![]() Why sheep? Nobody really knows, but the idea is that counting them in your head will distract you from other thoughts that might be keeping you up at night. The oldest, best-known, most endearingly weird insomnia remedy of them all. So why does warm milk make you drowsy? Most likely, it's just plain comforting, according to a myth-busting New York Times article, and a glass before bed also means you're less likely to be kept awake by hunger. But recent studies have found tryptophan isn't very effective when it's ingested alongside a lot of protein – which milk contains in spades. Conventional wisdom says that milk lulls you to sleep because it contains tryptophan, a soporific amino acid also found in turkey. If your insomnia is the symptom or side effect of another problem, it's important to treat that problem (if possible).Mum was right on this one, although not for the reason you've probably heard.
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