What to Eat to Sleep Well: A Diet for Sound Sleep

26.07.2024 20:39

According to scientists, sleep and diet are inextricably linked.

It's all about hormones, or more precisely, melatonin, which controls sleep. It's produced in the brain, and its quantity and effectiveness depend on nutrition.

One of the key factors that influences melanin levels is the consumption of the protein tryptophan.

Other nutrients that are helpful for sleep include B vitamins and magnesium, which help the body absorb tryptophan.

How can the body obtain these substances? Of course, with food.

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One example of such a healthy food in all respects is warm milk, since milk contains not only tryptophan, but also magnesium and B vitamins.

The necessary substances that help tryptophan to be absorbed are also found in nuts.

Another excellent source of tryptophan and B vitamins is fish.

Finally, legumes – beans, lentils, etc. – are also rich in these elements.

Elena Shimanovskaya Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Internet resource editor