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Knockout without chemicals
We tested the best and worst bedtime drinks!
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Researchers from the Have Northumbria University It has been discovered that cherries (particularly the Montmorency cherry) contain enzymes that increase the amount of melatonin, or the sleep hormone, in your body. Melatonin makes you naturally sleepy. It slows your breathing, which causes you to start yawning. As a result, you fall asleep faster and establish a better sleep rhythm. It is also nice to know that melatonin repairs your body at night with an anti-aging effect. Truly a beauty sleep!
Chamomile-Lavender Tea
Mix the two most relaxing herbs together in a tea if you just can't fall asleep. Chamomile has been used for centuries for restful sleep. Research has shown that the substance 'apigenin', found in chamomile, binds to receptors in the brain. This connection produces a mild anxiety- and stress-reducing response. Lavender has also been used for relaxation for centuries. It has recently been proven that exposure to lavender calms brainwave patterns. Such reassuring thoughts can only be good for a good bedtime ritual and a good night's sleep.
Warm milk with anise.
Warm milk raises your body temperature, allowing you to relax. Add the natural placebo effect, and you have the perfect sleep aid. Warm milk has a psychologically calming effect on us. Perhaps it is the unconscious memories of our childhood that provide a sense of calm. Add some anise (packed with vitamins and minerals!) and, if you like, put on a pair of flannel pajamas. With so much nostalgia, you can only drift off to sleep instantly.
Alcohol.
Alcohol is a practical solution for just about everything. You would think so for sleep too. It is not for nothing that a glass before bed is called a nightcap. You do indeed fall asleep faster after drinking alcohol, and you sleep better. At least… the first part of your sleep. Because make no mistake, even though the night starts well after a nightcap, the second half of your sleep – the so-called REM sleep – is much worse. And REM sleep happens to be precisely the part of the night's rest in which the body and brain recover.
Coffee.
We actually know it... no coffee before bed. Many think they aren't sensitive to it and that they sleep just as well. Nothing could be further from the truth. Researchers at the Michigan Henry Ford Hospital have proven that the caffeine in every cup of coffee consumed within six hours of bedtime always affects the quality of sleep. Even if you are nodding off in a late meeting, don't reach for coffee if you want to be fresh and alert the next day!
Soft Drinks
It is by now quite clear that caffeine is really not good for your sleep. But do you actually know what contains caffeine? It might surprise you that two glasses of Pepsi contain almost as much caffeine as a cup of coffee. From now on, you shouldn't take 'sweet dreams' literally anymore!
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