Comments on: Do Grains and Sugar Affect Sleep? — My Experiment http://www.sleepwarrior.com/do-grains-and-sugar-affect-sleep-my-experiment Improve sleep. Overcome tiredness. Enrich creativity. Be happy. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:02:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: George http://www.sleepwarrior.com/do-grains-and-sugar-affect-sleep-my-experiment#comment-268 George Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:40:13 +0000 http://www.sleepwarrior.com/?p=87#comment-268 I would like to see you add fruits like banana's back into your diet and chart the results for a month. Then add complex carbs back in, whole grains, etc. in moderate amounts and chart the results. I have noticed what I feel is a direct connection between larger amounts of sugar/insulin and reduced levels of alertness/memory. I am hoping this is on a refined level and not a natural level. I would like to see you add fruits like banana’s back into your diet and chart the results for a month. Then add complex carbs back in, whole grains, etc. in moderate amounts and chart the results. I have noticed what I feel is a direct connection between larger amounts of sugar/insulin and reduced levels of alertness/memory. I am hoping this is on a refined level and not a natural level.

]]> By: SleepWarrior http://www.sleepwarrior.com/do-grains-and-sugar-affect-sleep-my-experiment#comment-193 SleepWarrior Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:17:12 +0000 http://www.sleepwarrior.com/?p=87#comment-193 @Someone: There will always be argument and conflicting "evidence" on either side of just about any dietary stance. My personal stance concerning animal products is that high-quality animal products are healthy (for example, I try to buy eggs that come from local farms where the hens live as close to their natural lifestyle as possible). I have this stance because animal products have been a significant part of the human diet for our 2.5 million year history. Our genes evolved with their inclusion in mind. I've been 100% vegetarian before (1.5 years) and actually felt very poor because I was replacing calories with unnecessary sugar and starches. A good book that deals with the myths of low-fat and low-cholesterol diets is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400033462?ie=UTF8&tag=b000sx4zo-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1400033462" rel="nofollow">"Good Calories, Bad Calories"</a> by Gary Taubes. -Jeff @Someone: There will always be argument and conflicting “evidence” on either side of just about any dietary stance.

My personal stance concerning animal products is that high-quality animal products are healthy (for example, I try to buy eggs that come from local farms where the hens live as close to their natural lifestyle as possible).

I have this stance because animal products have been a significant part of the human diet for our 2.5 million year history. Our genes evolved with their inclusion in mind.

I’ve been 100% vegetarian before (1.5 years) and actually felt very poor because I was replacing calories with unnecessary sugar and starches.

A good book that deals with the myths of low-fat and low-cholesterol diets is “Good Calories, Bad Calories” by Gary Taubes.

-Jeff

]]> By: Someone http://www.sleepwarrior.com/do-grains-and-sugar-affect-sleep-my-experiment#comment-178 Someone Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:07:16 +0000 http://www.sleepwarrior.com/?p=87#comment-178 I thought eggs were bad for you, as it is an animal product I thought eggs were bad for you, as it is an animal product

]]> By: alvaro http://www.sleepwarrior.com/do-grains-and-sugar-affect-sleep-my-experiment#comment-167 alvaro Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:22:17 +0000 http://www.sleepwarrior.com/?p=87#comment-167 thanks i will try to make these meals......i think there can help my sleep...OK.. Alvaro thanks i will try to make these meals……i think there can help my sleep…OK..
Alvaro

]]> By: SleepWarrior http://www.sleepwarrior.com/do-grains-and-sugar-affect-sleep-my-experiment#comment-78 SleepWarrior Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:51:29 +0000 http://www.sleepwarrior.com/?p=87#comment-78 Hi Nicole, You're not the first to report improved sleep from a change in diet (in particular, by removing refined sugar or other artificial foods). I found your story (on your blog) inspiring! Congrats and keep it up! Jeff Hi Nicole,
You’re not the first to report improved sleep from a change in diet (in particular, by removing refined sugar or other artificial foods). I found your story (on your blog) inspiring! Congrats and keep it up!
Jeff

]]> By: nicole http://www.sleepwarrior.com/do-grains-and-sugar-affect-sleep-my-experiment#comment-73 nicole Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:18:03 +0000 http://www.sleepwarrior.com/?p=87#comment-73 hey, very interesting experiment. at the moment i don't have time to read your study in depth, but i will come back to it. i am VERY interested because i have gone without sugar all year AND i have serious sleep issues. they have not disappeared since i gave up sugar but they are MUCH easier to get control of. hey, very interesting experiment.
at the moment i don’t have time to read your study in depth, but i will come back to it. i am VERY interested because i have gone without sugar all year AND i have serious sleep issues. they have not disappeared since i gave up sugar but they are MUCH easier to get control of.

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