Time Stamps, Sources, and Links
0:00 – Intro
0:27 – What’s on your mind?
10:03 – Plugs and recommendations
- Stronger By Science Coaching
- Bulksupplements.com: SBSPOD = 5% discount
- MacroFactor nutrition app
- MASS research review
- Stronger by Science Facebook group
- Stronger by Science subreddit
- Newsletter: Study breakdowns sent to your inbox every other week (podcast off weeks)
- Send your Q&A questions to podcast@strongerbyscience.com
13:53 – Sweet Dreams cereal
- Washington post article
- Post Consumer Brands page
- PR statement about the cereal
- Business insider article about cereal and sleep aid markets
36:06 – Other pre-sleep food brands/claims – Nightfood and Sleepy Chocolate
44:33 – Ingredients purported to improve sleep: Zinc, Folic Acid, B Vitamins, Lavender, Chamomile, Typrophan, Magnesium, Melatonin, and Valerian
Examine.com sleep supplement guide
- Lavender research: One, two, three
- Chamomile research: One, two, three
- Zinc
- Vitamin B12 research: One, two, three, four
- Tryptophan research: One, two
- Magnesium research: One, two
- Melatonin
- Valerian: One, two
1:30:14 – Recommendations for pre-sleep meal/snacks
- Sleep Foundation article
- Eric’s MASS article (needs MASS subscription)
- Dietary melatonin
- Skepticism about dietary melatonin
- Kiwi research: One, two, three, four
1:37:06 – How macronutrient distributions influence sleep
1:46:40 – Sugar/Carbohydrates
2:01:20 – Protein
2:03:47 – Fat
2:07:20 – General wrap-up and final thoughts
Questions:
2:10:57 – Should you still eat protein before bed if doing so decreases sleep quality?
2:15:09 – Do you need a slow-digesting protein before sleep?
2:25:09 – Are there benefits of eating additional total calories (including carbs and carbohydrate) right before bed?
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