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Foods That Help You Stay Asleep

15 Foods to Help You Sleep

March 19, 2012

Honey

Foods That Help You Stay Asleep

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by Michele Foley 3

Honey

Add a drizzle of honey to warm milk or herbal tea a few hours before you plan on heading to bed. That little bit of glucose lowers levels of orexin, a neurotransmitter that raises your level of alertness.

2 / 18

by Michele Foley 3

Honey

Add a drizzle of honey to warm milk or herbal tea a few hours before you plan on heading to bed. That little bit of glucose lowers levels of orexin, a neurotransmitter that raises your level of alertness.

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3 Comments

Jennifer2476854

Jennifer2476854 1 year 9 weeks

I'm stocking up on cherries and yogurt

Maeganmaxfitness 3 years 17 weeks

Love all this info.... I wake up several times a night and will try these to hopefully fix the problem :)

3 years 18 weeks

So, would taking a tablespoon or two of flax oil have the same effect?