Isn’t it possible that there’s some other biological sink that is time delayed from caloric energy? Like say, a very specific part of your brain needs a very specific protein, and only holds enough of that protein for 4 hours? And it can take hours to build that protein back up. This seems to me to be at least somewhat likeely.
Someone smart once made a case like to this to me in support of a specific substance (can’t remember which) as a nootropic, though I’m a bit skeptical.
Isn’t it possible that there’s some other biological sink that is time delayed from caloric energy? Like say, a very specific part of your brain needs a very specific protein, and only holds enough of that protein for 4 hours? And it can take hours to build that protein back up. This seems to me to be at least somewhat likeely.
Someone smart once made a case like to this to me in support of a specific substance (can’t remember which) as a nootropic, though I’m a bit skeptical.