More than 1/3 of people have complained about poor sleep. A fast-paced life, mental stress, and the effects of illness... but people often overlook one factor: eating the wrong things can also disrupt your sleep. In daily life, there are several types of food that are "incompatible" with sleep.
Gas-producing foods like sweet potatoes, corn, and peas
These foods produce a significant amount of gas during digestion. By bedtime, undigested gas can cause bloating, which interferes with normal sleep.
Spicy foods like chili, garlic, and onions
Recently, a study in Australia showed that after eating spicy food, body temperature rises during the first sleep cycle, leading to lower sleep quality. Spicy foods can also cause a burning sensation in the stomach and indigestion, which in turn affects sleep.
Excessively greasy foods like pork
Because greasy food increases the burden on the intestines, stomach, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas during digestion, it stimulates the central nervous system, keeping it active and leading to insomnia.
Meat broth
Treating yourself to a steaming pot of chicken or pork bone soup for dinner might not be a good idea. Meat broths are often greasy and high in calories, making them the easiest to cause weight gain and are not suitable for evening consumption. It's better to have them in the morning or at noon. At this time, you might consider choosing some mushroom soup instead.
Brain-stimulating foods like coffee, strong tea, and cola
Especially for people who are particularly sensitive to caffeine, the stimulating effects may last longer. Additionally, caffeine has a diuretic effect. Drinking too much coffee can increase urination, which can also interfere with sleep.
Alcohol
Although alcohol can help you fall asleep quickly, it keeps your sleep in the light sleep stage, making it difficult to enter deep sleep. Therefore, even if people who drink alcohol sleep for a long time, they may still feel tired upon waking.