Are Your Food Habits Causing You To Lose Sleep?

Expert says what you eat and WHEN you eat it are key, reveals 7 eating habits that could be giving you insomnia.

If you are having a hard time falling asleep at night or if you wake up easily, it may be because of what you ate and when you ate it. Jackie Lynch, a registered nutritional therapist and author based in London, shared seven eating habits that people make that affect their sleep quantity and quality.

1. High consumption of sugary foods and refined carbohydrates – Eating a lot of sugary foods and refined carbs will increase your blood sugar levels. In turn, going to bed with high blood sugar will trigger the insulin response that eliminates sugar from the blood and cause the blood sugar to drop. On the other hand, going to bed with low blood sugar levels will create an emergency response, which releases the stress hormones cortisol and adrenaline, putting the body into red alert. These will either wake you up or cause you to have a very restless sleep, making you feel tired and not feeling fresh in the morning.

2. Drinking caffeinated drinks before going to bed – Caffeine is a strong natural stimulant that can interrupt the functioning of nervous system, and is a common cause of insomnia. Typically, the body takes around four to six hours to process caffeine. Thus, people who are hypersensitive to caffeine will process caffeine longer and may cause them to experience palpitations, nervousness, and insomnia.  (MORE)

Source: Natural News