"Nightmarish" foods: foods disrupts sleep

Researchers from the Sleep Disorders Center at the Cleveland Clinic say that what we dream - the result of what we eat before going to bed. That is, the consumption of certain foods cause the body's typical reaction, and suffering from nightmares, we ourselves attract them to himself.

Dr. Charles Bae notes that a late meal accelerates the metabolism in the body and produce sharp increase body temperature. These processes are superimposed on each other, and give rise to bad dreams during the rapid phase of sleep.

It is called REM and lasts for the first 1, 5 hours after falling asleep. Typically, this time period for people and nightmares (despite the fact that their muscles are in a state of rest, the brain is still active, and his eyes - move under the closed eyelids).

Today Somnology has not been studied. Experts still can only say that the most terrible dreams disturb people who struck the frontal lobes of the brain responsible for memory and emotional state.

However, a certain group of products used at this time of night, may also cause nightmares. According to scientists, every 8, 5% of the 389 people who took part in the study suffered from bad dreams because of the food.

For those who want to sleep peacefully, Charles Bae recommends 3 hours before bedtime to give up fast food, dairy products, and spicy dishes. (READ MORE)

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