Foods that can make you sleep
If you find it hard to sleep at night, try having the following before going to be:
- Oats: a bowl of porridge just before sleep helps sleep as it contains tryptophan
- Almonds: contain magnesium that help relax muscles thereby helps to sleep better
- Cherries: are high in melatonin hormone that is known to induce sleep
- Bananas: contain potassium and magnesium that help relax muscles thereby helps to sleep better
- Sweet potatoes: have potassium that help regulate sleep by relaxing the muscles
- Diary products: contain tryptophan that is a sleep-promoting substance
- Carbs: foods rich in carbohydrates complement dairy foods by increasing the level of sleep-inducing tryptophan in the blood. A bowl of cereal and milk, yogurt, bread, cheese may help
- Eggs: are rich in tryptophan
- Honey: puts you to sleep due to its high tryptophan content
