Having trouble sleeping at night? Snacking on these foods can make you sleep soundly

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Difficulty sleeping at night can be overcome by eating these simple and practical foods. These foods can help you sleep better.

People who experience sleep disorders usually have unstable stamina and emotions. This is caused by inadequate rest time so that the body still feels tired.

To give your eyes and body maximum rest, you don’t need to use sleeping pills. Just consume foods and drinks that have a positive effect on making you sleep more soundly.

Reporting from NYPost (02/25), recently researcher Marc Milstein, who also wrote the book ‘The Age-Proof Brain’, has easy tips for those who have difficulty sleeping at night. The tip is to snack before bed.

Of course, the snack in question is not fatty or high-calorie food, but oatmeal which is easy to store and eat at any time.

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“Food that is rich in fiber and protein can be the key to sleeping more soundly. A body that is filled with enough food for a full night can contribute to improving a person’s sleep quality,” explained Marc, who is also a well-known gyno expert.

“Oatmeal is a food that contains complex carbohydrates, but this food does not trigger blood sugar to spike or fall,” he said further.

“Most people wake up or have difficulty sleeping at night due to various reasons. One of them is related to decreasing blood sugar levels or vice versa. So oatmeal is the right food choice,” said Marc.

Oatmeal also stimulates the hormone melatonin, which can improve sleep quality. Including rich in fiber and protein, so that a person feels fuller, complete with magnesium content which makes muscle tissue more relaxed.

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Apart from that, oatmeal is easily digested by the body. The complex carbohydrate content in oatmeal helps increase levels of the tryptophan hormone which triggers drowsiness. Don’t forget that oatmeal can trigger serotonin which is believed to play an important role in a person’s sleep quality and sleep duration.

Dietitian Abbey Sharp from Toronto, Canada also agrees with this food menu before bed. He suggests eating oatmeal with fruit such as banana or cherry. You can also add almonds to yogurt which is suitable as a healthy snack before bed.

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