SLEEP

[Cari]

This RP quote below points out the challenges “Night owls” have. Watching blue screens further compounds their sleep issues. I am glad I gave up television at night for an earlier routine bedtime because I get a straight eight hours a night of sleep now and fall asleep easily too…

“Darkness is stressful and catabolic. For example, in aging people, the morning urine contains nearly all of the calcium lost during the 24 hour period, and mitochondria are especially sensitive to the destructive effects of darkness. Sleep reduces the destructive catabolic effects of darkness.” -Ray Peat

[Cari]

“Since blood sugar is normally higher in the daytime, because of lights effect on various glands, some people with defective livers find it easier to sleep in the daytime.” -Ray Peat

[Cari]

“The carrot salad improves the ratio of progesterone to estrogen and cortisol, and so is as appropriate for epilepsy as for premenstrual syndrome, insomnia, or arthritis.”-Ray Peat

[Cari]

I have found a new bedtime routine that has been ensuring me deep sleep and good vivid dreams. Of course I still don’t eat meat at 5 hours before sleep, but at bedtime I enjoy a piece of raw cacao chocolate with a glass of good sparkling mineral water. I put the sparkling water in a fancy wine glass and enjoy that elevated experience. I only have one piece of chocolate because it so expensive, but it is dense and works really good. My family has been buying me the chocolates for my birthday and other holidays so I am now purchasing extras for my sleep. I purchase the truffles here…

Truffles

[J.R.K]

Here is an interesting set of thoughts on why many people have difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep all night, and some things that may help with this important aspect of our health. I do not agree with the serotonin deficiency described, but the idea that catecolamine breakdown inhibition in the body being a factor does line up with some of Dr Peats research.

[Cari]

@J.R.L This was a really good piece on sleep, gut and nutrition J.R.K. Could you please link the rest of it as he was getting to the solution of how to put the brain to sleep aka rumination. Fortunately I sleep amazingly now, a straight seven to nine hours of deep restful sleep. My food choices and a sleep schedule have made the biggest differences.

[J.R.K]

Here is the link to the entire interview. I do not fully agree or endorse everything that he suggests in the interview but there are some really good things that he brings to light that we have been looking at for a long time now. Not the least of these being vitamin and mineral deficiencies and drug depletions or blocking absorption of these substances that have long term consequences to health.

It is over two hours long but I think it is time well spent/wasted.

 

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