Best Food For Sleep

What to eat before bedtime
by Amanda Gardner From early birds to night owls, we all agreed when we finally lying on the pillow, we want our heads actually go to sleep, I thank you.

Nothing more annoying than insomnia, and evidence mounting that sleep is important for good health. Although research is unreliable when using food or sleep damage Who, anecdotal evidence suggests, is that the objects are consumed at bedtime rather "sleep promoters" to, while others have "sleep stealers ", it is said Russell Rosenberg, Ph.D., CEO of the National Sleep Foundation.

Cherries
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Cherries are one of the few natural foods to contenir melatonin, the chemical that controls our biological clock helps Keri Gans said, a registered dietitian in New York and author of The Small Change Diet.

In one study, albeit small pie drinking cherry juice. In small improvements in sleep quality and duration in adults, led by chronic insomnia (Often travelers take melatonin capsules to combat jet lag).

Milk
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You can fond memories of your mother or your grandmother to make a glass of warm milk to help sleep.

Can this not only is a myth. Milk contains tryptophan, an amino acid, a precursor of cerebral serotonin chemical.

Although the issue is controversial, some people, serotonin and tryptophan, which might make it easier to sleep believe. Or maybe one glass of milk appeasement brings childhood memories, That helps you to drift.

Jasmine Rice
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Jasmine rice high on the glycemic index, so that the body digests slowly, releasing glucose gradually into the bloodstream.

A 2007 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that consuming jasmine rice four hours before bedtime to reduce the amount of time that the high glycemic index meal at the same time interval falls to sleep in half , based on the food.

The authors speculate that the high glycemic index food is the production of tryptophan.

Fortified cereals
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Carbohydrates are generally good for sleeping purposes, it is not a good idea to binge on a box of cookies at bedtime (or anytime).

Instead, try a bowl of shredded wheat or Kashi Who contenir "good" or of complex carbohydrates. Even better, cereal goes great with milk Who his own sleep-promoting properties. "That's two for the price of one," says Rosenberg.

Other complex carbohydrates are quinoa, barley and buckwheat.