In order to take advantage of these elevated GH levels, it is important to workout
while Ghrelin levels are high.
Not exact matches
Lack of sleep also decreases
levels of your fat - regulating hormone leptin
while increasing the hunger hormone
ghrelin.
When you didn't get enough shut - eye, your Cortisol and
Ghrelin (the «I'm hungry» hormones)
levels increase,
while Testosterone and Leptin (the «I'm full» hormones)
levels decrease.
While our ancestors likely needed elevated
Ghrelin levels — and therefore increased GH, mental alertness, etc — in order to hunt and kill their prey, we can still adopt the same «template» of daily eating in the evening.
On the other hand, inadequate sleep and weight extremes (being very underweight or very overweight) seem increase
ghrelin,
while greater muscle mass and a balanced weight keep
ghrelin levels balanced.