Sleep and Food – The Hidden Connection
The meals you eat can have a direct outcome on the quality of rest you get and, as a matter of fact, there is a direct relationship between sleep troubles & food. The majority of people think little of seizing a midnight snack or consuming a late meal but regrettably, doing these things can really be causing you to receive nothing less than a dreadful nights rest.
You need to learn what types of foods cause your sleep issues and start taken them off your food list. The first thing that comes to mind for most people is coffee or other caffeinated produces because these are designed to reduce the feelings of tiredness.
Try to drink your last cup of coffee by three o’clock. Coffee can make it hard to sleep, so if you drink coffee at noon try to switch teas instead.
Alcohol can also cause problems with sleep so that always popular drink of wine just before bed may actually be keeping you up. To avoid this simply take your evening drink before your dinner instead of after. In order to ensure that a needed bathroom break does not disturb your sleep do not drink ninety minutes prior to going to sleep. You will find it amazing how these little changes in routine will affect the way you sleep.
Remember spicy foods will kick start your circulation making it harder to get to sleep! Some spicy foods can tend to create gastrointestinal issues such as heartburn and indigestion. Spicy foods will make it hard to sleep so try to avoid them if you can. It may be fine to have spicy foods for lunch if you like them that much. You may also want to avoid eating three hours before going to bed because most people do not realize that digestion is a highly active process for the body in both circulation and internal muscles.
Digestion can actually cause you to have a restless night’s sleep or not being able to get fully into the REM and deep sleep stages that occur during the sleep cycle. Your body will be going through the paces of digesting your food so don’t eat anything in the evening before going to bed or you could suffer from sleeplessness. If you know you have a slow digestion process consider eating dinner earlier to ensure you get a good night’s rest.
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This post was written by admin on April 21, 2009
