January 29th, 2007 in Lifehack, Lifestyle

Top 10 Foods for a Good Night’s Sleep

Milk

There are many reasons of not getting a good night’s sleep. Whatever it is, try to enjoy some foods would can clam you and relax your tense muscle. Yahoo! Food suggests top 10 foods that helps you to get solid 8 hours of sleep. They are Bananas, Chamomile tea, Warm milk, Honey, Potatoes, Oatmeal, Almonds, Flaxseeds, Whole-wheat bread and Turkey. The most easiest one are warm milk and whole-wheat bread:

Warm milk. It’s not a myth. Milk has some tryptophan - an amino acid that has a sedative - like effect - and calcium, which helps the brain use tryptophan. Plus there’s the psychological throw-back to infancy, when a warm bottle meant “relax, everything’s fine.”

Whole-wheat bread. A slice of toast with your tea and honey will release insulin, which helps tryptophan get to your brain, where it’s converted to serotonin and quietly murmurs “time to sleep.”

Top 10 Foods for a Good Night’s Sleep - [Beauty Eats on Yahoo! Food]

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  • debbie says on January 30th, 2007 at 5:11 pm

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    Which is a throw-back to the chemicals oxytocin and prolactin that are released during breastfeeding to enable relaxation and bonding of the mother-infant pair.

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