Consuming the final meal of the day at least 2-6 hours before bed can drive down resting heart rate, which in turn increases Deep and REM sleep quality.

“Consume your final meal at least two hours before bed - if your bedtime is 10 pm, finish eating by 8 pm. Then day by day, move back 30 minutes. So by the end of the first week, you're having your final meal of the day around 5 pm. Do this to lower your resting heart rate. You're giving your body time to digest food and prepare for sleep. The lower your resting heart rate the better your sleep.”

“All habits and systems then became about lowering RHR. My final meal of the day had the greatest effect. I started with two hours before bed and worked my way back to ~9 hours now.”

“2. eat your final meal of the day at least 2 hours before bed. then experiment moving it back to 5-7 hours. Do this to lower your resting heart rate.”

“If you want to get started, the single most powerful thing you can do for your health is to eat earlier and lighter. You want to do this to lower your resting heart rate. And once you master this skill, you'll learn that everything else that increases your heart rate before bed is bad for your sleep. And that which lowers your heart rate before bed is good for you.”

“If you want to get started, the single most powerful thing you can do for your health is to eat earlier and lighter. You want to do this to lower your resting heart rate.”