AHS16 - Sarah Ballantyne - Ancestral Sleep in the Modern Age

[@hehunches]

I was thinking about the Austrailian Aboriginee idea that sleep is the more important 'reality' and awake is actually a 'dream', and having recently taken anthropology I was thinking they probably got it right, and I wonder how they approach sleep. Perhaps, (guessing) like a ritual rather than a bodily need? Should sleep be revered with religious ferver, maybe? I think so. Hey, industrial revolution, thanks for making the world insane and diseased. Not cool. I have now realized that I need to treat my sleep as a temple, as something that I need to prepare for all day by breathing, drinking, and eating (AIP Foods for me) rather than sleep being a thing that fills whatever that void of time is left over, only after I'm already shutting down from exhaustion. BTW I'm the guy with the small jaw EDS and MCTD plus autoimmune syndrome. I have had jaw surgery to correct it, which really helped my breathing and tongue position. My entire life has been plagued by sleep disturbances due to many things, but overall, due to autoimmune disordered sleep. Night time and laying down to me means sneezing, coughing, post nasal drip, feeling like I'm choking, excessive mucous, and discomfort in the body, muscles, joints. Snoring so loud it wakes me up. Polyuria. To me, that's normal. My parents actually had a rule, that I was to not flush the toilet at night, because it woke them up every 45 minutes all night long, when needing to urinate. I wake up countless times. My heart tends to short circuit when I fall asleep and I wake up with a start and racing heart rate. Chronic sweating all night. I live with sleep deprivation. I like this data. Thanks PaleoMom. You the bomb, I am grateful that your suffering incurred your research path, because your data set has turned hopelessness into hope, acceptance, and insight. Very glad that youtube algo suggested this for me, Dr. Ballantyne is an autoimmune angel. (14:23) Light bulb lights in my head, brain inflamation! Affirmative. Systemic inflamation, check. Wisom via Dr. B., check. I've never had a good sleep. And my health has always been mysteriously morbid for unknown reasons to my doctors, except my specialist, who said, sleep in important. He knew that that was the most likely culprit. I noticed during December that the 'fireplace' show on tv showing a burning fire put me to sleep! I forgot about that. Maybe I'll put on a fireplace video at 9:30PM and light a candle. Here's to hoping AIP increases my sleep quality. Missed two nights of sleep because of a reaction to being bit three times by mosquitos). Feeling awful. Cheers, Dr. B.

[@JoshTobaquero]

When you say avoid sugars before bed, does that include fruit such as berries and banana? Thanks

[@backfru]

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[@kimwarburton8490]

subjective n shallow

[@colonyofcells]

Maybe many people are poor and working long hours.

[@kimwarburton8490]

so do best u can n work towards optimal sleeping (change job/work hours etc) .. other option is complete burn-out on an individual level .. system and society needs changing ... believe it or not im with you. been in poverty my whole life, shiftwork inc night shifts, 0-contract hours, tryin to make ends meet n squeeze some joy n time for myself out of my days .. now im chronically ill n havent been able to work since feb 2014 Admittedly, had i known all this health stuff about diet n sleep etc back then i doubt id have paid too much attention, i wlda come up with excuses, not realising that a choice based on 'it wont matter this once' WILL matter when they all added up i used to b a complete night own since doing night shift work in my early 20s ... its taken 3 months of solid dedication to get to sleep by 10pm, but i do feel better for it

[@missclarestube]

The problem is a lot of jobs are indoor work so if you work in the day to get better sleep you will be missing out on vit d. Difficult to win heath wise these days.