Steve Mount on intermittent fasting, metabolic health, aging and longevity, with a focus on the science.
Intermittent fasting is sustainable; I've been at it for over 20 years.
Intermittent Fasting
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
He advises against getting up to go to the bathroom. I used to think that way, and I had a series of urinary tract infections, which were much worse than the sleep deprivation would have been.
I do avoid light or any activity that is engaging.
Non-sleep deep rest is good.
Over the years I have mastered non-sleep deep rest.
My pulse rate can reach its lowest point, and my Fitbit calls this light sleep.
But I am definitely awake; I maintain a train of conscious thought. I hear sounds, and if my wife says something, I respond.
This YouTube by Michael Breus, is very informative about waking up at night, but is includes some advice that isn't right, at least not for me.
I'll address six points in my replies.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpdR...
Contrary to what he says, my pulse rate does not need to go below 60 for me to fall asleep. Most nights, it never goes below 60, and many nights it stays above 70 (the long term average of my nightly minimum is 67, SD 4.6). Furthermore, the time I wake up is not a time of rising pulse rate.
I do look at the clock.
I want to know if it's too early to get up.
Knowing the time does not make me at all anxious (which is his concern).
This is perfectly ordinary.
I'm up at 3 am most nights and I know what to do.
Coleen Murphy
The editorial:
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
The WaPo article:
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
