Looking to improve your chances of a good night's sleep? Try dried cherries an hour before bedtime.
Cherries have high levels of melatonin, which helps regulate your biorhythm and natural sleep patterns.
Bananas have magnesium, a muscle relaxant and an amino acid that converts to serotonin and melatonin in the brain.
Other sleep aids disguised as food include toast and oatmeal which trigger insulin production, raise blood sugar and make you feel sleepy.
Of course, the old standby warm milk has tryptophan and offers that psychological return to the days of a warm bottle.
Caffeine, chocolate, alcohol, preserved and smoked meats and acidic and spicy foods will sabotage your sleep.
Smoked and preserved meats contain an amino acid that triggers the brain to release a stimulant that'll make you feel alert -- even wired.
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