Insomnia: the sweet treat to have before bed to help you get to sleep
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“Aged cheese contains a high level of the amino acid, tyramine. This causes our bodies to release the "fight or flight" hormone which increases alertness for a number of hours.
“Spicy foods like curries, hot sauces and mustard contain high levels of capsaicin which causes your body to elevate its normal temperature, interfering with the thermoregulation process
which disrupts sleep.” She also recommended against eating foods with high sugar content like ice-cream and sweets before bed as the crash in sugar levels “makes your body believe there is
an emergency and wakes you up from slumber”. And other unhealthy snacks like crisps were a no go, she said.