10 Foods to Make You Sleepy

From Sleep to Be Sexy Smart and Slim, by Ellen Michaud with Julie Bain
If you thought milk and turkey were the only snooze-inducing foods, guess again! Learn how the Glycemic Index may help you fall asleep faster.
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Carbohydrate foods that break down quickly during digestion have higher glycemic rankings. These foods may help you fall asleep in half the usual time if you eat them within 4 hours of bedtime by speeding up the release of tryptophan and serotonin, brain chemicals that promote sleep.

1. Jelly beans (80)

The index ranks various foods against pure glucose, which was given a score of 100. Learn more about glycemic index rankings and how the measures were developed.
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Men's Health also breaks top 10 articles into multiple pages and while it's not ideal it is understandable...Readers Digest at least offers a complete view of all 10 items when click on "Print" at the top right corner above the title...other websites don't. Just a quick tip for reading enjoyment. :)

By Geekette Bits, on 09/26/2009
trust me on this..........people suffering from long term insomnia will try ANYTHING to get to sleep. I agree this may not be the most healthy solution, but if it has scientific backing and it's shown to work.........then it's worth putting out there for those who may need it.

By housal99, on 09/25/2009
Isn't glucose suppose to stimulate you and give energy? So eating them would keep you pump up.

By meako , on 09/25/2009
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