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Bulletproof Radio Q&A - The Gut Microbiome, Jet Lag Hacks & Seasonal Affective Disorder - #245

The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey

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Sleep Hacking Insomnia

There's all sorts of sub problems where you may have like a very specialized type of insomnia that requires medical treatment. The mitochondria in your brain the things that require fuel if you have no blood sugar or no fat to fuel them they will not function at full speed. Raw honey preferentially goes into the liver and helps the liver store glycogen which fuels the brain more effectively than muscle glycogen. Some people take a brain octane oil and collagen before bed and they sleep profoundly well others just have an egg right and they sleep really well.

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