These Foods Are More Effective Than Sleeping Pills: Eat This Before Bed for Deep Sleep

The quest for a peaceful night's sleep makes many people easy targets for sleeping pills. But new research has shown some foods could be just as good or better at helping you fall asleep and get into deep sleep. In this post we are going to be looking at these sleep friendly foods and how you can use them as a basis for falling asleep easily without the need of medication.

How Nutrition Can Impact Your Sleep

Most people would not realise that they sleep could be helped tremendously by their diet. The calorie requirements make sure of that, and the impacts your diet has on each wiggly little process in between give you a subtle nudge to steer clear from killing those zzz's. We can help facilitate this process by including certain nutrients in our evening meals or after-dinner snacks to give the body (and mind) some restful vibes.

Best Sleep-Inducing Foods

Almonds
They also have a high content of magnesium which is known to enhance sleep quality and reduce the symptoms in restless leg syndrome so that better deep-repairing stages are reached during rest. Even something as small is eating 5-10 almonds will work wonders.

Kiwi
Kiwi is a small fruit rich in antioxidants and serotonin that are believed to improve sleep quality. Studies suggest that kiwi consumption cancipateimprove sleep onset, durationand fi

Fatty Fish
Omega-3 fatty acids as well vitamin D are present in fishes for example; salmon, tuna and mackerel that help regulate serotonin which is important to healthier sleep.

Chamomile Tea
Chamomile tea is one of the most commonly used nighttime teas and it is praised for relaxing your body before bed. Chamomile: The antioxidants in chamomile help you relax and increase your sleep cycle.

Bananas
Another fruit which is high in potassium and magnesium helps to relax muscles by blocking the wake-promoting neurotransmitter, hypocretin-rich Orexin.Making this delicious natter a great snack right before bedtime. They also contain tryptophan, which the body translates into mood-calming hormones serotonin and melatonin.

Oatmeal
Oatmeal can be a sleep-inducing comfort food, too. Melatonin in the oats as well, together with their carbohydrate such help to increase our brain levels of tryptophan helping us get a more restorative sleep.

Building Your Bedtime Snack

It is very easy to add these foods to an evening meal. Mix kiwi and almond milk for a bedtime smoothie, or try oatmeal topped with banana slices sprinkled with some cinnamon.

Conclusion

Sleeping pills take too –instantaneously for an immediate fix; turning to nature's bounty is a healthier, more long-term solution. You can take action to help dozing off peacefully by working these healthy foods into your diet.

You should keep in mind that it's important to eat right and take other lifestyle factors (like stress, screen time or activity levels) into account because all of these may also impact your sleep. Good night and happy snacking!