somuch4food
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My main problem is that getting restful sleep is super super hard for me. No matter how 100% perfect my nutrition was for the day, it doesn't seem to give me better sleep. And if my sleep was bad, it throws the whole next day off regardless of what food or supplements or sunlight or anything that I do. That's my current stress cycle I am stuck in.
Only thing that seems to break the cycle like I say is sleep upwards of 13 hrs. Which I know isn't normal, but if it's the only way to break the cycle, then that's what I shall do.... thing is I can never do it for more than two nights in a row thanks to having to work during the week. I start to recover during the weekend then start feeling bad as lack of sleep creeps up during the workweek.
I'm thinking you haven't identified all your triggers yet. I know you're following a Peat inspired diet, but it's not suited for everyone. I'm slowly discovering my triggers using intuition and detective work. Carotenoids are a major trigger for me. It does not seem to be all carotenoids though. Cooked tomatoes seem fine. If I were you, I would tweak my diet while mostly ignoring dogmas and what not about food. Try anything, more PUFAs, more SFAs, more starch, more fruits, more dairy... and find what helps you as an individual.
As for this thread, I'm still toying with dairy. Yogourt makes me wake in the middle of the night to pee. A bit of butter seems fine. Cheese is harder, there are many kinds and I haven't tried everything yet.