In the age of gadgets and technology and work-stress, sleep has become a luxury for most of us. We want to make the most of now and spend all the time after work doing things we believe we are missing out on – it could be a movie marathon or chatting late night with friends, these are all things that take away precious sleep time.

Eventually for a lot of people this gets to a point where they cannot sleep even if they want to.

Days and weeks of staying awake into the wee hours of morning, people believe that the fight against insomnia is a battle they have to lose. This is not necessarily true!

Here are a few foods that you can include in your diet that will help you sleep better.

1. Honey

Not only is honey tasty and a fairly healthy substitute for sugar – it also has some excellent soothing properties that will help you sleep! Add some honey to a warm cup of milk before you sleep and apart from helping you sleep better, it is also an excellent addition to your diet.

2. Milk

A glass of milk takes most of us back to our childhood days when it was mandatory to drink it because it gave us calcium. However, this calcium rich food increases the levels of serotonin in your brains and helps you enjoy a good night’s sleep.

3. Bananas

An apple a day might keep the doctor away but it looks like having a banana can actually keep you away from all the stress and distractions! Vitamin B6 found in bananas help produce serotonin in the body that helps you keep calm and sleep better.

4. Oat Meal

Not just good for diet food, oat meal is also known as the “feel-good” food! These kind of complex carbohydrates are good for the body to produce those hormones that are essential for sleep and a calming effect. What better than a food that keeps you both fit and helps you get quality sleep?

 

References

http://www.mensxp.com/health/live-healthy/9160-10-foods-to-cure-insomnia-p5.html