When Food before Sleep Is Healthy

Geniusbeauty.com — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:23:56 +0000

How many times it was said that having some food before bed is unhealthy. But it turns out that some foods eaten before sleep are not unhealthy at all, but, on the contrary, are very beneficial. They are not just harmless to our organisms – they help us to fall asleep faster. Usually such foods contain such elements as serotonin and melatonin in their chemical composition, as well as magnesium. The last one relaxes body muscles, which facilitates a pleasant falling asleep.(...)
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Ice-Cream as Stress Reliever

Geniusbeauty.com — Tue, 13 May 2008 22:45:31 +0000

Eating ice-cream is a good way to manage stress, claim scientists from University of California. According to the researchers, milk and cream contain a large amount of amino acid tryptophan, which has a sedative effect on the brain. Tryptophan calms and improves your mood and sleep. In order not to get more cholesterol than your body needs and at the same time to provide yourself with the necessary amount of tryptophan, it’s enough to eat just one portion of ice-cream.

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When Food before Sleep Is Healthy

Ice-Cream as Stress Reliever