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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…
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.
@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.
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.
I have unscientifically experimented with solving my short-sleep problem. Recently I happened to have some cooked chicken left over. I was feeling peckish before retiring, and the idea of the chicken, heavily salted, was appealing. So I decided to experiment and go against the Peat advice to avoid protein before bed. And I had one of my better nights! I can’t remember if it was seven hours, but close at least. Now, I don’t always have cooked meat on hand, so I can’t repeat this easily. And even then, these wins seem elusive to reproduce in general. I am now trying just a good dose of salt. Pickles did not seem particularly helpful. Last night I tried pickle juice, in case the cucumber part was irritating. Pickle juice seemed only so-so. I seem to be improving overall, in any case. Fewer bad nights. It may be a mistake to expect an all-of-a-sudden cure.
@lilac I have recommended salted potato chips for sleep. I sleep good on nights I have steamed baby potatoes with butter and salt too. I have tried chicken wings, but they ruined my work for me, I think it may be that I have a a slight allergy to chicken though. When I had gotten an arm rash from the chemicals in my new sofa it would go away and rear back up every time I ate chicken, pork, brown rice, corn and fluoride. Chicken wings seem like they should be good for sleep with the gelatinous skin and tryptophan so maybe it is just me that doesn’t sleep well with them or maybe because I eat too many. I just can’t stop because they are so addictingly good! 😋
@lilac I have recommended salted potato chips for sleep. I sleep good on nights I have steamed baby potatoes with butter and salt too. I have tried chicken wings, but they ruined my work for me, I think it may be that I have a a slight allergy to chicken though. When I had gotten an arm rash from the chemicals in my new sofa it would go away and rear back up every time I ate chicken, pork, brown rice, corn and fluoride. Chicken wings seem like they should be good for sleep with the gelatinous skin and tryptophan so maybe it is just me that doesn’t sleep well with them or maybe because I eat too many. I just can’t stop because they are so addictingly good! 😋
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