Fall Asleep 35 Percent Faster with This Odd Trick

With more than 70 million Americans struggling with sleep problems, it’s no wonder the use of prescription sleep aids has skyrocketed in recent years.

But these drugs make dangerous bedfellows.

They promise better sleep at night, but the cost is steep with the potential of addiction, severe side effects, and drug interactions.

And in the ultimate irony, they can cause the same groggy feeling the next day as lack of sleep!

You shouldn’t have to make a deal with the Big Pharma Devil to get better sleep—and you don’t have to.

Researchers uncovered a strange solution to your sleep problems hiding in the produce aisle. And it’s downright delicious!

When you don’t get quality sleep at night, you can’t function well during the day.

Lack of focus, irritability, memory problems, and fatigue can affect your work, relationships, and health.

But scientists now say a simple bedtime snack can help.

As strange as it may sound, a landmark study found that people who ate two kiwis one hour before bed for four weeks experienced significant improvements in the three key measures of sleep.

They:

• Fell asleep 35 percent faster.
• Stayed asleep 13 percent longer.
• Slept more soundly.

This wasn’t a one-and-done study, either. Follow-up research with elite athletes confirmed that these sleep benefits also extend to folks who are under a lot of stress.

How can such a simple, cheap, and widely available solution lead to such impressive results?

It’s simple—kiwis are loaded with two of the most important compounds required for good sleep: melatonin and serotonin.

Melatonin is your body’s sleep-regulating hormone. It tells your body when it’s time to sleep. While serotonin is used to make more melatonin.

Kiwis also contain folate, a B vitamin that helps produce serotonin, melatonin, and dopamine.

All of this adds up to a tasty treat that can help naturally regulate your sleep-wake cycles.

No nasty side effects. No risk of dependence. And no next-day brain fog.

Now, don’t expect kiwis to work like a prescription drug. While the sleeping pills have an immediate effect, it can take a few weeks to build up the kiwi sleep benefits.

But it’s worth the wait. In the end, you’ll be getting better sleep, without the risks of nasty side effects, dependence, and withdrawal.

And that’s something that can help us ALL rest easier.

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Lin HH, Tsai PS, Fang SC, Liu JF. Effect of kiwifruit consumption on sleep quality in adults with sleep problems. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2011;20(2):169-74. PMID: 21669584