Dr. Rhonda Patrick

So you want to give your body repair mode. And that's where I...

I mean, that's not going to be as big as a meal, right? Like, let's be real. So some people really take it seriously. Like, they don't want to take a vitamin or anything. Like, don't worry about that.

I mean, that's not going to be as big as a meal, right? Like, let's be real. So some people really take it seriously. Like, they don't want to take a vitamin or anything. Like, don't worry about that.

I take my vitamins, like, close to bed, you know? But, yeah, you don't want a full-on meal. I mean, now, of course, there's times when I've been so obsessive about it where then I go to bed hungry and I'm cold because... My metabolism is down.

I take my vitamins, like, close to bed, you know? But, yeah, you don't want a full-on meal. I mean, now, of course, there's times when I've been so obsessive about it where then I go to bed hungry and I'm cold because... My metabolism is down.

And then I don't sleep well. Exactly. I wake up cold all night and I'm like, well, maybe I should have had a little something to eat because that.

And then I don't sleep well. Exactly. I wake up cold all night and I'm like, well, maybe I should have had a little something to eat because that.

It's a different kind of cold.

It's a different kind of cold.

Yeah. It's not like you can put the blanket on and feel.

Yeah. It's not like you can put the blanket on and feel.

It's like, yeah, it's like that cold that you can't, you just can't fit.

It's like, yeah, it's like that cold that you can't, you just can't fit.

Yeah. So, yeah, I will say that I've decided I'm not going to be so obsessive about it. But like with the fasting thing too, what's interesting is I do think that a lot, you know, there's the problem that people could come across is where they're skipping so many meals that they're not getting enough protein, right?

Yeah. So, yeah, I will say that I've decided I'm not going to be so obsessive about it. But like with the fasting thing too, what's interesting is I do think that a lot, you know, there's the problem that people could come across is where they're skipping so many meals that they're not getting enough protein, right?

And then are they working out to make sure they're at least getting that aspect of increasing you know, getting that muscle protein synthesis because... So, if you are going to be doing some intermittent fasting and there's an argument to be made to kind of like do a little once in a while sort of just clean out, right? Where you kind of stress your body a little bit and do that.

And then are they working out to make sure they're at least getting that aspect of increasing you know, getting that muscle protein synthesis because... So, if you are going to be doing some intermittent fasting and there's an argument to be made to kind of like do a little once in a while sort of just clean out, right? Where you kind of stress your body a little bit and do that.

But I feel like, I mean, that's what exercise does. And in fact, exercise activates, vigorous exercise activates a lot of those same repair processes like autophagy. That's one of the things that's happening when you're not eating. It also happens when you're sleeping and not eating. So again, it comes back to exercise forgives a lot of sins. Not all of them, but I mean, it really does.

But I feel like, I mean, that's what exercise does. And in fact, exercise activates, vigorous exercise activates a lot of those same repair processes like autophagy. That's one of the things that's happening when you're not eating. It also happens when you're sleeping and not eating. So again, it comes back to exercise forgives a lot of sins. Not all of them, but I mean, it really does.

So there's a lot, there's been some studies and this isn't, you know, I don't remember the details like in great detail, basically. There have been studies that have looked at like if you eat a high carbohydrate meal for dinner versus a high fat meal versus high protein. And I don't remember all the details. All I remember is that one would improve deep sleep, but the other would improve REM.