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Well, the polyphasic sleep attempt has officially failed. I slept monophasic pretty much from the 4th of September to today. The big issue is that it`s very hard to schedule naps around any normal social and business life. Our society and the expectations of others are directly affected by our sleep lifestyle. I suppose I could have tried harder - partially by letting others know what I was doing. I really kept my mouth shut about that to everyone around me. I am thinking of trying it again soon, though. I wonder if changing my diet to a completely natural food diet might help. When I reflect back to when I was successful at this (back when I was in university) I realize that my eating habits were quite different then. I really did eat almost completely natural foods at that time. Chocolate was, of course, the exception. And when I ate at my mom's house. I wonder how long it would take for my body to feel the full advantages of such a diet? Of course that would mean no processed pasta (and I love pasta!), nothing from a can, no breaded meats, only whole grain flour (and home-baked, at that), and no processed juices, either. It would have to be a more primitive kind of diet, like something that would have been eaten a couple thousand years ago (but with better cleanliness habits, such as pasteurization and proper cooking of foods). There are those who advocate a raw food diet. Personally, I think that is a bit of hooey. There is nothing wrong with eating cooked foods. In fact science has shown that for certain foods, such as eggs, we are better able to process and digest the nutrients therein if the food is cooked beforehand. And you're never going to see me eating raw basa (it's a type of fish), although sashimi grade salmon and tuna might be okay. But most raw food advocates are vegans, which I know I could never be. I like fish way too much! So, I am goign to change my diet, gradually of course (I'm not throwing out any groceries I currently have), to be more of a natural food diet. And then I'll try polyphasic sleep once again!
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Polyphasic Sleep