Let it be said, there is nothing worse than the moment when we turn in our bed, without falling asleep. However, we have tested everything. Reading before sleep, ASMR, whale songs, and breathing exercises, yet nothing helps. Sleep does not come. It is not fatigue that is lacking, but rather our brain that does not want to put itself on standby. And if you don't want to fall into the trap of sleeping pills again, there is a natural, effective, and regressive way to successfully fall asleep. This trick coming straight from our grandmothers, has been validated by experts, it's about drinking a good cup of hot milk . No, it was not just a legend, and here are all the benefits of this hot drink which promotes sleep.
It's in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , which researchers from South China University of Technology , claimed that dairy products contain tryptophan . It is an amino acid that our body uses to make serotonin, a neurotransmitter that acts as a precursor to melatonin, also known as the sleep hormone . So they conducted experiments to prove the effectiveness of cow's milk on falling asleep .
To carry out this study, the researchers tested these effects on mice divided into two groups. Warm milk increased one group's sleep by 400%. According to this study, it is also linked to the presence of peptides, small chains of amino acids. They are said to act like sleeping pills and can "significantly extend the duration of sleep and increase its quality by 58-83%" . Thus, you should drink warm milk between 30 min and 1 hour before going to bed. You can add to this, dark chocolate 70% minimum, which helps to reduce anxiety and stress . To fall asleep easily, it is also advisable to avoid screens one hour before sleeping and not to eat a meal that is too heavy and fatty.
