First, why are all these comments shit? I can only guess these people have never really interacted with someone with dementia.
I think there are a lot of interesting aspects to consider here and lots of areas to continue research but maybe we could make some "fair assumptions" until the longevity of such studies comes to fruition. They mention how sleep helps clean up proteins and we know that dementia is called by plaques that build up in the brain. The research seems to say causation has not been establish
Depression is often accompanied by insomnia, but so far there is no consensus on whether lack of sleep causes depression or whether depression causes lack of sleep.
Regardless (and on-topic with the parent post), if you are having trouble with sleep (or depression) you can take some steps to fix it.
Tim Ferriss suggests that grogginess after waking is related to insulin depression overnight, and suggests a high protein snack just before bedtime. He recommends one or two ce
He recommends one or two celery stalks with a tablespoon of almond butter in each.
Is this a joke?
Let me help you with that. The following quote is from Tim's book "The 4-hour body", and you can use it as a search string to find the surrounding discussion:
6. Eating two tablespoons of organic almond butter on celery sticks before bed eliminated at least 50% of the “feel like shit” (1–3) mornings.
Although I should say, Tim is not especially given to making jokes and publishing them in books about physical health. But skepticism is an important skill to practice.
Plaques (Score:5, Interesting)
First, why are all these comments shit? I can only guess these people have never really interacted with someone with dementia.
I think there are a lot of interesting aspects to consider here and lots of areas to continue research but maybe we could make some "fair assumptions" until the longevity of such studies comes to fruition. They mention how sleep helps clean up proteins and we know that dementia is called by plaques that build up in the brain. The research seems to say causation has not been establish
Hacking your sleep (Score:5, Interesting)
As an add-on to the previous comment:
Depression is often accompanied by insomnia, but so far there is no consensus on whether lack of sleep causes depression or whether depression causes lack of sleep.
Regardless (and on-topic with the parent post), if you are having trouble with sleep (or depression) you can take some steps to fix it.
Tim Ferriss suggests that grogginess after waking is related to insulin depression overnight, and suggests a high protein snack just before bedtime. He recommends one or two ce
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He recommends one or two celery stalks with a tablespoon of almond butter in each.
Is this a joke?
Let me help you (Score:2)
He recommends one or two celery stalks with a tablespoon of almond butter in each.
Is this a joke?
Let me help you with that. The following quote is from Tim's book "The 4-hour body", and you can use it as a search string to find the surrounding discussion:
6. Eating two tablespoons of organic almond butter on celery sticks before bed eliminated at least 50% of the “feel like shit” (1–3) mornings.
Although I should say, Tim is not especially given to making jokes and publishing them in books about physical health. But skepticism is an important skill to practice.