The ideal food for the sleepy should be composed of foods with properties that help you fall asleep and relax, such as cherry or lemon balm.
In addition, very sweet, spicy and spicy foods and even green tea, coffee and mate tea should be avoided, especially in the second half of the day, because they excite the nervous system and can impair sleep.
Learn about foods that fight and cause insomnia in: Insomnia foods.
Food to help sleep
Those who sleep little can adapt their own diet plan using the following list as a suggestion:
- At breakfast - coffee, green tea, black tea or guarana.
- At lunch - 1 square of bittersweet chocolate after the meal.
- In the snack - banana with cinnamon or lemongrass tea sweetened with honey.
- At dinner - eat as a passion fruit or avocado dessert, avoiding sweets.
- Before bed - cherry juice.
- Taking chamomile tea, lemon balm or passiflora during the day in the water is a good alternative to relax your mind and sleep better at night.
These are simple dietary tips for those who sleep poorly, which can happen for a time when, for example, more work exists, however, it is important to seek medical help when difficulty in falling asleep or staying asleep stays for more than 4 weeks, because to ensure physical and mental health is recommended to sleep between 7 and 9 hours a night.
To know more about sleeping well see: 10 tips to sleep well.
Who sleeps does not get fat?
Sleeping little can put on weight because it causes hormonal dysregulation, leading to irritability and increased anxiety, which helps the individual to seek a form of emotional compensation and comfort in food, for example.
In addition, it is harder to commit to a weight-loss diet when you do not sleep well or are too tired, because it is more difficult to resist foods that are not to be on the diet, such as chocolate, ice cream, sweets, or fried foods.
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