Diet and sleep are inextricably linked. The foods you eat influence your sleep, and the quality of your sleep can impact your food choices.

If you’re looking for tips to improve your sleep, this thread is for you. 👇

Poor diet and bad sleep are a vicious cycle:

- Poor sleep can lead you to consume more calories the next day
- Preference for sugary foods increases when you're tired
- Check out this study if you’re interested to learn about the scientific relationship
https://t.co/ezMqXBKMB2
Personally, I maintain a keto intermittent fasting diet, which has been great for my sleep:

I’ve been on a keto diet for over 2 years now, cheating usually 1 day per week (Friday night). I tend to fast 23hr/day on weekdays, eating for dinner. On weekends, I fast 16:8.
Mediterranean diet & more (cont.):

I also noticed that if I stop eating two hours after dinner, and if I stick to a nutrient-rich mediterrenean diet, I sleep better during the night.
What happens when I’m tired:

I struggle with food the most when I’m sleep deprived. I have trouble fasting when I’m tired, and I crave and eat carbs or sugary foods. I also exceed my regular amount of coffee. I usually suffer this the most if I sleep <7h.
If you’re interested in sleeping better, check out the Mediterranean diet:

- It’s been linked to reduced insomnia
- This diet includes vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, legumes, whole grains, seafood, poultry, yogurt, and olive oil
https://t.co/QGWfhQGbZR
Additional foods to incorporate into your diet for sound sleep:

- Plants and leafy greens
- Fiber rich foods
- Foods high in unsaturated fat (i.e. nuts, olive oil, fish, avocados)
If you’re struggling with sleep, avoid these foods:

- High-sugar foods
- Saturated fats
- Processed and simple carbs
Foods to avoid for sleep (cont.):
- Complex carbs are better for more stable blood sugar levels, leading to better sleep https://t.co/027m4lXo5I
researchers found that eating more saturated fat and less fiber led to reductions in slow-wave, deep sleep https://t.co/3IXNfpgGn7
Key takeaways:

- Diet & sleep are directly intertwined
-By controlling the foods you eat through diet, you can improve your sleep quality
- Poor diet can lead to decrease in quality sleep, which then causes a positive feedback loop
- Read more here: https://t.co/PXkLryaGpO

More from Health

Before we get too far into 2021, I thought I’d write a thread recapping some of the research that came out of my lab in 2020. Most of this work was led by my talented team of graduate students, Kerrianne Morrison, @kmdebrabander, and @DesiRJones.

Back in January, a news story was published about Kerrianne’s study showing improved social interaction outcomes for autistic adults when paired with another autistic partner.

A detailed thread about the study and a link to the paper can be found here (feel free to DM me your email address if you’d like a copy of the full paper for this study or any of our studies):


Another paper published early in 2020 (it appeared a few months earlier online) showed that traditional standalone tasks of social cognition are less predictive of functional and social skills among autistic adults than commonly assumed in autism research.


Next, @kmdebrabander led and published an innovative study about how well autistic and non-autistic adults can predict their own cognitive and social cognitive performance.

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#ज्योतिष_विज्ञान #मंत्र_विज्ञान

ज्योतिषाचार्य अक्सर ग्रहों के दुष्प्रभाव के समाधान के लिए मंत्र जप, अनुष्ठान इत्यादि बताते हैं।

व्यक्ति के जन्म के समय ग्रहों की स्थिति ही उसकी कुंडली बन जाती है जैसे कि फ़ोटो खींच लिया हो और एडिट करना सम्भव नही है। इसे ही "लग्न" कुंडली कहते हैं।


लग्न के समय ग्रहों की इस स्थिति से ही जीवन भर आपको किस ग्रह की ऊर्जा कैसे प्रभावित करेगी का निर्धारिण होता है। साथ साथ दशाएँ, गोचर इत्यादि चलते हैं पर लग्न कुंडली का रोल सबसे महत्वपूर्ण है।


पृथ्वी से अरबों खरबों दूर ये ग्रह अपनी ऊर्जा से पृथ्वी/व्यक्ति को प्रभावित करते हैं जैसे हमारे सबसे निकट ग्रह चंद्रमा जोकि जल का कारक है पृथ्वी और शरीर के जलतत्व पर पूर्ण प्रभाव रखता है।
पूर्णिमा में उछाल मारता समुद्र का जल इसकी ऊर्जा के प्रभाव को दिखाता है।


अमावस्या में ऊर्जा का स्तर कम होने पर वही समुद्र शांत होकर पीछे चला जाता है। जिसे ज्वार-भाटा कहते हैं। इसी तरह अन्य ग्रहों की ऊर्जा के प्रभाव होते हैं जिन्हें यहां समझाना संभव नहीं।
चंद्रमा की ये ऊर्जा शरीर को (अगर खराब है) water retention, बैचेनी, नींद न आना आदि लक्षण दिखाती है


मंत्र क्या हैं-
मंत्र इन ऊर्जाओं के सटीक प्रयोग करने के पासवर्ड हैं। जिनके जप से संबंधित ग्रह की ऊर्जा को जातक की ऊर्जा से कनेक्ट करके उन ग्रहों के दुष्प्रभाव को कम किया और शुभ प्रभाव को बढ़ाया जाता है।