Blisstree » natural sleep aids http://www.blisstree.com Family, Health, Home and Lifestyles Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:24:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Foods to Help You Get Sleep http://www.blisstree.com/articles/foods-to-help-you-get-sleep/ http://www.blisstree.com/articles/foods-to-help-you-get-sleep/#comments Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:16:02 +0000 Cherie Burbach http://www.blisstree.com/?p=95017 Post from: Blisstree

Foods to Help You Get Sleep

]]> It’s long been thought that the reason most people take a big, long nap after Thanksgiving dinner is because of the tryptophan in turkey. Low and behold, however, scientists are now claiming that turkey doesn’t have enough tryptophan in it to put you to sleep.

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So if you are having troubles sleeping at night, they advice eating something that is “light but high-carbohydrate snacks” because they increase your natural level of serotonin. Snacks like:

• Half of a whole-wheat English muffin or raisin bagel drizzled with honey
• Two cups of air-popped popcorn
• A small slice of angel food cake topped with berries
• A frozen whole-wheat waffle, toasted, with maple syrup
• Half a cup of pretzels

are the perfect choice for a pre-bedtime munch. They’ll help you sleep but not make you so full you’ll get indigestion.

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