If
you’re having trouble getting to bed or staying asleep, Here are 5
surprising foods that can help you sleep better.
Cereal
When this is
eaten before bed, it can help you get better sleep. This is mainly because this
food contains two main components for falling asleep: carbohydrates (from the
cereal) and calcium (from the milk).
Rice
White rice
especially, has a high glycemic index that makes eating it significantly slash
the time it takes for you to fall asleep, which helps you fall asleep faster.
This is why some people complain that after eating rice, they can’t help
feeling sleepy or immediately falling asleep.
The natural
sugar in honey slightly raises the insulin and allows tryptophan (an amino acid
that helps induce a natural calming and sleep inducing effect) to enter the
brain more easily. A spoonful of honey before bed can help to give you a more
restful sleep.
Walnuts
Walnuts are
another good source of tryptophan, the sleep-enhancing amino- acid that helps
to make serotonin and melatonin, the ‘body clock’ hormone that sets up your
sleep-wake cycles. In addition, walnut also contains its own source of melatonin,
which in conjunction with the function of tryptophan can help you fall asleep
faster.
Warm Milk
This tried and
true sleep aid also contains tryptophan and is high in calcium; this
contributes to its relaxing effect and ability to help you fall asleep faster.
Combining milk with carbohydrate rich foods like oatmeal, granola etc. makes
its much more effective as a sleeping aid.
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