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Getting better sleep starts at the table
Sleep advice tends to focus on screens and schedules. Very few people talk about digestion when you're trying to fall asleep.
People don't realize how much our sleep is affected by what we had for dinner.
Sleep advice tends to focus on screens and schedules. Very few people talk about digestion when you're trying to fall asleep.
• Cut down animal proteins: Heavy animal proteins at dinner require prolonged digestion that keeps your core temperature elevated, this is not great especially in deeper sleep cycles.
• Magnesium-rich plant foods: Spinach, pumpkin seeds, and hemp seeds are direct precursors to melatonin production. Most people are chronically low in magnesium.
• Lower inflammatory load: A plant-forward evening meal means your body spends less overnight energy on repair and more on actual restorative sleep.
Getting better sleep starts at the table.