So Now You Know

Top 10 Foods for a Good Night's Sleep:

Bananas - a bit of melatonin and serotonin plus magnesium, a muscle relaxant.

Chamomile tea - mild sedating effect

Warm milk - Milk has some tryptophan - an amino acid that has a sedative - like effect - and calcium, which helps the brain use tryptophan.

Honey - a little glucose tells your brain to turn off orexin, a recently discovered neurotransmitter that's linked to alertness.

Potatoes - clears away acids that can interfere with tryptophan.

Oatmeal - melatonin

Almonds - contain both tryptophan and muscle-relaxing magnesium.

Flaxseeds - rich in omega-3 fatty acids

Whole-wheat bread - releases insulin, which aids tryptophan effect

Turkey - tryptophan