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Harvard discovers much faster way to adjust your sleep cycle

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Re: Harvard discovers much faster way to adjust your sleep cycle

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Post by y2002 »

kashif wrote: post #10

Can someone explain how this works. Lets say I want to start waking up at 6AM everyday. How can I use my food clock to help me?

You need to fast for the 12-16 hours before 6:00 am. So stop eating between 2:00 to 6:00 pm the day before. When you wake up at 6:00 am, eat a healthy breakfast.

Re: Harvard discovers much faster way to adjust your sleep cycle

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Post by josefresco »

joshwa wrote: post #7
albertcardona wrote: post #5

Page not found?

Reuters: http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN22520427200... LiveScience: http://www.livescience.com/health/080522-food-clock.html

Should HN implement some sort of mirror for down/unreliable sites? I'm a big opposer of posting mirrors for everything right off the bat (give credit where credit is due) but the link in this story was a 404 for me.

Re: Harvard discovers much faster way to adjust your sleep cycle

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Post by kashif »

y2002 wrote: post #11
kashif wrote: post #10

Can someone explain how this works. Lets say I want to start waking up at 6AM everyday. How can I use my food clock to help me?

You need to fast for the 12-16 hours before 6:00 am. So stop eating between 2:00 to 6:00 pm the day before. When you wake up at 6:00 am, eat a healthy breakfast.

But wont that put me to sleep right away - I usually feel sleepy after a meal. This seems counter-intuitive.

Re: Harvard discovers much faster way to adjust your sleep cycle

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Post by gms »

kashif wrote: post #14
y2002 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You need to fast for the 12-16 hours before 6:00 am. So stop eating between 2:00 to 6:00 pm the day before. When you wake up at 6:00 am, eat a healthy breakfast.

But wont that put me to sleep right away - I usually feel sleepy after a meal. This seems counter-intuitive.

That means you're eating the wrong things.

Re: Harvard discovers much faster way to adjust your sleep cycle

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Post by huhtenberg »

kashif wrote: post #14
y2002 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You need to fast for the 12-16 hours before 6:00 am. So stop eating between 2:00 to 6:00 pm the day before. When you wake up at 6:00 am, eat a healthy breakfast.

But wont that put me to sleep right away - I usually feel sleepy after a meal. This seems counter-intuitive.

> I usually feel sleepy after a meal.

Carbs do that (e.g. potatoes). Try eating proteins and greens only instead and see if it still makes you sleepy.

Re: Harvard discovers much faster way to adjust your sleep cycle

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Post by sealedidentity »

I thought this was common knowledge. For those who are used to eating with an hour of getting up, the breakfast regulates the energy levels in the day. So it makes sense to align all the meals with a breakfast schedule. I've used this trick for a long time. Never suffered from jet-lag.

Re: Harvard discovers much faster way to adjust your sleep cycle

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Post by kashif »

y2002 wrote: post #11
kashif wrote: post #10

Can someone explain how this works. Lets say I want to start waking up at 6AM everyday. How can I use my food clock to help me?

You need to fast for the 12-16 hours before 6:00 am. So stop eating between 2:00 to 6:00 pm the day before. When you wake up at 6:00 am, eat a healthy breakfast.

I figured it out. What the article refers to is a strategy to not sleep during the long flight but instead starve yourself so you stay awake. And then when you eat, you basically reset your body clock to the start of a new day.

I think this is very early research and not really applicable.

Re: Harvard discovers much faster way to adjust your sleep cycle

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Post by chengmi »

kashif wrote: post #18
y2002 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You need to fast for the 12-16 hours before 6:00 am. So stop eating between 2:00 to 6:00 pm the day before. When you wake up at 6:00 am, eat a healthy breakfast.

I figured it out. What the article refers to is a strategy to not sleep during the long flight but instead starve yourself so you stay awake. And then when you eat, you basically reset your body clock to the start of a new day. I think this is very early research and not really applicable.

...but instead starve yourself so you stay awake.

Staying awake during the fast isn't necessary.

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