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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
“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
“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
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…
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Cari aka "Rinse & rePeat"