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Welcome to the last installment of June's Sleep Saturday posts. Although...I may extend them to July, and feature some other products and ideas for sound sleep if I can find some!
Today I want to post about foods that can help you fall asleep quicker at night. However, if you are on the Atkins Diet then chances are I can't help you. That's right because these foods are full of carbs. Apparently high carb foods boost your serotonin level but don't overload your digestive system.
Popcorn (yummy one of my favorites!!), pretzels and whole wheat waffles are just a few of the items mentioned in this article featured on MSN Health & Fitness. If you want to see more you should click through to it.
I'm going to have Amber try some of these suggestions, as she tells us that she has a hard time falling asleep some nights, maybe a pretzel snack washed down with a cup of tea will help her fall asleep quicker!
** Moonshadow43 pointed out to me in her comment that tea is loaded with caffeine and would negate the effect of any of the sleep inducing foods :) Which (lol) is true. However, and so I amend - Herbal tea (chamomile, peppermint, lemon blossom) are naturally caffeine free.
Thanks for commenting Moonshadow43. I wouldn't want to be the cause of anyone staying up all night, when they just wanted to catch a few zzz's!
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Reader Comments (2)
The tea is loaded with caffeine, that would work against any foods that would help you sleep.
Yes, you are correct I should amend my post to say "herbal" tea such as Chamomile, Peppermint, or Lemon Blossom. Those are all naturally free of caffeine :)