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How strong is the connection between sleep and diet?

It's pretty strong actually. They looked at multiple studies and they found that increasing your plants in your diet actually help with decreasing sleep latency.

So what that means is you're able to fall asleep easier, and then it boosts REM sleep,

so rapid eye movement, which is a very important part of sleep.

And what we also realize is that plants have amazing amount of properties that aid in sleep.

So we talk about plants that actually have melatonin in them. So Kiwis are my favorite tart cherry.

I actually have patients drink tart cherry juice to help with boosting melatonin.

Spinage, almonds, walnuts.

It's basically you're having a sleep aid in what you're eating if you're eating whole food plant base.

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This is episode 67 of Season 8, number 666 overall.

You know, sleep, nutrition, and fasting are far more connected than most of us realize.

And Dr. Chilaverresh from True North Health is our guest today to connect the dots.

And the dots that we're going to be connecting, those dots include how plant-based foods that are rich in magnesium and melatonin can improve your sleep quality.

And then why fiber and the microbiome play a central role in getting beneficial rest,

plus how intermittent fasting can actually help to reset your circadian rhythm and get your sleep back on track.

Also today, we're going to be diving into the sneaky way that inflammation

can disrupt deep sleep. And then we're going to put on our thinking caps to tackle the impact

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