[HN Gopher] The surprising links between what you eat and how we...
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The surprising links between what you eat and how well you sleep
Author : prostoalex
Score : 66 points
Date : 2022-02-28 19:34 UTC (3 hours ago)
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| noneeeed wrote:
| Also _when_ you eat.
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| I recently started doing time restricted eating (16/8) which
| means I stop eating around 5pm at the latest on a week day. I
| sleep soooo much better than I used to. I'm not sure if it's a
| comfort thing, or perhaps some kind of hormonal/neuochemical
| response, but it really seems to have worked for me.
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| Specifically I fall asleep much quicker than I used to. I used to
| listen to podcasts to help me doze off, but now I'm asleep so
| fast I never actually get to listen to anything much.
| idrios wrote:
| What time do you go to bed? I might want to try this but I also
| still like being a nightowl who goes to sleep at 1 or 2am
| aradox66 wrote:
| This seems to be the consensus, but if I don't eat late I feel
| much more awake and can't fall asleep well.
| mrfusion wrote:
| It's so hard to get others on that early dinner schedule
| though!
| forinti wrote:
| I don't like eating late, but my fellow countrymen love to
| have barbecues late into the night. Oh well.
| zokula wrote:
| petercooper wrote:
| I do the same but 6.30pm-10.30am, which still means I get to
| eat with the family no problems, and have a late
| breakfast/brunch (so I have two main meals a day). Works very
| well for me with no excess hunger.
| samstave wrote:
| Thanks I need to try the 5pm cutoff. my sleep patterns are
| horrible. Insomnia multiple nights a week.
| outworlder wrote:
| Do that in addition to all the sleep hygiene things. No
| screens before going to bed, only using the bed to sleep,
| etc.
| z56 wrote:
| I'm always hungry just before bed. If I don't eat then I
| wake up hungry in the middle of the night. Any tips how to
| deal with that?
| bradstewart wrote:
| I also have dinner around 5pm these days. The way I've
| understood the effect: your body cannot go into a state of rest
| until it's finished "processing" all of the food you ate, and
| that process can take a while.
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| So even if you fall asleep on a full stomach, your body is not
| in a restful state yet.
| hi41 wrote:
| Which meal do you skip for 16/8 fasting? Is it dinner that you
| skip? Which one is better - skipping breakfast or dinner?
| 0xJRS wrote:
| definitely breakfast. I can make it until noon on only water
| and a couple cups of black coffee with ease.
| claytonjy wrote:
| My approach as well, sometimes snack at 11.
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| Easy to do when I'm home, harder to do when I'm traveling,
| staying with friends, etc.
| amriksohata wrote:
| This is pretty much what Hindu Ayurveda says, when you eat and
| what you eat
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| For too long we have just been told calories are calories and
| equatable amongst foods
| rootusrootus wrote:
| > For too long we have just been told calories are calories and
| equatable amongst foods
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| We have? I only recall 'calories are calories' being advised
| when it comes to losing weight.
| webwielder2 wrote:
| Fruits and vegetables good, got it.
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