12
Did you know that what and when you eat in the evenings before you go to bed can effect your sleep? Even in medieval times awareness in this regard has been noted. If you know the tales of Chaucer there is some pun on glutamine, bad digestion and nightmares. Thus, our diet not only has an impact on our general health and weight but also on our sleep. Certain foods and drinks can make sleep difficult or even impossible.Fruits, green leafy vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals, and mushrooms improve sleep. Also spices such as dill, sage and basil help with sleep problems. Vitamins and supplements aid sleep. Calcium and magnesium helps induce sleep. Calcium-rich foods include milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, sardines, salmon, broccoli, tofu, egg, and calcium-fortified food. Magnesium is found in nuts, almonds, cashews, beans, and spinach. Vitamins B6 and B12 are often beneficial and used in the treatment of insomnia. Certain foods that contain Vitamin B6 are liver, meat, brown rice, fish, butter, wheat germ, whole grain cereals, and soybeans. Foods rich in Vitamin B12 include some plant milks, some soy products and some breakfast cereals.
Fruits, green leafy vegetables, whole grain breads, cereals, and mushrooms improve sleep. Also spices such as dill, sage and basil help with sleep problems. Vitamins and supplements aid sleep. Calcium and magnesium helps induce sleep. Calcium-rich foods include milk, cheese, yogurt, ice cream, sardines, salmon, broccoli, tofu, egg, and calcium-fortified food. Magnesium is found in nuts, almonds, cashews, beans, and spinach. Vitamins B6 and B12 are often beneficial and used in the treatment of insomnia. Certain foods that contain Vitamin B6 are liver, meat, brown rice, fish, butter, wheat germ, whole grain cereals, and soybeans. Foods rich in Vitamin B12 include some plant milks, some soy products and some breakfast cereals. A general sleeping aid, is a bit of milk just before bedtime. Milk contains tryptophan, which can be converted to serotonin, the hormone that controls sleep. Honey, turkey, egg whites and tuna also contain tryptophan, which are good for sleeping. Serotonin shortage or imbalance can cause depression. Prolonged disturbed sleeping patterns can therefore develop into depression, serious levels of depression and even evolve to major depression. A Low Carb Diet and Sleep is a prerequisites.