Daniel Pardi: Date Rape Drugs, Napping, & Jet Lag - #208
The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance
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What's the Best Time for Naps?
When people do it the way I recommend without protein that raises insulin and can raise glucose a little bit and without carbohydrates. When you do that in the morning, it's the suppression of the glucose just because there isn't any in your diet, plus the increase in ketone. This could also be why people experience the kind of the dip and consciousness or alertness in the afternoon after a high carbohydrate lunch. Because you have glucose, which suppresses the hypocreting function. And hypercretan function naturally dips in the afternoon. That's why we take siesta's between two and four. So if you want to take a nap, great, have a higher carbohydrate meal and go
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