Night 1: 1 t honey, slept deeply 4 hours, lightly for another 3 hours Night 2: 1 t honey, no change in sleep habits (both my wife and I were cold that night so perhaps we kept waking each other up) Night 3: 1.5 t honey, slept deeply for 5 hours, woke up strongly, stayed awake for half an hour, then slept another 2 hours
I found a quote attributed to Ray Peat here, that reads, “During the night all of the hormones of stress and inflammation rise, and the ice cream decreases them enough for you to stay asleep, but they still rise”
Lower will power in the evening might be a result of decision fatigue or ego depletion, which seem to have a direct correlation with blood glucose levels
I think I still have a little local raw honey left in my cupboard
That’s a good point. These willpower/ego-depletion/blood glucose studies support my views in several ways: that glucose is crucial for brain function, that low glucose leads to bad function, and that glucose levels depend greatly on both food and amount of mental activity. The alternative is that blood glucose regulation is so powerful and precise that blood glucose is not something we need to worry about. Continue reading Why does iodine reduce the urge for night-time urination?