Brazillian researchers have found that the more fat you eat each day, the less likely you are to get a good night’s sleep.
Studies in their sleep lab (not a place to party!) showed that overall, the more fat people ate each day:
- The more times they woke up, tossing and turning, throughout the night.
- The greater the chance of abnormal breathing while sleeping.
- The less time spent in REM (rapid eye movement) sleep each night. REM sleep is the sleep state during which dreaming occurs.
So, if you sometimes have trouble dropping off try cutting back on fat particularly with your last meal of the day.
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See them f@scist b@$t@rd$ like wot thems police types like are right, wen theyz get punctures in them panda car tyres see, theyz don’t not like to av to do owt like they don’t!
You knowz why?
Coz that bloomin George Michael is like sooo determined to av em all as is friends he as supplied evry police officer wiv a puncture repair kit an that, an he reckons like the next time he is in the baffroom they will be like dead nice to im, an ask im fer is forgiveness see, an want to know like if he wants to play an that!!!!
But likes my David says that there ain’t not no such fing as a bent copper right, an if that blimmin George Michael wants to be like mates wiv em all see, he will like av to start behavin imsel wen he goes out right.
See, you can’t not expect the Old Bill to like disappear down a rabbit ole evry time a Mini Mayfair as a blow out like, can you?
So Sir Elt any fat before bedtime?
Eh?
Fat?
Wot fat?
Not you Sir Elt - the fat in your diet - as per the topic of this post!
No, see, that George Michael bought all them puncture repair kits right, an now there’a a waitin list just get one like!
LOL!
The Digression Club members are fully back in swing ha!
Look, this like serious stuff, Jim & Em wants to knows wot he’s bin up to an that.
An now it Sunday morinin already!
I dont know….
could be something in it….
I find it makes no difference what I eat before bed or as my last meal of the day.. If I am going to sleep I am out to it fairly quickly as a rule… but If I am not I dont even bother going to bed… there doesnt seem to be anything in what I eat that makes a difference… but might look closer as the insomnia comes round again…
thanks…
No worries - one thoery is that he body has to process the bulk insteads of resting organs like the heart, liver n kidneys.
It makes sense….
I am heading into a period of sleeplessness at the moment, no there yet.. so I will monitor my fat intake and see what happens will let you know the results if you like…
medical news flash
the bodies internal organs sleep while we sleep.
erm. no they don’t.
That doesn’t seem to make a difference to me whether I sleep or can’t even when I’m not dealing with insomnia. However, I do not that carbohydrates seem to make me sleep more soundly.
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But CC lack of sleep versus a good nights sleep - don’t you feel the difference?
certainly can feel the difference jim but i think it has more to do with switching your brain off for a good nights sleep.
OK so certain foods may not help but with so many other things to worry about and remember to do, what i eat before bedtime isnt the highest on my to do list - by time kids have actually gone to bed, it’s a miracle some nights i ever get undressed.
That’s a little too personal…what you wear or don’t wear to bed is up to you. Just kidding. LOL at your answer!!!
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you’ve got to have kids to really appreciate what a good nights sleep is when they’re at their grannies or a sleepover.
Funny thing is you still worry about them.
I remember the first time we went out for a drink and left our first child - Max - with his grandparents babysitting.
By 9.30 we were ho-humming and checking our watches every 5 mins - we were hopeless and back by 9.45!
you’ve got to have kids to really appreciate what a good nights sleep is when they’re at their grannies or a sleepover.
Funny thing is you still worry about them.
I remember the first time we went out for a drink and left our first child - Max - with his grandparents babysitting.
By 9.30 we were ho-humming and checking our watches every 5 mins - we were hopeless and back by 9.45!
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I’m sure you are right. I don’t have children, but I can really appreciate the lack of sleep factor. One of my friends who has a 12 year old and a 2 year old would call me when she was awake no matter what the time was. Since I have insomnia, it made sense I could be awake anyway. If I was sleeping, all telephone ringers are turned off and only the quiet answering machine is on.
And, I think about your house too with the pets. House sitting for friends with three indoor cats, three outdoor cats, and two indoor dogs was terrible in trying to sleep. They played all night in a multi-layered home…lots of stairs to go bounding up and down and try the game throw your body against the door and then once your let in try to get out the same way.
I know my experience will never compare to the joys and little pains of having children. Sleep well my friend.
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Yes, but I’ve had insomnia for most of my life and especially within the last five years…I’m not sure what normal sleep is…I can’t wait to find out. Right now, two consequetive nights is great and I certainly feel the difference.
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This is quite true for people prone to heartburn (GERD) as they have more symptoms if they lie down after eating. Connection between the stomach and esophagus becomes horizontal when they lie down. That’s why it’s advisable for them to raise their head of the bed, to maintain element of gravity to keep acid in the stomach. Eating before bed may cause trouble.
Is that why people often snore after a biggy meal?
That might be one of the cause. If we eat before going to bed the food sits heavy on our stomach and diaphragm because it hasn’t got the time to digest the food properly, which is one of the things that causes us to snore.
They also should walk around or at least sit up for 1/2 hour after eating and when recline be at least at a 30 degree angle especially when sleeping.
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erm not quite true though
the reason people tend to snooze after a big meal is due to insulin release and changes in blood sugar levels normally due to carb ingestion
the most common cause of snoring is obesity
Oops, this comment was for suggestions regarding GERD. However, being elevated may help in snoring in keeping the passages more open.
They should also walk around or at the very least sit up for 1/2 hour after eating and when reclined be at least at a 30 degree angle especially when sleeping. These suggestions help to reduce the symptoms and further difficulties. Some sleep wedges are not at the proper height, so be careful.
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