I got tremendous improvement in my sleep by following Dr. Jack Kruse's instructions for a Leptin Reset. Very keto, as well.
Leptin Reset Easy Start Guide
I start the day with a pound of ground pork or beef; topped with condiments like keto BBQ sauce and some coleslaw or pickles for taste & a bit of fiber. (My system can't take much.) Steak and eggs is another tasty way to start the day. When I first did it, I was so badly off I used whey smoothies and Betaine HCL to help me digest it. The goal is AT LEAST 50 grams of protein/fat within 30 minutes of waking.
But the energy bump was considerable, the sleep was deep and refreshing, and that's when the real healing starts.
With such a long lasting boost to my day, I have a "normal" lunch several hours later, like a generous meat and cheese sandwich on a coconut wrap, or a big slab of
pork rind French Toast, no sweetener, topped with cream cheese and berries.
Even on "feast days" I'm done eating by 4pm, go to bed like 8 pm, and I'm up at 5. I'm shifting this since I used to go to bed at SUNSET and get up crack of dawn, which had some advantages for creative projects... but I never saw DH. And I
like DH
So it's gradually getting more normal, but I'm just not going to push it to midnight, like I used to, because the sleeping hours before midnight are supposed to be particularly valuable. I figure if I can make it 9pm-6am that will fit my lifestyle now, and allow for social outlets with other people, not just the cats
Who were thrilled to get up with me at the crack of dawn.
All part of resetting the endocrine system!
I cannot emphasize enough that my near-Carnivore/90% animal products Plan is the right one for me. I have NEVER enjoyed my food so much, or had such dramatically good health results, so quickly. So when my sleep started foundering, I went back to the Big A$$ Breakfast (as it is known in Kruse circles) several days ago, and got immediate good results, with improvements in the gap areas, and unchanged good things still perking along.
UPDATE: I had also drifted into lots of coffee, which I love, but two French Presses a day were too much.
I cut it to ONE, then down to the present 2-3 cups of green tea before switching to non-caff beverages.
Coffee will return. When I can handle it. And after a grueling week at work, I consider it a
useful evil. As long as I don't let it go too far.