Dr. Nathan Bryan
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Well, again, I think it's individualized. It depends upon your metabolic flexibility. You know, continuous glucose monitors are available anywhere. Anybody should do it. And I think everybody should do the experiment. So broadly speaking, nightly dessert is not good. The worst thing you want to do is eat right before bed, and especially get a spike in blood sugar and insulin before bed.
Well, again, I think it's individualized. It depends upon your metabolic flexibility. You know, continuous glucose monitors are available anywhere. Anybody should do it. And I think everybody should do the experiment. So broadly speaking, nightly dessert is not good. The worst thing you want to do is eat right before bed, and especially get a spike in blood sugar and insulin before bed.
You're not going to sleep well, and it's just going to, it's a recipe for disaster.
You're not going to sleep well, and it's just going to, it's a recipe for disaster.
You're not going to sleep well, and it's just going to, it's a recipe for disaster.
Yeah. Now look, what you do one day a week is going to kill you. It's what you do the other six days. It probably will. So an occasional nightly dessert is not great, but as long as you're not doing that every night. And again, for me personally, I speak to what I do. I try to eat my last meal before 6 PM and then I don't eat again until noon the next day. So it's an 18 hour fast every day.
Yeah. Now look, what you do one day a week is going to kill you. It's what you do the other six days. It probably will. So an occasional nightly dessert is not great, but as long as you're not doing that every night. And again, for me personally, I speak to what I do. I try to eat my last meal before 6 PM and then I don't eat again until noon the next day. So it's an 18 hour fast every day.
Yeah. Now look, what you do one day a week is going to kill you. It's what you do the other six days. It probably will. So an occasional nightly dessert is not great, but as long as you're not doing that every night. And again, for me personally, I speak to what I do. I try to eat my last meal before 6 PM and then I don't eat again until noon the next day. So it's an 18 hour fast every day.
But, you know, they're not like at this conference. We eat at like 7 o'clock and there's always dessert. You're hanging around, you're networking, you're having a friendly conversation. And so, yeah, I'll have a bite or two or some cake or a cookie or something that's around. Does it affect my sleep?
But, you know, they're not like at this conference. We eat at like 7 o'clock and there's always dessert. You're hanging around, you're networking, you're having a friendly conversation. And so, yeah, I'll have a bite or two or some cake or a cookie or something that's around. Does it affect my sleep?
But, you know, they're not like at this conference. We eat at like 7 o'clock and there's always dessert. You're hanging around, you're networking, you're having a friendly conversation. And so, yeah, I'll have a bite or two or some cake or a cookie or something that's around. Does it affect my sleep?
No, because I know I'm not going to get this spike in blood sugar because my insulin is very sensitive. My body can mobilize that and then bring it into the cell and I don't get the hyperglycemic response. And I certainly don't get an increase in heart rate. But everybody's different. So what I tell people is get your continuous glucose monitor and then figure out what you eat.
No, because I know I'm not going to get this spike in blood sugar because my insulin is very sensitive. My body can mobilize that and then bring it into the cell and I don't get the hyperglycemic response. And I certainly don't get an increase in heart rate. But everybody's different. So what I tell people is get your continuous glucose monitor and then figure out what you eat.
No, because I know I'm not going to get this spike in blood sugar because my insulin is very sensitive. My body can mobilize that and then bring it into the cell and I don't get the hyperglycemic response. And I certainly don't get an increase in heart rate. But everybody's different. So what I tell people is get your continuous glucose monitor and then figure out what you eat.
Again, take a food diary and figure out how big did that lead to an increase in blood glucose and how long did that persist. And then you have to experiment with yourself. And if you're concerned about the health is our number one asset. And if you're concerned about that, don't take my word because what I do may not work for you. You may not have the discipline to do what I do. Yeah.
Again, take a food diary and figure out how big did that lead to an increase in blood glucose and how long did that persist. And then you have to experiment with yourself. And if you're concerned about the health is our number one asset. And if you're concerned about that, don't take my word because what I do may not work for you. You may not have the discipline to do what I do. Yeah.
Again, take a food diary and figure out how big did that lead to an increase in blood glucose and how long did that persist. And then you have to experiment with yourself. And if you're concerned about the health is our number one asset. And if you're concerned about that, don't take my word because what I do may not work for you. You may not have the discipline to do what I do. Yeah.
Somebody else does that, you know, like the Ben Greenfields and the Dave Asprey support. I don't do what they do. It works for them, but it doesn't work for me.
Somebody else does that, you know, like the Ben Greenfields and the Dave Asprey support. I don't do what they do. It works for them, but it doesn't work for me.
Somebody else does that, you know, like the Ben Greenfields and the Dave Asprey support. I don't do what they do. It works for them, but it doesn't work for me.