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> don't eat before bed Why not? Musk tweeted this advice recently, along with his mistake that 3 inches is "about 5cm" for raising the bed head. "Don't go to

• TedDoesntTalk 4y ago
  Because parts of your body must work to digest that food (gut, liver, pancreas, etc). You don’t perceive it, but it’s happening. Then your blood sugar raises, which your body works to bring down. So your body is not resting even though parts of your brain may be.
• marcinreal 4y ago
  I started noticing that whenever I was fasting, my sleep quality seemed to be much better. I finally decided to try not eating in the late afternoon or evening, i.e. I'll try to have my last meal by 3 or 4 PM. My sleep quality improved noticeably from doing that. I wake less often at night, and in the morning wake up feeling more refreshed. Definitely worth a try, though it may just be me.
• nvarsj 4y ago
  There's been various studies on it (1), nothing super conclusive, but general medical belief seems to be eating shortly before bed (< 1hr) disrupts time to go to sleep. 1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3227713/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3227713/