More Health & Energy = Less Sleep Needed

[Twega]

Sounds paradoxical? But the healthier I become, the less sleep my body needs.

This study is only one demonstration: Creatine supplementation reduces sleep need and homeostatic sleep pressure in rats

"Mechanism:
The researchers were able to show that supplementation increased the amount of creatine in the brains of the lab rats. As a result, the brain cells apparently have more molecular energy available to repair themselves, and they need less sleep to recover." [1]

I suspect this is only the tip of the iceberg. Suppose we include chronic inflammation, free radicals, gut health, mental health, nutritional deficiency, methylation, etc. Then I find it obvious that the more you consume substances that optimize/lower all of these, the less damage is done to your body, and the less sleep it will need.

It is not only these: macro/micronutrients are not the whole story. If you conduct a chemical analysis on any food, say, a leaf of spinach. You will literally find thousands of chemicals in the plant, probably the majority do not influence health, but some do. And by some, I mean probably hundreds. These affect our cells in remarkable ways. This study is only one example.

 

[hamedsf]

just interesting, thanks for sharing, man!

[SQAAD]

Interesting. I was taking creatine back when i was lifting weights. They say it is a good nootropic.