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On the point of teeth (and bones), going hungry increase growth hormone, which was good for the skeleton and thus straight teeth. You see this today with dogs prone to hip dysplasia, as a puppy they were likely overfed with not enough tryptophan (60mg converts to 1mg nicotinic acid in humans) or nicotinic acid (vitamin b3) in their diet, ergo not enough growth hormone and so you get Labradors and other dogs getting hip dysplasia.

Dont we see two sleeps in the older generations, known colloquially as the afternoon nap?

Japense kids with depression, were found to be driven to school where as those that walked to school for just 10-15mins iirc didnt get depressed according to one study. Blue light stimulates or helps increase the serotonin in the brain which creates wakefulness.

Its like blue light from computer monitors can keep people awake for longer at night which is why M$ introduce the blue light monitor which is a rip off of the original AFAIK of https://justgetflux.com/



>Dont we see two sleeps in the older generations, known colloquially as the afternoon nap?

Interrupted sleep in the middle of the night for a bit is something I always thought was a normal occurrence as you got older, based on my family.




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