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Ancestral Sleep

UCLA recently led a sleep study where they gave one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer cultures some tracking devices, and learned some interesting things.

  • Participants stayed awake an average of 3 hours and 20 minutes after sunset.
  • Average sleep time was 6 hours and 25 minutes. (6 hours in the summer, 7 in winter)
  • Waking time occured at the lowest temperature of the 24-hour period, even after sunrise
  • Napping is rare
  • Insomnia is extremely rare

Source: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(15)01157-4

Incredibly, it sounds like temperature may be the leading factor in better sleep. I’m thinking maybe it’s time to get a OOLER programmable sleep system.

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Interesting Uses of Glycine

I buy glycine in bulk because it is a sweet-tasting protein that can be used as sugar replacement in beverages. I use it for partially sweetening my homemade electrolytes. Most people can use it to replace some of the sugar of their Kool-aid. Up to 10g of glycine per day is appropropriate for the average human. That’s about 2 tsp of bulk powder, not counting what you might get from diet.

Tip: Don’t count grams of isolated protein like glycine toward your protein goals if you’re on a diet that counts grams. Don’t count collagen either.

More Uses for Glycine

“In schizophrenics, 60 grams of glycine per day has been shown to have anti-psychotic effects.”

“Supplementing with 3 grams of glycine before bed helps you fall asleep and also increases sleep quality.”

“Taking 3-5 grams of glycine with a meal has been shown to stabilize blood sugar.”

Chris Masterjohn, PhD; The Genius Life Episode 66: The Truth About Collagen, Optimizing Iron Levels, and the Little-Known Skin Vitamin

Further Reading

A very long geeky discussion about glycine.

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