So I’m sitting down to write today’s blog post and I’m like… bump the other topics. The people need to know this!
I’ve been tracking my sleep pretty closely lately and WOW. The difference is not subtle.
On nights I eat after dinner—nothing crazy, just a little something like veggies and hummus mixed with salsa—my REM sleep drops. Consistently! Like 20 minutes gone.
Same exact amount of hours in bed. Same wake-up time. And yet a completely different sleep quality.
This matters, because more REM sleep means better brain recovery, better mood, better memory, better hormone regulation… all things we as women 40+ could really use more of.
And listen, I’ve read the science. I get the physiology. Digestion, blood sugar, all of it. But seeing your own data basically call you out like this is a different story. Haha.
I usually stop eating after dinner. But this might be the thing that makes me stick to that just a little bit more often.... since my body is over here keeping receipts.
I posted a reel breaking down my new watch data here last week if you missed it and want to see exactly what I’m looking at.
So if you’ve been feeling off even when you’re technically doing 'everything right'… this might be one of those things flying under your radar too!
Stay wild + well,
Tara
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