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The 3 Most Important & Effective Sleep Ingredients To *Finally* Get The Full, Restful Night Of Sleep Your Body & Brain Craves

Aug 13, 2022
Angelo Keely, co-founder and CEO of Kion, shares his unique journey from a free-spirited upbringing to creating performance supplements. He delves into the benefits of sleep supplements like creatine and GABA for restful nights. The conversation highlights the complex relationship between diet, gut health, and sleep quality. Angelo offers innovative strategies for optimizing sleep through circadian rhythms and discusses the significance of dream journaling for self-awareness. It's a mix of science-backed tips and personal anecdotes that make sleep feel attainable.
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INSIGHT

Sleep's Importance and Mystery

  • Sleep is crucial, yet poorly understood, unlike other bodily functions like circulation.
  • We've only begun studying sleep seriously in the last hundred years, thanks to tools like the EEG, which measures brain activity.
INSIGHT

Brain Energy Reserves and Sleep

  • One theory about sleep's purpose is replenishing brain energy reserves, specifically glycogen.
  • Adenosine, tied to blood flow, is released as glycogen decreases, inducing sleep.
ADVICE

Alternative Substrates for Sleep

  • Consider ketones and aminos before bed as an alternative substrate to glucose.
  • This can prevent a cortisol response from evening hypoglycemia.
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