Here's What To Eat And Not Before Going To Bed To Get A Good Night's Sleep
Alcohol quickly metabolizes in our system and causes restlessness. It is never advisable to drink it before your bed time.
In this crazy rat race at the end of the day we all look for a good night¡¯s sleep, don't we? It's very important to eat in that case because there are certain foods that can disturb your sleep.
Here¡¯s a list of potential good foods and bad foods that can help you to sleep better:
Good Foods
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Cherries: Do you know Cherries are one of the few natural foods to contain melatonin? That is why the chemical helps control our body¡¯s internal clock and can help us go to bed peacefully.
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Milk: I have fond memories of my grandmother making me a glass of warm milk to help me fall asleep. Milk contains the amino acid tryptophan, a precursor to the brain chemical serotonin.
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Jasmine rice: Jasmine rice ranks really high on the glycemic index, which means the body digests it slowly, releasing glucose gradually into the bloodstream.
Bad Foods
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Wine: Alcohol quickly metabolises in our system and causes restlessness. It is never advisable to drink it before your bedtime.
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Coffee: We all know that coffee contains caffeine, which is a central nervous stimulant. Drinking coffee close to bedtime will keep you up at night. But it does differ from person to person though.
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Dark Chocolate: Chocolate contains not only calories but caffeine, especially dark chocolate. A 1.55-ounce Hershey¡¯s milk chocolate bar, for instance, contains about 12 milligrams of caffeine, or the same amount as three cups of decaffeinated coffee.