7 Popular Diets That ACTUALLY Impact Your Sleep

Keto, Vegan, Paleo, Fasting -- there are a lot of diets out there. And there are a lot of reasons you might make some changes to your diet, but it’s unlikely sleep is the main reason. However, the food you eat can have a really profound impact on both the quality and the QUANTITY of your sleep. By giving yourself proper levels of vitamins and minerals each day, you can give yourself the best chance to fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night.
So in this video, sleep expert Dr. Michael Breus offers some solid, science-backed information about how seven popular diets may affect your sleep. And stay tuned as he shares with you what he considers the absolute BEST diet for sleep...and the worst.
Remember, you should always follow a diet that makes sense for you and your individual health needs. This is not intended to be medical advice, and you should always consult your physician before making major changes to your diet.
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0:00 How Diets Can Help (or Hurt) Your Sleep
0:40 Keto Diet
2:27 Paleo
4:21 Intermittent Fasting
7:56 Vegetarian and Veganism
9:59 The Mediterranean Diet
12:06 Carnivore Diet
13:52 Low-Fat Diet
15:40 The Sleep Doctor's Recommendation
😴 Michael Breus, Ph.D., is a double board-certified clinical psychologist and sleep expert. He's been in practice since 1999 and helped thousands of patients improve their sleep. Dr. Breus has written five books on sleep and conducted over 1,000 interviews to the press and public.

[@olivia8979]

I agree with much of what you said. But where we have our big disagreement is about the importance of vegetables and fiber. Meat has far more nutrients than veg, and they are bioavailable. Vegetables and grains have a lot of antinutrients and toxins. Meat doesn’t.
People are literally reversing cancer tumors and putting MS into remission, curing serious psychological diseases, eliminating anxiety, and completely reversing diabetes on carnivore. You will be hearing a lot more about it

[@zenawarrior7442]

Not 💯 true. Different doctors have different views. Oxidative cholesterol & fat from meat, dairy, cheese, eggs: Studies show tao plaques in brain are caused by this, not bread or low fat, natural foods. Whole wheat, veggies, fruits have been banned by keto crazies. Thanks doctor for this🍉🍌🥑🍞😊

[@JumpstylA78]

Why is that cholesterol oxidised? Look that up

[@olivia8979]

@@JumpstylA78 I know that is the conventional wisdom, but it doesn't appear to be true. Search for the National Library of Medicine article "A short history of saturated fat: the making and unmaking of a scientific consensus." It is a dry medical journal article, but if you just read the first few sections through "Key Points" to get an idea of what the paper is about and how it is that we came to believe that cholesterol causes heart disease.
It actually is absolutely necessary for proper functioning of our bodies. If we don't eat enough of it, our body makes the rest.

[@olivia8979]

​@@zenawarrior7442 It is glucose that glycates every cell in our body causing oxidated stress.
Search for the National Library of Medicine journal article "A short history of saturated fat: the making and unmaking of a scientific consensus" ... the first few sections through "key points" to get an idea of where that theory came from.
It is a theory. there has never been any study that has PROVEN that cholesterol causes heart disease. There have only been studies showing correllations. the paper I cited above is published by our own government about the studies that went into the diet-heart hypothesis.

[@SilverBrumbyMommy]

I stay away from soy for thyroid reasons.

[@michaelcummings8744]

Bogus. My name is Michael Bruce also and no I'm not a doctor. But, Dr.Anthony Chaffee is a Functional Medicine MD who went to Harvard and currently is in residence in Australia to become a neurosurgeon. He debunks this totally biased "Sleep doctor" who clearly needs more education on the carnivore diet, and nutrition in general, let alone how they relate to sleep. Please find Dr.Chaffee on TH-cam and review his immense library of actual facts covering various aspects of this topic in depth. I have zero affiliation but am someone who cares and shares a very different opinion for those interested

[@jillwklausen]

You should really stick to sleep and not diets. You are very wrong about the Paleo diet. I'm on an even more restricted version and I eat a lot of carbs. Not having grains doesn't mean no carbs. 🙄

[@user-et8wz4dh7w]

As always, fantastic information! From your info, seems like Mediterranean and Keto are best diets. I have incorporated some foods you suggest and definitely do not consume sugar. Thanks for info!!🥑🐓🫐🫛🥕