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Coffee and amino acids effect on fasting | Rhonda Patrick

Jul 15, 2019

“Time-restricted eating, a form of fasting that limits the period during which a person eats to a 12- to 16-hour window, capitalizes on the benefits associated with both fasting and optimization of the body's circadian biology.”

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How Coffee Timing Relates to Longevity

Jun 17, 2025

“Acutely, however, caffeine can raise glucose or reduce insulin sensitivity in some people through sympathetic activation, so a short-term glucose response is not identical to the longer-term association. Timing provides the practical answer.”

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Sleep, Daylight Anchoring, and Effects on Memory & Obesity with Dan Pardi

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Dan Pardi: Ph.D. candidate studying sleep neurobiology at Stanford and University of Leiden, co-founder of Dan’s Plan online wellness company.

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Why your digestive system needs rest (justification for daily fasting) | Ruth Patterson

Jul 12, 2019

“In this clip, Dr. Ruth Patterson describes how eating following the body's circadian clock, eating during the day and fasting at night, enables the body to focus on repair rather than on the digestion of food.”

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How Late-Night Eating and Poor Sleep Disrupt Blood Sugar

Aug 11, 2025

“In a randomized crossover study of 20 healthy young adults, a 10:00 PM dinner produced higher overnight glucose and cortisol and lower fat oxidation than a 6:00 PM dinner. Conventional sleep architecture did not change, so the study supports a metabolic effect rather than proving that late meals cause insomnia.”

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Habits That Support Better Sleep

Jul 16, 2026

“In this clip from Dr. Rhonda Patrick's appearance on The Mel Robbins Podcast, she outlines a practical sleep audit built around adequate sleep, morning light, regular timing, earlier meals, and alcohol awareness.”

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How High-Intensity Exercise Supports Glucose Control After Sleep Loss

Nov 19, 2025

“Smaller crossover studies support the same practical direction. Sprint intervals improved the late insulin response after one four-hour night of sleep, and a two-week HIIT program attenuated the rise in glucose, insulin, and free fatty acids after 24 hours without sleep.”

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How human breast milk composition contains somnogenic nucleotides that help infants sleep | Biology of Breast Milk

Sep 17, 2020

“Notable differences between the macronutrient content of breast milk and cow's milk drive home the fact that breast milk is a highly dynamic, species-specific fluid that provides proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals to support and nourish a human infant.”

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How Melatonin and Other Sleep Supplements Compare

Oct 7, 2025

“A meta-analysis of 19 randomized trials involving 1,683 participants found modest average improvements, including about seven minutes less time to fall asleep and eight minutes more total sleep. Product quality can make dose selection difficult.”

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How to Improve Sleep Continuity and Depth

Sep 3, 2025

“In this FoundMyFitness Premium Q&A preview, Dr. Rhonda Patrick reviews common contributors to fragmented sleep, including insomnia, sleep apnea, nocturia, psychological stress, irregular schedules, caffeine, alcohol, light, noise, temperature, and late eating.”

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