The ‘father of biohacking’ gives a ‘real reason’ why we wake up between 3am and 5am and can't get back to sleep.
Drifting off at all is something that a lot of people struggle with but why is it that when we finally do nod off, we can’t seem to sleep through the night?
If you’ve ever found yourself rousing in the middle of the night and suddenly feel wide awake, well there might be a reason behind it.
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This is according to Dave Asprey, who is a lifestyle influencer, and he claims to have cracked why we all universally seem to wake up and can’t get back to sleep.
The 51-year-old is a pioneer in ‘biohacking’, which is the term used by people who are DIYing their approach to their health and making changes to their body in a bid to extend their lifespan.
Asprey has dropped $2 million in his efforts to turn back time on his body clock.
Taking to social media, the Instagrammer has claimed that he knows the reason why we wake up at night and has shared an easy way to supposedly fix the problem.
Asprey said: “For most people who wake up between 3am to 5am and can't go back to sleep, that is a crash in your blood sugar.
“Most people who wake up feeling that way - ‘oh look, my blood sugar dropped’ - and the body said oh I needed some glucose to power my brain to do its cleaning process at night.”
Asprey says that your body will release the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline to trigger this extra boost of glucose during the night that you will store in your muscles and liver.
He added: “But the problem is, cortisol and adrenaline wake you up. While the brain gets what it wants, you don't get your sleep.”
How to stop it? Well, Asprey says you should try having a small snack before you go to sleep. But not just any snack.
“Try raw honey, collagen, MCT oil, or mix all three together,” he said.
MCT oil is a food supplement made up of something called triglycerides. This is a form of fat found in coconut oil, palm kernel oil, and some dairy products that is easier to digest than other fats.
There is some research out there that says raw honey and MCT oil can sustain energy levels in the body, and prevent blood sugar crashes, but the science is limited.