Meal Timing Protocol
A 6 p.m. eating cutoff is a landmark based on a four-hour buffer before a 10 p.m. bedtime, not a universal rule. The largest protein-rich meal should be placed early in the eating window. The protocol prioritizes the gap between last calor…
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A 6 p.m. eating cutoff is a landmark based on a four-hour buffer before a 10 p.m. bedtime, not a universal rule. The largest protein-rich meal should be placed early in the eating window. The protocol prioritizes the gap between last calories, insulin clearance, deep sleep, and sleep midpoint. The 6-3-1 rule ties three meal-timing practices to circadian metabolism.