15 Foods That Will Put You to Sleep (and Keep You There!)

[Merlin5]

Possibly useful if you're a restless sleeper? Seems to be all about foods that contain something called Tryptophan which converts to Serotonin and Melatonin, and natural muscle relaxants Potassium and Magnesium.

Bananas (Potassium and Magnesium)
Hot milk
Turkey and chicken
Dark chocolate
Tart cherries
Chamomile tea
Bowl of cereal
Peanut butter
Oatmeal
Greek yoghurt
Cheese and crackers
Hummus
Honey
Pumpkin seed powder
Greens

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/health/di...and-keep-you-there/ss-AAw1lhJ?ocid=spartandhp

 

[Merlin5]

And most cereal is full of sugar/carbs, don't see how that would put you to sleep

True although it says look for a low sugar variety of cereal.

 

[Merlin5]

I thought dark chocolate contained a lot of caffeine or similar.

Yeah, it does seem to be a slightly confused one.

The article says dark chocolate gets a bad rep for having caffeine and causing restlessness but that it also contains serotonin which helps you relax.