Eat a more carbohydrate- and starch-heavy dinner or late-evening meal, often using foods like rice, pasta, oats, or potatoes, rather than keeping dinner very low carb. The idea is that evening carbs can help blunt cortisol, increase serotonin/tryptophan availability, and make it easier to feel calm, fall asleep, and stay asleep.
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“I try to get some starchy carbohydrates in that meal. I tend to eat pretty moderate to low carb throughout the day. And then in the evening for my last meal... I make sure that I have some starches. I have some rice or I have some potatoes or yams.”
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