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How did you find your sleep patterns on days you missed breakfast? And what about your general stress levels? I heard a sleep doctor give a lecture awhile ago
by jeffwass 11y ago
How did you find your sleep patterns on days you missed breakfast? And what about your general stress levels?
I heard a sleep doctor give a lecture awhile ago who repeated the advice of eating a hearty breakfast, primarily as a way to encourage good sleep. She said that our bodies interpret food within 30 mins of waking up as a signal that food is abundant, which lowers our general stress levels and makes it easier to sleep.
Skipping breakfast, on the other hand, signals food scarcity or higher predator threat, increases stress hormones, and encourages lighter sleep so you can be woken more easily.
No idea how true it actually is, but it seems to make sense from an evolutionary standpoint.
- duaneb 11y agoCouldn't you make the same argument about a hearty meal within distance of sleeping? I typically eat at the end of my day and ALWAYS conk out 2-3 hours after my last meal.
- zeckalpha 11y agoYes, of course. Have a hearty breakfast and a hearty dinner. Light lunch.
- FooDeFaFa 11y agoThe late Seth Roberts reported that skipping breakfast helped him not wake up too _early_ . http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2xc2h866/ http://escholarship.org/uc/item/2xc2h866/
- thesz 11y agoEat carbs before sleep, they block orexin receptors and make you sleepy. The "stress hormones" at the beginning of the day are beneficiary - they make you more attentive, easier to focus and, last but not least, make caffeine (and other stimulants) more stronger (you need less caffeine for same effect). So, enjoy fasted wakefullness at the beginning of the day, and gluttony sleepness at the end of it.