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Foods To Help You Sleep

Food generally contains various nutrients required by the body. There are certain foods that contain naturally occurring substances that can help in increasing your sleep. In this article, we are here to focus on foods that help you to sleep.

Some people have trouble falling asleep and some cannot stay asleep. Few people have trouble sleeping on time for no reason! Studies have revealed that people who had the healthiest sleep patterns also had the most varied diets. These nutrients are known to play a role in regulating sleep, so focus on eating them often for sounder sleep.

One needs to understand about the various health benefits of having a good night's rest are countless sleep helps. It keeps you happy, makes your brain sharper and makes your immune system stronger. It also keeps your waistline trim, your skin starts looking youthful-and finally it helps in lowering your risk of high blood pressure and heart disease. So read on to know about the foods that help you to sleep in a better way.

Walnuts
Walnuts are good sources of tryptophan. It has sleep-enhancing amino acid which make serotonin and melatonin. This food helps you fall asleep faster. So make sure you include this in your diet.

Lettuce
Lettuce contains lactucarium, which has sedative properties and it has the same effect on brain similarly like opium. So include them in your diet.

Lettuce

Yogurt
Eat more of dairy products like yogurt and milk. It helps to boast healthy doses of calcium. Studies have revealed that calcium-deficiency may make it difficult to fall asleep. So make sure you include them in your diet.

Yogurt

Whole Grains
Eat more of whole grain in your diet. Bulgur, barley, wheat and other whole grains are rich in magnesium. Consuming less amount of little magnesium may make it harder to stay asleep.

Foods To Help You Sleep

Rice
People who ate a meal of jasmine rice fell asleep faster than others who ate other rice types. Generally white rice has a high glycemic index, this helps the person to fall asleep faster.

Story first published: Sunday, December 6, 2015, 23:13 [IST]
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