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Just to speak to the contrary, I’ve been using 16:8 for a few months, simply because the evidence for the health benefits of short fasting seems reasonable, and
by Angostura 8y ago
Just to speak to the contrary, I’ve been using 16:8 for a few months, simply because the evidence for the health benefits of short fasting seems reasonable, and anyway it’s stopped me late night snacking.
One downside is that immediately after lunch I find myself very very drowsy. Sufficiently so that on some days I have to disappear into a meeting room for 10 minutes for a nap.
- cageface 8y agoWhat do you typically eat for lunch? Taking a short nap might not necessarily be a bad thing I think. I usually take a 10-20 minute nap in the afternoon if I can.
- TimSchumann 8y ago> One downside is that immediately after lunch I find myself very very drowsy. What does a typical lunch consist of for you?
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago> Sufficiently so that on some days I have to disappear into a meeting room for 10 minutes for a nap. Pretty common in some European countries and there are plenty of studies showing the positive benefits of "power napping". Shame it's so frowned upon where I'm from (UK).
- dazc 8y agoI'm sure nobody would mind you using 10 minutes of your own time to have a quick nap? Going home for 3 hours isn't really the same thing.
- loftyal 8y agoSame for me, usually fixed with a cappuccino or a caffeine tablet though
- cesnja 8y agoI had the same problem. I used to think that drinking a cup of coffee after lunch would help, and it did, but after a few months it stopped being effective and only made it harder to fall asleep in later in the evening. However, about a month ago I started aggressively fixing my sleep schedule and stopped consuming any coffee, and I now don't experience these drowsy after lunch periods at all.