Ayurveda, which is a traditional medicine practice and a native to India, says "The people or constitutions who are most vulnerable to having a sleep disorder are the Vata people". Now by that we mean people, who have all or either of these physical descriptions like light dry hair that tends to fall a lot, dry skin, sensitive digestion, impatient by character, usually light boned, restless, smokers and/or with a massive sweet tooth. These are qualities that can keep sleep at bay.

Food is also an essential part of this disorder; it has the power to affect our sleep. We have some food suggestions that could help you have a sound sleep:

1. Limit consumption of Tea/Coffee: When we consume more than 3 cups of tea or coffee through the day, our nervous system goes into a hyper stimulation state hence preventing the natural rhythm of sleep induction. Similar effects are observed with smoking, pans and tobacco.
2. Have light dinners: Eating a very heavy dinner, close to sleep time results in disturbed sleep as well as snoring, heavy breathing and GERD.
3. Eat foods that induce sleep: Foods which can improve sleep are ones that have a high concentration of tryptophan.  This is an amino acid which increases the availability of serotonin in the brain, which lulls us into a night of restful sleep. Foods containing tryptophan are milk, cheese, curd,   potato, wheat (roti, whole wheat pasta), apricots and bananas.  Many foods like oatmeal/oat flakes also help to induce sleep when taken as dinner along with milk and honey.
4. Avoid chocolates at night: Eating chocolates at night leads to low brain serotonin levels.
5. Avoid junk food: It's important to avoid junk food and highly refined food because processed carbs like maida over stimulate the insulin levels in our body leading to disturbed sleep.
6. Try cool drinks before sleeping: For some people, drinking a cool glass of lassi....

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