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If you’re having trouble
getting to bed or staying asleep, Jumia Travel helps you out by sharing 5
surprising foods that can help you sleep better.
Cereal
When this is eaten before
bed, it can help you get better sleep. This is mainly because this food contains
two main components for falling asleep: carbohydrates (from the cereal) and
calcium (from the milk).
Rice
White rice especially, has
a high glycemic index that makes eating it significantly slash the time it
takes for you to fall asleep, which helps you fall asleep faster. This is why
some people complain that after eating rice, they can’t help feeling sleepy or
immediately falling asleep.
Honey
The natural sugar in honey
slightly raises the insulin and allows tryptophan (an amino acid that helps
induce a natural calming and sleep inducing effect) to enter the brain more
easily. A spoonful of honey before bed can help to give you a more restful
sleep.
Walnuts
Walnuts are another good
source of tryptophan, the sleep-enhancing amino- acid that helps to make
serotonin and melatonin, the ‘body clock’ hormone that sets up your sleep-wake
cycles. In addition, walnut also contains its own source of melatonin, which in
conjunction with the function of tryptophan can help you fall asleep faster.
Warm
milk
This tried and true sleep
aid also contains tryptophan and is high in calcium; this contributes to its
relaxing effect and ability to help you fall asleep faster. Combining milk with
carbohydrate rich foods like oatmeal, granola etc. makes its much more
effective as a sleeping aid.
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