Sleepy Foods For Insomnia

Sleeping easily is actually a learned behavior. Although sleeping is a natural pschological phenomenon, we sometimes are a little too "wired" to sleep easily. There are some "sleepy foods" that can help bring us to a good nights rest. These foods are for light cases of the no sleep blues, so its not a cure for chronic insomnia. I suffer from anxiety, depression, and insomnia regularly, so I have a few natural approaches I take. My first line of defense is a herb called St Johns Wort which actually does work quite well. I take this three times a day and its effects aren't sleep inducing, but rather calms my nerves. Secondly, I go to the grocery store once a week and get some ripe bananas. Bananas have melatonin, serotonin, and magnesium which is a natural muscle relaxant. If your not to fond of bananas, try warm milk. Milk contains tryptophan (yep, the same sleepy turkey amino acid) which acts as a sedative. The calcium in the milk will also help the brain process the tryptophan. Believe it or not, a petite baked potato helps clean up acids that can conflict with natural tryptophan levels in your body. Honey helps also and can be added to a cup of tea. The small amount of glucose in the honey will actually help your brain shut off orexin, which is a neurotransmitter linked to alertness. Feel free to post any remedies you may have.