Nobody likes skimping on sleep, but chances are you've done it. Whether to study for an exam, finish a tough project, or simply because you got stuck in an airport, pulling an all-nighter happens.
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But with all that in mind, there are steps you can take to minimize the damage and treat your body (and brain) as well as possible under bad circumstances. Here's how to survive the night—and recover ASAP.
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1. Bank sleep ahead of time.
2. Get any amount of shut-eye.
3. Bring on the lights.
4. Keep your room temperature moderate.
5. Skip the sugar and snack on protein and carbs.
6. Drink a little coffee—and a lot of water.
7. Get up and walk around.
The article also has tips for surviving the next day after an all-nighter. Do Soylentils have any techniques not listed to help them through all-nighters?
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 05 2015, @11:33AM
Skip the sugar and snack on protein and carbs.
Being a diabetic... Carbs ARE sugars. The question is how fast. Table sugar hits the blood stream even while in your mouth. It is why smelling (brandy) or even just holding alcohol in mouth, you get buzzed. Alcohol is a modified sugar. Pasta or Bread, at the most 1hr later. All drive your blood sugar though the roof.
Protein takes 1hr to 4hrs to hit you blood stream. In the end though, every thing is modified to a sugar for your body to burn.
(Score: 2) by fliptop on Wednesday August 05 2015, @06:48PM
Not if your body is in ketosis [wikipedia.org].
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