Kamila Stevenson says women over 40 should stop eating after 5 PM because nighttime digestion slows by 50 percent and reduced stomach acid causes bloating and inflammation. A second speaker counters that the rule is unrealistic for families and suggests finishing meals 2-3 hours before bed instead.
Stop eating after 5 PM, especially if you're a woman over 40. Your gut hormones and your sleep will actually thank you. Most people are waking up puffy, moody, and chronically inflamed. You're not tired. You're literally a, a slow-cooked dumpster fire of undigested fat and cortisol. So here's the science. Eating late keeps the food sitting in your stomach for hours. I've been talking about this for a decade. Digestion slows 50% at night. Worse, most people over 40 have low stomach acid, so that steak or fatty dinner just sits there for many— polo— bloating, gas, acid reflux. You feel like you're digesting a bowling ball at midnight.
All right, I've heard enough. I've heard enough. Listen, this is what gets people really disappointed with themselves and the process that they're on. You're not gonna probably stick to eating before 5 o'clock every day. Most people just can't. Do that, especially if you have kids coming home from school and sports, or if you're eating with the family for dinner at night. This is just so unrealistic. And here's what you got to realize: you got to do what you can do every day for the rest of your life. If this isn't something you can do for the rest of your life, I don't think you should start trying to do it and fail yourself, okay? What you should probably do is just eat 2 to 3 hours before you go to sleep at night. The earlier, yes, the better, but this is totally unrealistic. Agree or disagree? Let me know below.
