Johnson: Eating at 5-6 PM cuts REM and deep sleep by 50%
Bryan Johnson · Bryan Johnson: Five Habits for Longer Living · Feb 20, 2024 · at 31:42
Longevity entrepreneur Bryan Johnson describes biometric tracking data on how late-day meals impact his sleep stages and resting heart rate.
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“If I eat at five PM or six PM, then my resting heart rate is going to be 56. And when I do that, I'm going to knock off about 50% of my REM and 50% of my deep, and I'll increase my wake time by about 35 minutes.”
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