Experiment

I wasn't getting the quality  of sleep I wanted over the last few weeks. I wasn't certain why but I decided to focus on it and get to the bottom over the last 10 days. 

I tried:

- Sleeping early 
- Not eating past 5pm
- No water consumption after 3pm
- Completely changing the ambience of my room 
- Using a humidifier with lavender essential oils
- Lemon balm tea
- No naps during the day
- No caffeine at all
- Meditation right before bed
- Listening to deep sleep music to fall asleep
- Reducing the temperature to < 70 degree Fahrenheit


Until about 2 days ago, nothing seemed to matter. The only way I could get good sleep was by waking up late in the morning. I didn't want to keep doing that. So I mixed and tried all of these things. 

Yesterday, I tried something brand new. I switched off the lights completely. I am not a fan of total darkness. I hate the dark and feel better if there is some light in the corner. Yesterday I dared myself to try. And it ended up helping me get 3 hours and 22 minutes of deep sleep. And 2 hours and 30 min of Rem sleep. I woke up early feeling refreshed. It had been a while since I felt that way.

I plan to repeat this experiment to make sure that it wasn't a fluke. Then I will put my trials under a folder called Sleep - which is under SYSTEMS in my google drive. I have been trying to get a consistent and effective sleep system for some time. I feel like the experiment may be ending soon. 
Interesting how the light just might be the variable that puts it all into place. Nowadays, "sleeping in" for me is still up by 6 AM.
2021-07-26 01:17:50
Keni and Brandon have you heard anything about Magnesium. It's currently a big thing with a lot of guys on the Church of 
Twitter
 who claim that it's been great for their mood and sleep.
2021-07-26 12:52:02
Of course. I researched it when I was dealing with all things sleep. It's also one of the supplements (along with sodium) that I was taking religiously when I was strict keto. I will have to add that topic for a future newsletter.
2021-07-26 15:13:28
Yes
abrahamKim
 I forgot to add that to the list. I take a magnesium complex supplement before sleep as well.
Once the experiment is shown to repeatedly work, and I get the same sleep scores as Brandon, I will share exactly what worked for me. 
2021-07-26 19:34:28

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