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Thanks got posting this.Can't sleep through the night? Stabilize your glycogen. » TESTONATION
Would you like to sleep through the night, train hard without bonking, and go multiple hours between meals? The ability to do so depends on glycogen. The body has two main ways of storing energy. Glucose as glycogen and fat in the adipose tissue. Glycogen can rapidly provide energy in the form...
Although that is a strategy, I don't think it's the best strategy. I think it's better to manipulate macros to stabilize blood sugar, since we only need 100-120g of glucose daily to keep liver glycogen topped off. But everyone feels different on different macros. If I drink juice, I have to consume juice every 30-60min to stabilize my blood sugar. But if I have an egg shake, I can easily last 6 hours.
I would start with foods that negatively stimulate the immune system or that you might have an allergy to. Before bed, I'd experiment with eliminating dairy, juice, starches, gluten, nightshade, etc. Maybe early in the day is fine, but a few hours before bed might not be.
Thanks. I think adding berries or berry powder is key for those nutrients that inhibit excessive glycogen breakdown. Perhaps cottage cheese, honey, kiwi (also great for sleep) and berry powder.
I've had the same experience, especially with big meals. Small "meals" like a cup of milk or a piece of fruit or even egg shake are usually fine.
Got it.
I can testify to the importance of dietary B6 & selenium. You've written about taurine as a liver-glycogen-promoting substance before, and I've seen people benefit a lot from it. There's also this unusual one from Haidut, for anyone with reliable access to pepcid/famotidine.Can't sleep through the night? Stabilize your glycogen. » TESTONATION
Would you like to sleep through the night, train hard without bonking, and go multiple hours between meals? The ability to do so depends on glycogen. The body has two main ways of storing energy. Glucose as glycogen and fat in the adipose tissue. Glycogen can rapidly provide energy in the form...
Yeah for sure, rumination and subsequent anxiety can keep you up. Try box breathing as I've also found that to help.
Can you elaborate a little on this? Are you saying we only need 100-120 grams of carbohydrates per day? Thanks!
The liver stores about 100-120g daily which is typically depleted in 24 hours. Exercise, stress and other things speed up glycogen breakdown. However, the body also makes more glycogen the less glucose is available. The liver is almost never really depleted since the body is good at regulating it.
Thank you for your response! May I ask how many carbohydrates you have found to be about right for you per day? Thanks!
What kind of egg shake?
I prefer not to go below 200g, but ideally around 300g.
Milk, eggs, cocoa and honey.
That is just 1200 kcal. Where do you get your calories from, do you eat mostly fat?
I'd do a blood test for manganese just to be sure. People with liver issues can have elevated manganese, since manganese is excreted via bile. So perhaps a very low fat diet can induce it as well due to insufficient bile release. Glyphosate inhibits manganese detoxification.
