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Dr. Satchin Panda: Intermittent Fasting to Improve Health, Cognition & Longevity
Huberman Lab
Is Every Hour of Sleep Better for Your Circadian Timing Mechanism?
I grew up hearing that every hour of sleep before midnight was of more value or potency than the hours after midnight. Is there any truth to the idea that going to sleep within 3 hours of sunset is somehow better for our circadian timing mechanisms? Well, there are a few things. You said that you are very sensitive to light. So I assume that you also have a word bright light in the evening. As best as you could. Then what is happening is with absence of that bright light, your melatonin levels begin to rise. So you are prepared for sleep. Of course, this is something that we cannot measure because measuring melatonin in every one hour or 30 minutes is very difficult and
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