibly starches?
Like yourself I do not consume pork as part of my regular diet, only periodically. Since following a Peat inspired diet I try to stick to ruminant based meat proteins. Even chicken is a rarity for my menu choices. But I live in a household that is more mainstream in their food choices.
But your experiments on impact of food choices on sleep is interesting and I thank you for sharing your results.
Do you think that the gelatinous aspect of your food choices might possibly play a role in your sleep? Simply based upon the anti inflammatory amino acid profiles seen in gelatin, coupled with getting the adequate protein and fat for satiety and to mitigate hypoglycaemia from the overnight fast? @Lilac
Author
J.R.K