I got tremendous improvement in my sleep by following Dr. Jack Kruse's instructions for a Leptin Reset. Very keto, as well.
Leptin Reset Easy Start Guide
I start the day with a pound of ground pork or beef; topped with condiments like keto BBQ sauce and some coleslaw or pickles for taste & a bit of fiber. (My system can't take much.) Steak and eggs is another tasty way to start the day. When I first did it, I was so badly off I used whey smoothies and Betaine HCL to help me digest it. The goal is AT LEAST 50 grams of protein/fat within 30 minutes of waking.
But the energy bump was considerable, the sleep was deep and refreshing, and that's when the real healing starts.
With such a long lasting boost to my day, I have a "normal" lunch several hours later, like a generous meat and cheese sandwich on a coconut wrap, or a big slab of
pork rind French Toast, no sweetener, topped with cream cheese and berries.
Even on "feast days" I'm done eating by 4pm, go to bed like 8 pm, and I'm up at 5. I'm shifting this since I used to go to bed at SUNSET and get up crack of dawn, which had some advantages for creative projects... but I never saw DH. And I
like DH
So it's gradually getting more normal, but I'm just not going to push it to midnight, like I used to, because the sleeping hours before midnight are supposed to be particularly valuable. I figure if I can make it 9pm-6am that will fit my lifestyle now, and allow for social outlets with other people, not just the cats
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Who were thrilled to get up with me at the crack of dawn.
All part of resetting the endocrine system!
I cannot emphasize enough that my near-Carnivore/90% animal products Plan is the right one for me. I have NEVER enjoyed my food so much, or had such dramatically good health results, so quickly. So when my sleep started foundering, I went back to the Big A$$ Breakfast (as it is known in Kruse circles) several days ago, and got immediate good results, with improvements in the gap areas, and unchanged good things still perking along.
UPDATE: I had also drifted into lots of coffee, which I love, but two French Presses a day were too much.
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I cut it to ONE, then down to the present 2-3 cups of green tea before switching to non-caff beverages.
Coffee will return. When I can handle it. And after a grueling week at work, I consider it a
useful evil. As long as I don't let it go too far.