Andrew Huberman· PhD
I rely on a low carbohydrate meal. I'll eat meat or salad or some variation of that and nuts and fats and things like that because of the [indistinct] content for focus, because the protein is good in my belief.
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I rely on a low carbohydrate meal. I'll eat meat or salad or some variation of that and nuts and fats and things like that because of the [indistinct] content for focus, because the protein is good in my belief.
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I eat low carb during the day, and I don't say high, but you know, higher carbs I eat starches, in the evening. So in a way I can sleep.
And then at night is when I eat my carbohydrates, 'cause it facilitates the transition to sleep.
So for me, the Munk Pack bars are a really good snack usually in the afternoon, with a cup of coffee, especially if I'm going to train soon after that, or if I just want to snack and I'm going to continue working. As I mentioned before, they are absolutely delicious. They also don't have any of the stuff that's bad for you. No soy, trans fat, sugar, alcohols, artificial colors, all that stuff that we know we should avoid.
And then I tend to eat pastas, and rice, and things of that sort later in the day or in the evening in order to facilitate the transition to sleep.
And as I've changed that out for salad and maybe a small piece of meat with my salad or something like that, I feel far better during the day, far more alert.
And then at night, I switch over to mainly carbohydrate. It really helps me sleep. It replenishes glycogen stores. I sleep really well, wake up the next morning, repeat.