Food High Five – Five Foods That Will Help You Sleep

Every week, for our ‘Food High Five’ series, we’re going to talk about food that has great health benefits. This week, we're looking at foods that will help you sleep. Milk People who are found to be calcium-deficient are said to have difficulty falling asleep which means stocking up on your dairy products, including milk and yoghurt, should help. Bananas As well as being rich in potassium, bananas are also a good source to Vitamin B6 which makes the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin. Almonds Magnesium apparently improves the quality of your sleep. If your levels are too low, you could find yourself waking up more often. Lettuce Lettuce contains lactucarium which has sedative properties, meaning that lettuce-based salads are a great way to relax and thus should improve your sleeping patterns. Chamomile Tea Not only does chamomile tea taste nice but it contains glycine which relaxes the nerves and muscles therefore making it easier to fall asleep.