>>7216867jeez idiot... you think he was talking about fibers too? Duh we can't absorb starches like grass... we don't have the proper enzyme. As for the rest of the carbohydrate family, they fucking rock at providing glycogen (our primary source of energy during exercise).
In other news... You mentioned good sleep - are you getting consistent good sleep, or just good sleep for a few days?
Are you drinking enough water? (clear urine)
Any sickness/allergy acting up?
Caffeine drinker?
>>7217301try google scholar, read the abstracts and conclusions.
for your search terms on google, add site:.edu to get sources from universities.