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Which foods can help you sleep?

Why Do You Get Sleepy After Eating? | TIME

  • Warm milk
  • Kiwifruit
  • Chamomile tea

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Sleep affects every aspect of health. Fortunately, some foods and drinks contain compounds that help control parts of the sleep cycle, meaning that they may help a person both fall and stay asleep.

Sleep quality and duration can affect a wide array of conditions, including:

  • obesity
  • diabetes
  • cardiovascular disease
  • hypertension

However, getting enough sleep can be tricky. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a third of adults in the United States report not getting a healthy amount of sleep.

Although lots of foods contain low levels of these sleep-promoting compounds, only some have high concentrations that could potentially affect a person’s sleep cycle.


Taking both traditional knowledge and scientific research into account, as well as nutritional profiles, here are the best foods and drinks for sleep:


Warm milk

A Cup of Warm Milk in The Evening For a good Night's Sleep - The Indian Med

Warm milk is a common home remedy for sleeplessness. Milk contains four sleep-promoting compounds: tryptophan, calcium, vitamin D, and melatonin.

However, the childhood association that many people have between a warm cup of milk and bedtime may be more effective than tryptophan or melatonin in promoting sleep. Like a cup of tea, having a warm cup of milk before bed can be a relaxing nightly ritual.

Low-fat milk is also a great snack because it is nutritious and low in calories. Each cup of 1-percent low-fat milk contains approximately

7.99 grams (g) of protein, 300 mg of calcium, 499 international units (IU) of vitamin A, 101 IU of vitamin D, 101 calories

Kiwifruit

How the Chinese Gooseberry Got Rebranded as the Kiwifruit | Time

Some research has looked at the link between kiwi consumption and sleep. In one small study, people who ate two kiwifruits 1 hour before bedtime for 4 weeks experienced improved total sleep time and sleep efficiency and also took less time to fall asleep.


If kiwi is beneficial for sleep, this may be because the fruit contains many sleep-promoting compounds, including:

melatonin,anthocyanins, flavonoids, carotenoids, potassium, magnesium, folate, calcium

Chamomile tea

5 Ways Chamomile Tea Benefits Your Health

Chamomile tea is popular for its calming properties.The herb chamomile is a traditional remedy for insomnia. Researchers think that a flavonoid compound called apigenin is responsible for chamomile’s sleep-inducing properties. Apigenin seems to activate GABA A receptors, a process that helps stimulate sleep.

Although researchTrusted Source has found only weak evidence that chamomile may improve sleep quality, having a warm cup of tea can be a soothing ritual to help a person mentally prepare for bed. Chamomile tea is available in most grocery stores and online.

And as always have a chilled day from the Viking

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