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Poor sleep

Either you can't fall asleep, or you can't stay asleep.

What’s usually going on.

  • Circadian rhythm misaligned with light and meal timing
  • Late evening eating spiking cortisol overnight
  • Alcohol fragmenting the second half of the night
  • Magnesium or B-vitamin gaps
  • Stress arousal that never quite turns off

Which pillars are usually involved.

Most cases touch more than one. Read the pillar pages to understand the underlying system.

Where to start.

  1. Bright light within an hour of waking. Dim light after sunset.
  2. Stop eating three hours before bed.
  3. Keep wake time fixed for two weeks. Let bedtime drift toward it.

Learning path

Foundations of Health Optimization

A four-step walk through the Foundational Triad: the three biological systems that sit underneath nearly everything else. Start here if you want one place to begin.

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